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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7293670 | Upper block A crane having an upper block, a lower block, a drum, and two ropes. The upper block includes an equalizer having a yoke to which the ropes are connected. The connections between the ropes and the yoke include load cells that measure the forces carried by each of th... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7287480 | Nautical transport vehicle having enhanced stability A nautical transport vehicle includes at least one floating member, at least one longitudinal fin pivotally mounted on the floating member, and at least one corresponding plate mounted on the floating member and parallel with the longitudinal fin. Thus, the nautical... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7156033 | Inflating aircraft flotation device A flotation device for maintaining an aircraft in a floating and stable condition is provided. The flotation device comprises at least one flotation bladder mounted to the aircraft and an inflation mechanism for inflating the flotation bladder. A method for maintain... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7143716 | Portable watercraft A lightweight, portable kayak is provided. The kayak is developed around a skeletal frame to which the kayak skin is permanently attached. The kayak skeletal frame may have one or more segments that can be compressed or folded individually. The compressed kayak can ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131390 | Rescue boat A rescue boat capable of use on ice, strewn water, water, snow and dragged over rigid surfaces is described. The rescue boat comprises a hull fabricated from a lamination of fiber materials having a specific orientation to provide flexibility for shock absorbing. An... | 11/07/2006 |
| 6685520 | Self-righting inflatable life raft A self-righting inflatable life raft (10) comprises a raft body (11) having inflatable side walls (21, 22) and a floor (15) located therebetween. At least two inflatable tube members form arches (51, 52) that extend from one side of the raft body to the o... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6293219 | Suspension system for inflatable boat A rigid structural pallet is provided to support and carry cargo suspended by a crane or helicopter for delivery into or recovery from the water. The pallet consists of a rigid panel extending the full longitudinal and lateral (horizontal) extent of the p... | 09/25/2001 |
| 5988099 | Deployable boat roof with inflatable member A roof structure is adapted for removable attachment to a boat permitting use of the roof as an emergency float for boat occupants. The roof includes a shell having a buoyant member affixed thereto with an inflatable ring carried on the shell in a collaps... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5967869 | Self-righting inflatable life raft A self-righting inflatable life raft having a raft body formed by inflatable sidewalls, a floor above a bottom of the sidewalls, a line of rotation of the raft defined by the outer perimeter of the raft body about which the raft body rotates on the surfac... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5597335 | Marine personnel rescue system and apparatus The present invention provides for an air, sea, or land deployed rapid response, self-propelled, autonomous or semi-autonomous marine vehicle (AMV) possessing a pair of extendible hydraulic cylinders encased in a pneumatic inflation chute, with an ability... | 01/28/1997 |
| 4828520 | Modular liferaft A modular liferaft wherein the canopy, canopy support, floor pads if any, boarding ramp and at least one ballast are detachably attached to a liferaft hull and floor assembly. Modular construction facilitates maintenance and repair and may reduce the cost... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4739721 | Boat for vertical and horizontal transfer This invention relates to a boat designed as a self-hoisting unit for the vertical and horizontal transfer of persons and/or equipment from a ship to an offshore platform and vice versa. The boat carries a hollow mast forming a guide for a cable, the uppe... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4676185 | Free fall escape vehicle and launch A free fall escape vehicle has surfaces of a deceleration structure that decelerate the vehicle upon entry into the water at a rate no greater than 4 g to 10 g by progressively increasing in area towards an escape vessel of the vehicle. In one form, the d... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4631038 | Protective capsule A safety capsule structure comprising semi-cylindrical half-sections provided with yieldable and buoyant lining secured on the inner periphery thereof, the half-sections being adapted for installation in a boat hull, or the like, for stabilization of the ... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4522144 | Life saving system for marine structure A rescue system for a marine structure such as an offshore drilling rig or production platform includes an enclosed type life boat constructed to be supported on board the marine structure by being releasably suspended over free water from a single point ... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4319534 | Dinghy cockpit A boat dingy which also serves as a cockpit while the boat is underway and as a cabin top when the boat is moored.... | 03/16/1982 |
