Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136464 | C-fast system A vessel constructed with a series of hull, bulkhead, and/or deck panels. The vessel includes a vessel frame and multi-panel sections attached to the frame. The multi-section panels include a plurality of elongated cold formed steel sections welded together. The sec... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7997220 | Marine vessel module One embodiment of a module for a marine vessel includes a base that has a cavity for securing a variety of cargos therein, and a top plate that defines a perimeter and a top surface, the perimeter adapted to define a water-tight seal with a hull of a marine vessel a... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7918174 | Anti-sloshing device in moon-pool An anti-sloshing moon pool structure is disclosed. The anti-sloshing moon pool structure of the present invention includes moon pool plates (112, 114 and 116), which are provided on a bow-side wall (401), a stern-side wall (403) and oppos... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7841284 | Marine vessel and system for operating a marine vessel A modified marine vessel system including a marine vessel configured to carry and transport marine freight in an ocean environment, and at least one engine module carried on the marine vessel. The engine module includes an engine housed inside a marine freight conta... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7712426 | Multi-purpose expedition vessel A multi-purpose expedition vessel having a aluminum alloy hull, where the aluminum alloy hull can have a aluminum alloy hull bottom with a deadrise bow elevated above a waterline, an aft portion comprising a stern, a port side, a starboard side, a central axis betwe... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7617790 | System and method for providing improved passenger amenities on a cruise ship A cruise chip having a plurality of decks, certain of the decks having a plurality of staterooms therealong, the plurality of spaced staterooms extending along one of the decks and a second plurality of spaced staterooms extending along another of the decks directly... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7434524 | Machine to get rid of hurricanes A machine and method of operation to get rid of hurricanes. The general idea is to get rid of the low pressure in the center of the hurricane. No low pressure equals no circulation. No circulation equals no hurricane. The machine is a ship consisting of two m... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7353764 | Corvette ship-type equipment system A corvette ship-type equipment system includes standard-equipment segments, such as an energy generator, an energy distributor, a drive and an automation segment, and a hull which is adapted to the size and specific requirements on the corvette ship-type equipment s... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7337726 | Wind farm An offshore wind farm comprises a plurality of wind turbines. In order to provide such a wind farm with transport between separate wind turbines that can be effected more safely and with less dependence on weather, cable connection is provided between the wind turbi... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7316192 | Method for mounting a heavy equipment on a ship's hull The invention concerns a method for mounting a heavy equipment on a floating ship's hull comprising the following steps: (A) securing the equipment to lifting units adapted to be supported on the sea floor, said lifting units being arranged on either side of the equ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7278365 | Mechanically welded structure with stress-relieving slit and liquefied gas transport ship equipped with such a structure A mechanically welded structure comprising a first flat and thin metallic structural element extending in a plane and delimited by a straight edge on one side, and a second metallic structural element welded to the straight edge of the first structural element, or w... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7266426 | Autonomous control unit-based control system capable of active diagnostics A control system capable of detecting an anomaly in a controlled distribution network, and related method of detecting an anomaly, are disclosed. The control system includes a plurality of autonomous control units associated with elements of a distribution network, ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7237500 | Hull construction for side hulls of trimaran and the like An amah for a high speed seagoing multi hulled vessel, the amah having sides extending upwardly and outwardly from a base line, the sides having longitudinally extending vertically spaced stiffeners, the bow of the amah including a plate field comprising a plurality... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237499 | Support structure A support structure for auxiliary machinery in a seagoing vessel, the support structure comprising a trussed frame supporting a mounting plate at an elevated height above the bottom or deck of the vessel, the mounting plate being adapted to support auxiliary machine... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7191727 | System for positioning and retaining removable tubular elements to be fastened to a boat hull A positioning and retaining system for removable tubular elements to be fastened to the hull of a boat includes at least one guide that can be coupled to at least one of the removable tubular elements. This guide is advantageously embedded within the boat hull. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191724 | Method and system for mission module swapping in a vessel A method for outfitting a vessel such as a water ship for a particular mission includes maneuvering the vessel toward a mission module, capturing the mission module with the vessel, and coupling the mission module to the vessel. Such method allows one to interchange... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7146925 | Apparatus for varying vessel hull geometry and vessels made therewith An apparatus for varying the dimensions of a hull of a vessel comprising an arcuate truss assembly having a plurality of members pivotally joined. The arcuate truss assembly is operatively arranged to form a portion of the hull. The assembly is operatively arranged ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7137345 | High volume liquid containment system for ships A liquid containment system for an ocean-going vessel. The liquid containment system includes a tank having converging upper walls. The converging upper walls of the tank contain a substantial portion of the liquid therebetween and reduce the free surface area assoc... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7107920 | Insert for forming a stern drive passageway in a watercraft An insert for use in the fabrication of a watercraft hull to form an inboard/outboard propulsion system passageway. The design of the insert incorporates a semi-rigid body having an inboard surface, an outboard surface, and sidewalls interconnecting the surfaces. Th... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7077071 | Double-hull ore carrying vessel conversion from single-hull oil tanker and method of performing the same A method for converting a single-hull vessel to a double hull vessel, and the converted double hull vessel, is disclosed. The single hull vessel to be converted has an outer hull surrounding a center cargo tank flanked by a port wing tank and a starboard wing tank, ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7047899 | Barge arrangement, barge unit and tug unit A barge unit includes LNG receptacle and a first power generation apparatus including a first combustion engine that is operated at least partly by LNG boil-off gas and a first generator that is driven by the first combustion engine. A tug unit includes a propulsion... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7047897 | System and method in water-craft The present invention relates to a system in a watercraft or a section thereof or in another structure or a section thereof for providing furnishings at least partially, which system comprises a number of prefabricated room units and a watercraft or a section thereo... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7005756 | Marine power generation and engine cooling An on-board marine electrical power generator (14) containing a conventional four-stroke, water-cooled outboard motor engine (50) coupled to an alternator (52) upon a transportable frame (44) suitable for mounting on-board a boat. In one ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6968795 | Very large vessel construction A very large hydrocarbon production vessel (10) of at least 40,000 tons steel weight, is constructed without requiring a very long reserve time period in a very large dry dock. The hull of the vessel is constructed in at least three different hull sections, i... | 11/29/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6941888 | Hybrid ship hull A marine vessel which includes a bow section, a stern section and a mid-section, wherein the bow and stern sections are of different hull construction from that of the mid-section which has a curved outer shape; the skin of the hull of the bow and stern sections are... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6926237 | Vibration damping clip A vibration damping clip of rigid material in which a softer lining is formed on the holding part of the clip including through an aperture in the holding part so that the lining is physically locked thereto. A similar lock is provided at an entrance or lead-in to t... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6915752 | Utility service protection strip A modular kit of parts covers utility service lines extending from a bulkhead to a mission module. The kit includes a standard-length U-channel with a baseplate and upstanding sides. The baseplate defines one or more longitudinal slots, each of which defines a given... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6907836 | Rebuilt double hull tanker and method of rebuilding an existing single hull tanker into a rebuilt double hull tanker The present invention relates to a rebuilt double hull tanker and a method of rebuilding an existing single hull tanker into a rebuilt double hull tanker. The rebuilt double hull tanker includes an internally rebuilt double bottom hull comprising the existing outer ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6854407 | Method for constructing a very large turret mooring arrangement A method for constructing and installing a very large turret in a vessel without lifting the entire turret from a fabrication yard into the moonpool. According to a first alternative method, both the lower part and the upper part of the turret are constructed inside... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6813827 | Manufacturing system for small planing watercrafts A small planing watercraft manufacturing system includes a hull loading station, an engine mounting station, an adhesive applying station, a deck assembling station, a clamping station, a curing station and a watercraft unloading station that are disposed in a close... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6769372 | Light transport ship The present invention provides a large transport ship in which the shape of a ship bottom 1a from a bow 1h to a stern 1t, when viewed on a cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the ship bottom 1... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6755143 | Wide cruise ship or pleasure boat A cruise ship or pleasure boat has classically proportioned quickwork and a main public space bordered by port and starboard longitudinal superstructures which have an overall transverse inclination which makes the main public space sunnier and substantially increas... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6708636 | Rebuilt double hull tanker and method of rebuilding an existing single hull tanker into a rebuilt double hull tanker The present invention relates to a rebuilt double hull tanker and a method of rebuilding an existing single hull tanker into a rebuilt double hull tanker. The rebuilt double hull tanker includes a rebuilt double hull comprising a new double bottom hull and new doubl... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6708637 | Hold down device for an ultra high molecular weight composite material A hold down device for securing an ultra high molecular weight composite material which is used on the deck plate or hull of a ship as a non-skid surface. The hold down device includes a base attached to the deck plate and a hold down plate secured to the base by a ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6669518 | Device and method for handling a boat gimbal housing A device for handling a boat gimbal housing. The device includes an upright member having an upper end and a lower end. A cross-member is connected to the upright member adjacent the upper end. A counterweight is connected to the cross-member, and a lift ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6645016 | Merchant navy vessel comprising a hull that is provided for accommodating goods and/or people A ship includes a ship's hull which is intended for accommodating cargo and/or people, and at least one rotatable steering propeller as a propulsion unit. The rotatable steering propeller is arranged in a connection unit in the form of a box in the stem o... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6637359 | System and method for internally fitting a new inner hull to an existing outer hull to form a rebuilt double hull vessel A system and method for fitting a new inner hull internally over an existing single hull to form a rebuilt double hull vessel. The topside decking and internal vessel structure of the existing single hull vessel is cut and removed and the inner hull struc... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6601529 | Stabilized tumblehome hull form A marine vessel which uniquely combines tumblehome-like and trimaran-like attributes in an integrative form describing two underside channels comprises a medial major hull and a pair of lateral minor hulls. The port and starboard minor hulls, each general... | 08/05/2003 |
