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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6957990 | Electric houseboat An electric houseboat comprises a hull and a house-like structure mounted on the hull which includes at least one bedroom, a bathroom, and a kitchen. A Diesel generator comprises the sole power source for the houseboat. The operating temperature of the Diesel genera... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6883454 | Watercraft roll-on system An auxiliary watercraft roll-on, roll-off cradle system removably attachable to an aft platform of a boat consists of a first set of rollers tiltably attached to the platform and a second set of supporting rollers removably attachable to the platform. ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6782841 | Boat with convertible tender garage area A boat has a system for converting a utility space used for garaging a dinghy and formed under the cockpit of the boat into an additional living cabin when the dinghy is removed from the garage. ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6672242 | Vessel The vessel includes a lifeboat, a housing positioned at the side of the vessel and defining a recess in which the lifeboat is stowed, hatch access to the lifeboat from a boat deck of the vessel, and an element for deploying the lifeboat from its stowed po... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6619002 | Deck structure A flooring system including resin channels having webs and legs mounted on joists with their webs resting on the edges of the joists and their legs straddling the sides of the joists, and a plurality of adjacent resin tiles each having a plate with inner ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6510808 | Evacuation refuge An evacuation refuge for a maritime unit. A rescue station includes at least one space operable to be completely closed from a surrounding environment for longterm occupation therein. A plurality of life boats are arranged within the rescue station for em... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6502525 | Marine carrier The carrier includes a cradle having an elongated spine and a number of ribs which are spaced along the length of the spine. The spine is pivotally attached to a larger boat such that an end of the spine may be raised or lowered. When the end of the spine... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6233886 | Floor assembly and associated method of making a floor assembly A floor assembly includes at least two elongated extrusions disposed adjacent to each other where each extrusion includes a pair of outer leg members and a pair of inner leg members that are connected by a connector which engages the inner leg member and ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6138605 | Access and evacuation apparatus with articulated arm There is provided an improved access and evacuation apparatus for an offshore platform, in which the apparatus comprises an articulated arm for rotatably mounting on an offshore platform. The arm comprises an inner part which has first and second ends and... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5970813 | Drive system A flat plate drive system for controlling the axial rotational motion of a drive shaft for raising and lowering a load, that optimizes frictional engagement while maximizing heat dissipation away from the moving parts of the drive system. The drive system... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5765500 | Life rafts on ships A system for deploying life rafts from ships, wherein the life rafts are of the inflatable type and where there are stocking-like bodies for transfer of personnel from the ship to at least one of the life rafts. The life rafts are arranged in groups which... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5706755 | Access and evacuation system for an offshore platform There is provided a new and useful access and evacuation sytem for an offshore platform, the system comprising a rotating arm for mounting on the support structure of an offshore platform, the arm selectively moveable between an upper position in which an... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5544606 | Boat lifting device A plurality of support vertical extensions are attached to the rear surface or transom of a boat, or to a dock. Each support vertical extension has a horizontal member so that a dinghy or the like can be supported transversely to the boat or dock. The ver... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5531177 | Roller construction for the launching and recovery of personal watercraft The roller construction of the invention affords a high degree of support and stability to the launching and recovery of personal watercraft by lowering and raising a cradle through the use of rollers, some of which are positioned above the cradle while o... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5520135 | Method and apparatus for hoisitng handling of a load at sea An apparatus installed on board any maritime support for hoisting and handling loads at sea, the apparatus having at least one winch on which a cable is wound that enables the load to be raised, a gantry carrying suspension systems for the cable, and enab... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5483912 | Small craft carrier A small craft carrying device includes, a platform having two ends where one end is attached to the stern of a mother boat above the water line, a cradle attached to the other end of the platform in pivotal relationship so that the cradle can tilt towards... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5342230 | Water survival device A water survival device has an inflatable liferaft and a pressurized gas bottle packed in a container. The container has a first waterproof compartment containing the liferaft and a second waterproof compartment containing the pressurized gas bottle. The ... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5331913 | Enclosed shelter for storing boats and life rafts in marine structures A storage structure for a craft is mounted in a recess 1 which is disposed inside the ship 10 and at a safe distance from the water line of the ship 10 so as to store a craft 20. A guide rail 6a of a launching device 6 is installed on a deck 3 which is th... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5245942 | System for launching a lifeboat A system for launching a lifeboat (13) from davits (14) on an off-shore drilling platform (10) comprises a submerged buoyancy device (16) tethered to the bow of the lifeboat (13) by a cable (17) which passes between the device (16) and the lifeboat. The c... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5193479 | Apparatus for lifting and storing a dinghy or the like Apparatus for lifting and storing a dinghy or similar watercraft on the transom or swim platform of a larger boat includes a substantially U-shaped cradle secured to the swim platform by means of pivoting arms providing an over-center arrangement in which... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5170742 | Davit with low level of dynamicism The davit 10 has an arm structure 16 with an indentation 44 therein within which it "hugs" the object 14 suspended from the same so as to reduce the objects's dynamicism on the mother vessel 2 when the vessel is underway and reacting to the water. This fo... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5133275 | On board dinghy cradle The on board dinghy cradle comprises a framework of hollow tubings which are secured together by fittings and connectors. The framework produced includes bottom cross members which extend across the width of the dinghy at a predetermined distance below th... | 07/28/1992 |
| 4864951 | Lightweight cradle davit lift for an inflatable boat A combination cradle and davit lift for small lighweight boats, in particular inflatable boats, comprise a pair of shallow V-shaped tubular cradle members joined by longitudinal members. The longitudinal members are adjustable lengthwise and the cradle me... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4834016 | Liferaft launch system A liferaft deployment apparatus comprising a frame, a platform, and a liferaft container receptacle. The platform is positioned within the frame and is movable between a liferaft retention position and a liferaft deployment position. The liferaft receptac... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4830387 | Boat carrier A boat carrier wherein a wheel supported frame is detachably connected to the existing oar lock apertures provided in the gunwhales of the boat, whereby the boat may be easily transported by one person. The wheel supported frame may also be folded to an i... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4745873 | Method and apparatus for towing and launching a waterborne craft A system for towing and launching a waterborne craft (10). The system includes a pair of tracks (26) which are floatable and are streamed from the shore (16) onto the surface (28) of a body of water (14) into which the craft (10) is to be launched. A carr... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4660677 | Personnel evacuation apparatus for an offshore platform Personnel evacuation apparatus for use with an offshore platform. A launching ramp that is mounted to the platform by a gimbal is stowed in a vertical position with a survival vessel secured in the entry end of the ramp. A release mechanism activatable fr... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4658750 | Apparatus and method for detecting gas bubbles in water, and apparatus for handling an oceanographic device The invention provides a side scanning sonar apparatus for detecting gas bubbles in water. This apparatus transmits low frequency sonar signals horizontally through the water and detects the resultant echoes. The echoes due to bubble columns can be discri... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4627377 | Davit device A platform for a small boat or the like is pivoted to the free end of a pair of arms which are pivoted at their opposite ends to a larger boat such as a yacht. The arms are controlled by an hydraulic jack and a second hydraulic jack is arranged to drive o... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4395178 | Transfer system for use between platforms having relative motion between one another A carrier adapted to move between a movable vessel, such as a boat, and a stationary platform. The carrier has an extendable and retractable intermediate uphaul line adapted to be connected to a crane on the platform. It also has a downhaul line connected... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4364326 | Devices to control boats and other objects on moving ships This invention relates to devices and methods to control the movement of boats and other objects, for example container loads, which are being moved above the deck of a ship moving in a seaway. In particular it is concerned with devices to restrain a boat... | 12/21/1982 |
