Class 114/311 - Sea anchor

Subclass of Class 114 - Ships
Definition: Device wherein means are provided which when deployed coacts
No. of patents: 45
Last issue date: 04/24/2007

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7207287	Boat control device A drift bag that includes one or more narrowing members to reshape a mouth of the drift bag in the vertical direction to reduce a draft of the drift bag. ...	04/24/2007
7065918	Weighted fishing leader drag apparatus A weighted fishing leader drag apparatus is in the form of an elongated hydrodynamically shaped body having a plurality of resilient wings mounted to its outer surface. When the leader drag apparatus is pulled in the opposite direction of the water current, the wing...	06/27/2006
6684808	Boat stability and directional-control device A device for providing stability and directional control to a boat. The device includes a flexible water container for being deployed from one quadrant of the boat and including opposing sides, a top and a bottom, a relatively large forwardly-directed mou...	02/03/2004
6550413	Stabilizer ring for a sea anchor The present invention is a stabilizer ring for a sea anchor, in particular a parachute sea anchor. The preferred embodiment of the stabilizer ring comprises a ring supporting a domed arch. The domed arch has two arch supports that divide the ring into a p...	04/22/2003
6447426	Water trampoline A water trampoline including a supporting shell and a plurality of concentrically disposed inflatable rings disposed within the supporting shell to form a stable, low profile buoyant platform. A trampoline mat is attached to an inner edge of the supportin...	09/10/2002
6230646	Deep ocean, mid-water farming apparatus A deep ocean, mid-water farming apparatus, for propagating bi-valves, kelp and sea weed comprising a plurality of air-containing tanks arranged in a frame and including a lower frame element and an upper frame element, a device for anchoring the tanks in ...	05/15/2001
6135046	Spring biased drift anchor A sea anchor having a leading edge that is outfitted with a flexible, resilient hoop member that biases the leading edge to self-expand. The hoop member is constructed from a material having no shape retaining memory and in a presently preferred form comp...	10/24/2000
6106199	Pile for anchoring floating structures and process for installing the same A pile for anchoring a floating structure in deep water includes an elongated body provided with a tapered pointed tip at the lower end thereof and a closure disc at the upper end thereof. A plurality of radially and axially extending fins are secured to ...	08/22/2000
5595135	Arrangement for towing of a disabled ship An arrangement for towing a disabled ship comprising a wire on a wire drum having an axis extending in a longitudinal direction of a ship at the stern or stem of the ship, the wire being permanently connected with the ship at one end behind the drum and a...	01/21/1997
5517938	Drag inducing drogue for multiple towed arrays The drogue of the present invention induces drag for a plurality of underer tow lines. A tail section is axially movable within a nose section and extends partially therefrom. A tow line passes through the nose section and is coupled to the tail section....	05/21/1996
5463971	Collapsible sea anchor or drogue A collapsible sea anchor or drogue (50) having first and second hollow frusto-conical body parts (74, 80) which are made from strong flexible material, such as canvas. Four flexible lines (60, 62, 64, 66) connect the two body parts (74, 80) together and t...	11/07/1995
5419275	Batten reinforced anchoring bag A square bag (28) open at the top or front with holes (30) in the bottom or opposite end for drainage and flow through. Tow members (16) secured to the periphery of the bag (28) at the open end of the body in a hinging fashion so they can be neatly folded...	05/30/1995
5394817	Collapsible drift sock A sea anchor or boat drag apparatus formed from a cylindrical tubular body and designed for inflated deployment from a fishing boat or the like and arranged to provide controllable or selectable drag forces ranging from zero drag force to a substantial dr...	03/07/1995
5317985	Self-opening belt-like drogues Drogues are formed in a flat configuration having a central portion and peripheral edges consisting of a plurality of spaced inner and outer intersecting belts or webs which may be separately secured to one another at the points of intersection, or integr...	06/07/1994
5241922	Collapsible sea anchor The invented sea anchor is made from two sheets of flexible material sewn together to create a generally frustum-shaped body. The body is collapsible and has a first end defining a first opening of a predetermined dimension and a second end defining a sec...	09/07/1993
5144904	Stabilizing apparatus Stabilizing apparatus for stabilizing boats comprising a weighted concave body which is suspended from the boat and which is formed as a grid defining openings through the body and a flexible flap in the concavity of the body, the flap blocking the openin...	09/08/1992
5108326	Flexible surface drogue/stabilizer for drifter buoys The invention relates generally to the stabilization of drifter buoys and the like and more particularly to surface or near surface Lagrangian Drifter Buoys launched from aircraft or surface vehicles and to an underwater suspension system adapted for stab...	04/28/1992
5062379	Method and apparatus for controlling the speed of boats A speed reducing device for use from a fishing boat when fishing in a boat moving with the wind and/or a current comprising a rearward portion formed as an essentially circular end panel of water impervious material having the buoyancy to float in water; ...	11/05/1991
5025746	Sea anchor assembly for kayak A sea anchor assembly for a kayak having two ends and one or more occupant seats, the assembly comprising: an anchor assembly comprising joined end-to-end in succession, an anchoring rope, a collapsible sea anchor, a deployment rope and a float, a ring se...	06/25/1991
4969413	Sea- or drag-anchor A sea anchor or drogue having a body comprised of a front section which tapers forwardly to a nose, and a hollow, rearwardly tapering back section. Longitudinal open channels are formed in the front section and lead into the back section, with vanes or tu...	11/13/1990
4926780	Sea anchor deployment and storage device and associated method A sea anchor and apparatus for deploying the sea anchor into water and for storing it when not in use. An associated method provides for the deployment of the sea anchor into water and storing the sea anchor after use....	05/22/1990
4905622	Marine anti-roll device A system for reducing roll of vessels comprises at least one and preferably a pair of hydrofoil devices suspended from lines rigged on each side of the vessel, preferably from outrigger booms. The devices are asymmetrical foils which are arranged to provi...	03/06/1990
4834015	Anchor device An anchor device for use with inflatable rafts and cushions includes a compartmentalized cylindrical tray. The tray is designed to store beverage containers and the personal effects of an individual floating on a raft or cushion. A sunshade may be adjusta...	05/30/1989
4766837	Recoverable sea anchor A recoverable sea anchor for a vessel wherein the anchor is made from a flexible sheet material with a periphery and a center. A plurality of lines interconnect a plurality of spaced points around such periphery to a ring which in turn is connected via a ...	08/30/1988
4747797	Man overboard retrieval apparatus A life buoy 1 in the form of an inflatable ring with a floor 10 has a textile, invert cone keel 11 filled with water and held open by a ballast mass 14. Around the keel hangs an open mesh textile sea anchor 25. Steps 18, braced 20 to the keel, assist a ma...	05/31/1988
4733628	Recoverable sea anchor and method A sea anchor wherein the shroud may rotate about a mooring line to suppress shroud line fouling and including a trip line configured for drawing the center of the shroud forwards a vessel embodying the sea anchor. The sea anchor finds use in liferafts....	03/29/1988
4653219	Fishing line assembly The assembly includes a fishing line having a hook, lure or other fish-securing device adjacent its free end, and a fish drag in the form of a collapsible or foldable, umbrella-like water scoop secured to the line, with the openable end thereof facing the...	03/31/1987
4637330	Reinforced seam construction A reinforced seam and method of sewing the seam for joining adjacent fabric panels in an assembled relationship using a conventional sewing machine wherein a first panel is folded over and stitched to a reinforcing cord which extends along at least a port...	01/20/1987
4632051	Sea anchor A sea anchor for a vessel, which is formed in a generally symmetrical configuration of a hollow and baseless truncated body or paraboloid with a wide mouth member at the edge of the cone base of strong material forming a hollow generally truncated body wh...	12/30/1986
4612870	Structures and methods of forming sea anchors Structures and methods for constructing sea anchors having body portions defined by at least three spaced corners or vertices wherein bail ropes are sewn to and extend diagonally inwardly from each corner toward the center of the body portion so that stre...	09/23/1986
4563157	Cold-proof water-proof garment This cold-proof water-proof garment is designed to be worn by someone working in cold seas, or aboard a ship in distress at sea, to protect the life of the wearer if he should fall into the sea....	01/07/1986
4562788	Sea anchor or changeable drag A device of the nature of a sea-anchor has a body tapered to the nose where it is attachable to a cable from a boat and formed with ports normally closed by spring-loaded closures but opened, by predetermined cable tension, to increase resistance to passa...	01/07/1986
4534306	Sea anchor A tandem array of sea anchors is provided. Each sea anchor is generally umbrella shaped and has a relatively small opening at the apex. A single tow rope from a boat is secured to a plurality of strands from the periphery of each sea anchor and extends th...	08/13/1985
4481900	Sea anchor A sea anchor is disclosed which comprises a generally cylindrical body of cloth or the like material open at the forward end. The opposite end is provided with a hem through which a rope or the like is passed to draw the opposite end more or less closed. ...	11/13/1984
4377123	Boat stabilizer apparatus A boat stabilizer apparatus comprising as an integral unit a stabilizer fin, a fin support strut to maintain the upright position of the stabilizer fin, moveable baffles attached to the fin to counterbalance laterally moving water, and an elongated shaft ...	03/22/1983
4346664	Lifeboat Lifeboat in the general form of a hollow prolate spheroid having a hatchway opening in the upper portion and a weighted keel in the lower portion. The lifeboat comprises a main body having inner and outer skins spaced apart in a parallel relationship and ...	08/31/1982
4330895	Stabilizer for reducing motion of an object disposed in a fluid A stabilizer or drogue, packageable in a minimal volume, which can be auttically deployed to dampen horizontal, vertical and rotational motion of a device, such as a hydrophone, operating in a relatively viscous fluid. The stabilizer is disposed on a lin...	05/25/1982
4299184	Method of towing large masses at sea A large floating mass (10) such as an off-shore structure or an iceberg is towed using two sea anchors (20 & 30) alternately. The motive power for towing is derived from winch means (15 & 16) on the large floating mass or on a barge immediately in front o...	11/10/1981
4274171	Lifeboat Lifeboat in the general form of a hollow prolate spheroid having a hatchway opening in the upper portion and a weighted keel in the lower portion. The lifeboat comprises a main body having inner and outer skins spaced apart in a parallel relationship and ...	06/23/1981
4096818	Drogue type deceleration device A device for rapidly decelerating a high velocity projectile in a liquid ium, e.g. water, while preventing both excessive high inertial loading of sensitive projectile components and high impact loading of the device itself is provided. A plurality of de...	06/27/1978

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