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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7451717 | Systems and processes for covering openings of marine vessel hulls Systems and processes for closing openings in marine vessel hulls are provided. The systems and processes facilitate repairs and maintenance of marine vessels by closing openings in the marine vessel hulls to permit dry access to compartments in communication with t... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7357091 | Rapid self-repairing and unsinkable watercraft A self-repairing and unsinkable watercraft has the hull of the mid section of the craft covered by two moveable water impermeable sheaths. The sheaths rotate in opposite directions to temporarily seal a breach and to allow for better ease of permanent repair or repl... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7121054 | Method and/or apparatus for drywall repair An apparatus for repairing a hole in a wall. The apparatus comprises an end section, a connection section and a fastener section. The end section may have an area larger than the hole and a cross-section smaller than the hole. The end section may be a continuous pie... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7055454 | Vehicle expansion retainer In some embodiments, an accessory retainer apparatus for a vehicle may include one or more of the following features: (a) a handle member, (b) a shaft pivotally coupled to the handle member at the proximal end, the handle member pivotally rotatable between an open a... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6722304 | Breach filling device A breach filling apparatus for plugging a hole in a wall that includes an air supply assembly, a converting assembly connected to the air supply assembly for converting air pressure to lineal movement, a component storage assembly for storing fluid components of a f... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6591470 | Method and apparatus for rapidly plugging a leak from a container A framework of magnet pods and beams or strongbacks can be quickly and easily assembled to plug a leak in a ferromagnetic container wall. The magnet pods are located on either side of the leak. One or more beams extend between the magnet pods. Each magnet... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6543486 | Leakage plugging method and implement An inflatable plug within a fragile streamlined cover attached to a rigid lance tube is pushed through a leakage hole to plug it on an upstream end by being inflated with pressurized fluid conducted through the lance tube to rupture the fragile cover and ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6508040 | Hole patching device and method of use A hole patching device including mechanism for covering an opening on an interior surface of a wall, the covering mechanism being formed of a generally rigid material and being at least two inches in diameter; mechanism for guiding the covering mechanism ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6467421 | Breach filling device A new breach filling device for plugging a hole in a structure, such as, for example, a boat. The inventive device includes a container having a plurality of reservoirs therein for holding components of a foaming material in the reservoirs. A flexible inf... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6152059 | Emergency bulk liquid cargo spill prevention system Large bulk liquid cargo tankers are a common sight on the world's oceans and waterways. Petroleum needs worldwide have risen sharply and in order to fulfill those needs cheaply and efficiently, shipbuilders have increased the size of tankers carrying the ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6098563 | Tanker spillage protection system The invention relates to a spillage protection system for a storage vessel in the event a breach of the hull occurs. The system comprises sheets of lath work panels extending from longitudinal and transverse supporting members of the vessel hull for formi... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6058870 | Breach filling device A new breach filling device for plugging a hole in a structure, in particular, in a boat. The inventive device includes a container having a reservoir for holding a foaming material therein and a flexible inflatable bladder having an interior space. The i... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5927223 | Sealing plug insertion systems A sealing system provides for plugging holes in a ferromagnetic tank structure. A tripod has variable length legs for placing on a curved or irregular surface of the tank structure. A permanent magnet assembly is attached to each one of the variable lengt... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5735227 | Apparatus for sealing ruptures Apparatus (10) for sealing a rupture (11) in a wall (12) having fluid on one side, the rupture forming petals (13) extending away from the wall. The apparatus is formed by a resilient backing plate (18) for fitting around the rupture, fastening magnets (1... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5421281 | Pillows adapted for use on board oil spill system for oil carrying tanker An open celled plastic foam treated with a polymer which is adsorbed in the surface of the foam and causes the polymer adsorbed foam to become an oil wick and to be impervious to water. The polymer adsorbed foam when the cells of the foam are saturated wi... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5305702 | Vessel opening repair apparatus A central shaft is arranged for positioning through an opening within a vessel hull, with the central shaft including first and second collars spaced to slidably mount a second collar, wherein a first collar is positioned in adjacency relative to a first ... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5279092 | Pressure wall patch A rigid patch body for placing over and around a damaged portion (hole) of the external wall of a pressurized vessel, such as a space vehicle or habitat. The rigid patch body allows a person such as an astronaut to make temporary repairs to the pressurize... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5277143 | Ship hull repair apparatus A mounting plate includes a pneumatic cylinder arranged in an annular continuous orientation to a first side of the mounting plate, with a pneumatic cylinder having clamping legs, with each clamping leg including a leg claw, and the clamping legs projecti... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5253602 | Appliance for plugging a hole in a boat hull An appliance for plugging a hole in a boat hull comprises a threaded stem (3), a tubular slide (4) sleeved upon the stem (3), a hub (5) fixed to a distal end of the stem (3), a proximal abutment flange (6) on the slide (4), a distal abutment flange (7) ha... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5245941 | Apparatus for sealing a damaged vessel An apparatus for sealing a hole in a ship's hull including a plug having a plurality of longitudinally extending inflatable tubes having two ends, with the tubes arranged parallel and adjacent to each other. A plug delivery device is provided for placing ... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5203273 | Oil spill rapid response, containment and stoppage method and apparatus A skin, preferably a rip-stop material with a dehydrated material thereon, is rapidly deployed to surround an oil transportation ship spilling oil from a hole or breach in the hull. The skin is snugged up to the hull to allow the dehydrated material to ab... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5195446 | Apparatus and method for covering openings in hulls of damaged ships An apparatus and method for covering an opening (14) in the damaged metal hull (12) of a ship (10) including a flexible covering material (16) having a plurality of electromagnets (36) embedded therein between inner and outer layers (30, 34) and arranged ... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5143012 | Inflatable temporary boat hull seal assembly An apparatus for temporarily sealing a hole in the hull of a boat comprising an inflatable seal portion disposed adjacent the outer surface of the hull, means for inflating said seal portion and a structural support portion disposed adjacent the inner sur... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5058519 | Emergency damage patch and method for boats or the like The specification disclosed an apparatus for covering/patching a breach in a wall of a container such as a ship hull, which comprises: a sealing plate; an anchor comprising an arm that has a collapsed position and an extended position; and a substantially... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5038701 | Method and means for covering openings in hulls of damaged ships A method and means for covering an opening (14) in the damaged metal hull (12) of a ship (10) including a flexible covering material (16) having a plurality of electromagnets (36) embedded therein between inner and outer layers (30, 34) and arranged in ge... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5036786 | Patch system for ship hulls A patch or plug repair system for temporarily sealing a rupture in a ship's hull to prevent ingress of sea water or egress of oil. The patch frame utilizes electromagnetic bars to seal a perimeter around the rupture in the longitudinal direction, and resi... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5030493 | High strength resin-cloth structural system A high-strength patching material made of a cloth woven from continuous filament fiberglass warp and filling yarns and impregnated between the yarns with a resinous pliabile-plastic material which hardens spontaneously upon exposure to aqueous moisture is... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5025972 | Apparatus for patching a hole in the hull of a moving ship Apparatus for remotely placing and welding a patch over an underwater breach in the hull of a ship. The apparatus is lowered into position over the side of the ship by a winch and cable, then held against the ship's hull by electromagnets. The apparatus h... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5009180 | Hull hole closure for an oil tanker A hull hole closure apparatus for use with an oil tanker having a hull hole, to seal the hull hole. A first embodiment of the hull hole closure consists of a flexible, waterproof, rectangular sheet, having forward and aft longitudinal reinforcing straps o... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4981097 | On-board oil spill prevention and recovery system An on-board oil spill prevention and recovery system for an oil transporting vessel. The system includes a pillow storage container which releasably houses a plurality of sorbent pillows. The container is fixedly attached to said vessel above a hole cut i... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4971584 | Water jet propelling vessel Several embodiments of jet propelled water vessels wherein the bull and jet propulsion unit cooperate to form an inlet opening so that the outer housing of the jet propulsion unit need not itself form the inlet. This facilitates servicing since the water ... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4953491 | Temporary, reusable, movable hull patch for a damaged oil tanker A temporary, reusable, movable hull patch for a damaged oil tanker hull having sides is disclosed. The hull patch comprising an upper track being rigidly affixed to each side of the hull, a lower track being rigidly affixed to each side of the hull and sp... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4951590 | Umbrella-like apparatus for closing an unwanted aperture in a substantially panel-like member in an emergency Umbrella-like apparatus for closing an unwanted aperture in a substantially panel-like member in an emergency has a longitudinally-extending shaft, a collar mounted on the shaft for sliding movement therealong, and a spring acting between the collar and a... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4892219 | Plugging device A plugging device and system for plugging apertures in panels, and which is particularly useful in plugging irregular apertures in, for example, hulls of water-going vessels. The plugging device includes a body member from which depend a plurality of fing... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4626128 | Underwater gas pocket work unit and removal of dangerous fumes and gases therefrom A method of providing a habitable dry work chamber for conducting work on an underwater work surface when the nature of the work is such that dangerous fumes and gases are produced. An underwater gas pocket work unit is attached to the underwater work sur... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4569303 | Ship fluid cargo salvage diaper A lipped mouth structure with lips engaging the side of a ship such as an oil tanker around an area of puncture or rupture with a flexible diaper container fastened to the lips and extended outward therefrom. The lip structure has transverse cross brace b... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4519856 | Resin-cloth structural system A construction material adapted for a wide variety of uses is shown, as, for example, in repairing cracks, holes and dents in the hulls and bodies of boats and land vehicles, leaks in gas and liquid conduits such as exhaust pipes and water pipes, and leak... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4455186 | Self-contained exothermic applicator and process An adhesive resin application system which requires no external heating apparatus, and which is operative in the absence of a reactive atmosphere, is disclosed. The system provides its own heat by employing an adhesive material containing reactants which ... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4390333 | Apparatus suitable for use in closing openings with a foam-expanded bladder A hole, particularly an accidental perforation, is closed by manoeuvering a bladder (g) into the hole employing a hollow rod (f) on which the bladder is mounted at one end. An operator operating from the other end of the rod actuates a device such as a tr... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4385582 | Inflatable device to close a hull breach A portable device for closing a breach in a boat hull from the inside or the outside which includes an inflatable shallow dome sortable in a cylindrical form and automatically inflatable by the use of a self-contained cartridge to cause expansion into a n... | 05/31/1983 |
