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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7980189 | Methods and apparatus for a scuttle mechanism Methods and apparatus for a scuttle assembly including an end member having a port to enable fluid flow, a valve member having a closed position to prevent fluid from flowing into a channel and an open position to allow fluid flowing into the channel, a bias member ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7451716 | Water intake riser A water intake riser that can be suspended from a vessel having a riser connected to a riser hanger, which riser hanger includes a first tubular element, a second tubular element to which the riser is connected, a flexible load transfer element joining the tubular e... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7140320 | Device for holding the log transmitter of a boat speedometer A device for holding a boat speedometer log transmitter in a boat hull has a sleeve body fixed in a perforation in the hull with a longitudinal center opening for removably inserting and retaining the log transmitter in a watertight manner. A head part is coupled to... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6237639 | Dump-valve device for a craft and pneumatic craft fitted with same A dump-valve device for a craft, characterized in that it comprises: a plug valve (13) movable approximately rectilinearly relative to a fixed seat (17) supported by a craft transom plate (3), drive means (9, 10) mobile in rotation along a rotary stroke o... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6227133 | Marine raw water manifold A manifold system for supplying water to two or more consumer devices on a marine vessel having a primary consumer and one or more secondary consumers has a primary conduit connectable to the primary consumer, the conduit having an interior cross-sectiona... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6176248 | Submerged hydraulic value actuator with leak protection A submerged, valve assembly for controlling flow of fluid (e.g. ballast water) to and from a reservoir (e.g. a ballast tank of a ship. The valve assembly is comprised of a valve which is controlled by a hydraulic valve actuator. A fluid-tight housing encl... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6009823 | Marine scoop strainer with cleaning access A scoop strainer has a rim to attach the strainer to an outer surface of a hull of a marine vessel over a through-hull fitting intended to admit water to the interior of the hull. The strainer has small openings therethrough to pass water but not large un... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5947047 | Seacock interlocking A boat has a seacock operatively attached to the hull and movable between open and closed positions. The seacock is operatively connected to a discharge pump, which in turn is connected to a sewage holding tank. An electrical switch is actuated in respons... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5724908 | Remote controlled boat drain valve A remote activated boat drain valve to drain the boat's bilge quickly from inside the boat without getting wet. The remote controlled boat drain valve also allows for the operator to drain the bilge quickly and easily while the boat is moving rapidly. The... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5452677 | Hull valve assembly A hull and backup valve assembly for a submarine includes a valve body made of the same material as the hull; thus, the valve body can be welded directly to the hull. The flow path of the valve is straight and disposed at an angle relative to the surface ... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5137482 | Flushing device for inboard motors A flushing device for supplying water to the cooling intake port of an inboard motor boat propulsion unit when the boat is out of the water and which has a suction cup adapted to cover the intake port and supported from the ground by a telescoping handle ... | 08/11/1992 |
| 4846209 | Scuttle valve A scuttle valve is provided for flooding a torpedo. The scuttle valve inces a housing which is fitted through the hull of the torpedo. The housing has a bore which when vacant, serves as a port to enable water to enter the torpedo. A piston is slidably m... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4809632 | Bottom scoop for engine cooling water A bottom scoop for collecting and admitting water to the propulsive power plant of a water craft includes an outer body portion secured to the outside surface of the hull of such water craft and an inner body portion removably disposed in said outer body ... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4697535 | Marine safety system A marine safety system comprising a first switch adapted to be activated by rising water in a ship's hull, and solenoid valves adapted to be operated by the switch and adapted to close sea cocks in the hull of the ship in a preferred sequence.... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4552084 | Suction dredger In a suction dredger or the like, intended for use in ice-filled waters, there is an overflow tube with a stationary lower portion and a vertically movable upper portion. At the lower end of the stationary tube portion, there is a closure member partly co... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4177971 | Sea cock valve A valve comprising a hollow cylindrical body with a valve opening at one end and a valve seat around the valve opening. A valve member is movable towards and away from the valve seat on a spindle which passes through a spindle opening opposite the valve o... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4061571 | Marine water inlet device A water inlet cleaning means for Marine Craft and fluid supply systems that will clean out the inlet pipe and inlet fittings of foreign matter, allowing liquids to flow. The water inlet device includes adapters that attach to the inlet pipe and new water ... | 12/06/1977 |
| 3993012 | Vessel for transport of buoyant cargo A vessel for transport of a floating buoyant cargo such as barges, lighters, and pontoons, wherein the cargo is partially supported in the vessel by its own buoyancy. The hull has an imperforate bottom shell with rigid submarine cargo-supporting and hull-... | 11/23/1976 |
