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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7383782 | Watercraft The invention relates to a watercraft, particularly a river boat, with a hull for receiving useful devices and with propulsion units for generating a driving force and which are located on the hull. The watercraft according to the invention is characterized in that ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7191725 | Bow lifting body A watercraft having a hull, a fore and aft longitudinal axis and a bow includes a three dimensional low drag submerged lifting body secured to the bow below the design waterline of the hull. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7138055 | Water pollution prevention and remediation apparatus A fluid pollution prevention system for preventing the discharge of hazardous waste from a bilge of a marine vessel, and removal of the same from the bilge. The system includes an absorber for absorbing hazardous waste from a fluid in the bilge. The system further i... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7004093 | Low drag submerged asymmetric displacement lifting body Low drag underwater submerged lifting bodies which can be used as underwater displacement portions of a vessel whose main hull is at sea level are asymmetrical and have improved lift to drag ratios. The lifting bodies have outer surfaces whose shapes are defined in ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5337693 | Internal liners for oil tankers or barges to minimize oil spills This invention relates to flexible internal liners for reducing the amount of oil spilled by oil tankers due to groundings, collisions, and other major accidents. The liner comprises a flexible oil-resistant impermeable plastic or rubber, which preferably... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5279238 | Oil containment system for protecting the hull of an oil tanker from leaking in the event of grounding or collision A shock absorbing cushioning mat designed to protect the compartment liner of a liquid or oil carrying sea going vessel from tear or puncture by steel from the vessel's structure being forced inward by the external pressure created by grounding or collisi... | 01/18/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5225812 | Protective composite liner A protective composite liner for installation inside a vessel, such as a supertanker, is proposed with an outer layer of high strength fibers, a middle layer of flexible, high strength, resilient film material, and an inner chemical resistant layer. Means... | 07/06/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5125353 | Method and means for preventing leaks from a liquid-bulk carrier cargo ship A rupture in a portion of the cargo hold area of a liquid-bulk carrier cargo ship is closed by inserting a flexible, liquid-tight bag through a hatch into the hold, then pumping fluid contained in the hold back into the bag to deploy the bag. The pumping ... | 06/30/1992 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
