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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7413764 | Process for repairing coatings having a critical thickness The invention is a process for repairing a coating having a precise thickness damaged in a specific area. In detail, the process includes the steps of: 1) removing the damaged coating from the specific area; 2) placing a scrim material having a thickness equal to th... | 08/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7252727 | Repair system and method for fiberglass boats A method to repair moisture damaged wood core boat hulls remotely identifies and repairs all wet core hull areas and optionally performs preventive maintenance on dry hull areas to restore the integrity of a fiberglass boat hull and prevent new water infiltration da... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7107924 | Boat hull patch anchor and method for its use A boat hull patch anchor adapted to be placed on the inside surface of a boat hull over and overlapping a hole in the hull. The hole in the boat hull may be tapered prior to bonding. A repair compound is applied from the outside surface of the boat hull. A method fo... | 09/19/2006 |
| 5782196 | Sealing openings in hulls of vessels A remotely-operated unmanned vehicle attached to the hull of a marine vessel by electromagnets surveys the hull for damage. The vehicle attached to the hull is electronically controlled from a remote location. An imaging system on the vehicle provides an ... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5685252 | Device for reducing flow of fluid from a ruptured vessel There is presented a damage control device for reducing flow of fluid from ruptured vessel. The device comprises a flexible blanket including chips of permanently magnetized metal embedded in a molded blanket of flexible oil-impermeable elastomeric materi... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5562064 | Apparatus and method for assessing damage and patching openings in hulls of marine vessels A remotely-operated unmanned vehicle attached to the hull of a marine vessel by electromagnets surveys the hull for damage. The vehicle attached to the hull is electronically controlled from a remote location. An imaging system on the vehicle provides an ... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5355824 | Seal device for ferromagnetic containers A temporary seal or patch assembly prevents the escape of contents, e.g., fluids and the like, from within a container having a breach therethrough until the contents can be removed and/or a repair effected. A frame that supports a sealing bladder can be ... | 10/18/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5216973 | Oil spill protector An apparatus for protecting the environment from liquid spills, such as oil, when ocean going vessels become damaged and leak, having a flexible, durable and waterproof material deployed around the vessel to form a double hull type apparatus. Thus, having... | 06/08/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5173346 | Foldable sponge mat for surgical applications A surgical floor mat having a plurality of compressed sponge sections with a low profile in a dry condition and a expanded profile in a wet condition for absorbing fluids which fall onto the sponge sections over the course of a surgical procedure. Further... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5165356 | Magnetic ship hull patch A magnetic ship hull patch (10) for temporarily sealing a breach in a ship hull (14) or other vessel wall by use of electromagnetivity. The magnetic ship hull patch (10) includes a rigid plate member (20) configured to substantially conform to the outer s... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5138964 | Oil spill control for an oil tanker and method of using same An oil control sock has an enlarged inlet end which is placed over the ruptured opening in the side of an oil vessel while the outer free open end is then raised to a position above the oil level in the tanker thereby allowing the oil to seek its own leve... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5135325 | Emergency boom for use on a tanker A water pollution containment device comprises a number of uniform assemblies joined to adjacent uniform assemblies around the periphery of a liquid cargo carrying vessel such as an oil tanker. The uniform assemblies each include a skirt which is joined t... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5120159 | Oil containment system for emergency use A system for containing oil or other contaminants which have leaked from an oil tanker or similar structure is disclosed. A protective housing surrounds the structure. A plurality of covers are each pivotably mounted at its upper edge to a lower outer edg... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5092259 | Inert gas control in a system to reduce spillage of oil due to rupture of ship's tank A system and method to reduce outflow of liquid such as oil due to the rupture of a ship's tank by means of creating, and continuing to maintain, a partial vacuum in the effected tank or tanks. A partial vacuum below atmospheric pressure is created in the... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5072684 | 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 attaching a one-piece, flexible, liquid-impermeable blanket to the hull adjacent to the rupture, then placing a plurality of further holding elements over that ... | 12/17/1991 |
| 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 |
| 5009179 | Oil spill control An oil-impermeable curtain is sealed to a vessel's hull at the top and lateral sides around a rupture, the bottom of the curtain being not sealed to the hull. This forms an open downwardly-facing pocket for containing oil leaking from the rupture.... | 04/23/1991 |
| 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 |
| 5004372 | Spill containment system A system carried aboard tankers which upon deployment serves to positively contain oil leaking therefrom. A boot sealingly engages the hull while a buoyant boom supports the periphery of an impermeable liner attached to the boot. A skirt extending from th... | 04/02/1991 |
| 5003908 | Control and limiting of oil spills from an ocean going tanker The instant invention is best described as an emergency tank leakage control device for an ocean going tanker damaged (holed) tank. The proposed installed shipboard rolled curtains, haulage winches, cables, and controls must be manually operated by the sh... | 04/02/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4712502 | Seal pac diaper A lipped mouth seal structure with inflated lips mounting a sponge rubber type seal engaging the side of a large container tank or ship such as an oil tanker around an area of puncture or rupture with the lips generally rectangular about an area enclosed ... | 12/15/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4527500 | Sealing mat for hull breaches A device for temporary application to the hull of small craft to close accidental breaches in the hull which includes a mat having a raised annular wall to surround and close off a breach from the water surrounding the hull. Suction cups are arranged on t... | 07/09/1985 |
| 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 |
| 4161155 | Patch for ship hulls An inflatable fluid-filled bladder for covering damaged areas of ship and barge hulls is disclosed. The bladder is lined on one side with a foam material which engages and seals the damaged area of the hull, and is covered on the opposite side with a wire... | 07/17/1979 |
| 4026233 | Protective hull safety cover A portable, safety hull cover for a marine vessel or the like which may be quickly deployed from a vessel which has sustained hull damage that destroys the water-tight integrity of the hull which could cause the vessel to flood and ultimately sink. The sa... | 05/31/1977 |
