Did You Know...
...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7341012 | Barge with tiltable container The present invention relates to a barge with an open top container for receiving a cargo mounted on the deck characterized in that the container is pivotally mounted on the deck such that cargo (e.g. marine sand) can be discharged from the barge by tilting of the c... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7278811 | Land and sea transport system for particulate materials A multi-modal system for transport of particulate material includes a plurality of ship based hoppers mounted within the hold of a ship. Each such hopper includes a container for particulate material, a container inlet by which particulate material can be loaded int... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7267072 | Dry cargo submarine with air-charge cargo hold Submarines with air-charged cargo holds are provided. The pressurize hull of a traditional submarine's cargo hold is replaced by non-pressurized hull, which lowers costs for transporting dry cargo and solves strength and seal problems raised when providing large ope... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7216767 | Screen basket and shale shakers A screen mounting basket for a vibratory separator for separating components of material introduced into the basket, the vibratory separator including a collection receptacle beneath the basket, the basket including two opposed spaced-apart side walls having first e... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7198156 | Dam basket for vibratory separators A vibratory separator and a screen mounting basket for a vibratory separator for separating components of material introduced into the basket, the vibratory separator including a collection receptacle beneath the basket, at least one screen assembly mounted in the b... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7111575 | Synthetic fuel plant A self-contained, floating, waterway supplied and moveable synthetic fuel plant includes apparatus for receiving components of and for making synthetic fuel of coal and binder for energy consumers. Processes are disclosed. ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108793 | Method of separating liquid from liquid laden solid material A method of separating a liquid from a liquid-laden solid material includes providing a trough having a deck defining a support surface with passages extending through the support surface. The liquid-laden solid material is deposited onto the support surface so that... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6966272 | Multi-mode ship for transporting vehicles The multi-mode ship uses bulk cargo flow-through vehicle decks that are capable of supporting commercial vehicles, military vehicles, and other general cargo. Bulk cargo is loaded into the multi-mode ship with a bulk cargo transport system. Bulk cargo is loaded on b... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6842665 | Stowage and retrieval system A storage and retrieval system is provided that automates the process of handling a mixed inventory of palletized and containerized items. The invention is particularly useful in handling cargo and weapons within a ship's hold or magazine. When used on a ship, the i... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6626121 | Vessel of the OBO or bulk carrier type A vessel of the OBO or bulk carrier type for transportation of bulk cargo, comprising transverse bulkheads (1, 2), is provided with at least one longitudinal centreline bulkhead (100) intersecting the transverse bulkheads (1, 2), the transverse bulkheads ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6516737 | Autonomous container ship The present invention relates in particular to an autonomous container ship of the type having a hull, propulsion means, and loading and unloading means, characterized by having ballasting means and means (11, 12, 5) for varying the air draft without chan... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6477970 | Cargo holding system for marine freight vessels A cargo holding system is provided for a marine freight vessel. The system includes a plurality of filament composite walls defining a cargo holding cavity of the vessel. A liquid impervious liner is disposed about the cavity within the walls for holding ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6418869 | Barge mounted food grade container system A container assembly comprising a square frame as viewed in plan formed of four vertical corner frame components and a plurality of horizontal frame components with a generally cylindrical dry bulk receiving container mounted within the square frame with ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6390006 | Sea bulk transfer vessel A self-loading, self-discharging, bulk cargo transhipper 20 comprising a buoyant vessel 21 capable of receiving water as ballast inside the buoyant vessel 21, a bulk material receiving system 22, a bulk material distribution system 25 and a bulk material ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6334401 | Floating structure for the transfer of cargo A sea faring transshipper for transferring cargo from a bulk carrier to a secondary vessel comprises a pair of units provided with mutually engaging connectors for connecting the units together along a direction of travel of the transshipper. Each unit co... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6148752 | Cargo ship The cargo ship (SL) as seagoing or inland waterway ship or pushed lighter, is fitted with a pallet high bay shelving system which has both sides of at least one bay row (RG) has a number of storage bays (cells) (1) placed either above one another or side ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5967072 | Deep draft-shallow draft cargo vessel A vessel which can convert from a deep draft configuration to a shallow draft configuration. The vessel would include a principal hull portion having an outer wall extending the length of the hull portion and defining an internal cargo holding space there... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5967063 | Sea-going vessel with a solid-waste incinerator A waste-disposing sea-going vessel includes a vessel body that carries solid waste-holding containers to a site at sea far away from land. The vessel body further has an incinerator to incinerate the solid wastes of the containers, a scrubbing chamber to ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5809922 | Transportation of submerged cargo A shipshaped vessel adapted to transport cargo, in an arrangement: to retard free fall of slurry kind cargo loading pivotally mounted clamshell bucket halves, to transport slurry in clamshell buckets immersed below sea surface, to moor above a ballast-lad... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5578274 | Shipboard apparatus for heat-treating wood and wood products The present invention is embodied in shipboard apparatus for heat-treating pieces of wood or wood products, such as logs, lumber wood chips or wood strands with steam or hot water to kill any plant pests present in the wood or wood products. The pieces ar... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5503291 | Tankship cargo bladder A bladder is disclosed for providing a liquid impervious liner for the cargo compartments of vessels used to transport liquids such as petroleum and petroleum products. The bladder prevents spillage of the liquid cargo in the event the hull is breached an... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5454340 | Water-tight hopper assembly for self-unloading marine vessel A water-tight hopper assembly for a self-unloading marine vessel of the type that transports bulk cargo includes a hopper chute formed from a plurality of interconnected wall members converging toward one another in the downward vertical direction, a disc... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5392900 | Bulkhead door arrangement The invention relates to a bulkhead door arrangement for sealingly closing an opening which is located between two mutually adjacent spaces and through which a conveyor belt extends. The arrangement includes a vertically moveable door part provided with a... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5355818 | Portable inspection equipment for ocean going vessels There is disclosed an inspection device which can be disassembled into a compact configuration permitting it to be moved into and out of the cargo and ballast tanks of an ocean going vessel through the conventional hatches. The invention comprises a carri... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5150661 | Retractable steering device for cargo barges that increases maneuverability by providing a pivot point or points when altering course A retractable steering device for liquid/bulk cargo carrying barges includes a rectangular barge hull having a generally flat bottom and an upper deck and generally vertical port and starboard sidewalls. A cargo hold is contained at the central portion of... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5140925 | Arrangement in general cargo ships having side port openings A cargo ship (10) is equipped with side port openings (34,35) for transporting freight (59) inwardly and outwardly from the ship. The ship (10) is equipped with an upper superstructure (25) in a continuous length above a fore-and-aft row of upwardly openi... | 08/25/1992 |
| 4928613 | Retractable steering device for cargo barges that increases maneuverability by providing a pivot point or points when altering course A retractable steering device for liquid/bulk cargo carrying barges includes a rectangular barge hull having a generally flat bottom and an upper deck and generally vertical port and starboard sidewalls. A cargo hold is contained at the central portion of... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4884924 | Fish hold construction A fish hold construction for a fishing vessel, wherein the vessel is provided with a longitudinally extending water flume fish alley. Fish move with the help of gravity and water or brine into such fish alley from a plurality of fish storage holds. Water ... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4829923 | Sewage disposal Treated sewage is loaded into the tanks of a large ocean-going tanker, transported therein to a deep water site, and then deposited directly onto the seabed at that site through piping deployed from the vessel and extending downwardly therefrom. The pipin... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4803940 | Ship and ship loading and unloading system The invention relates to a ship having at least one side port for loading and unloading. The main deck of the ship, which does not have any cargo hatches, supports a rectangular superstructure, the top ceiling of which supports a rail system for an overhe... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4688505 | Sea-shipping system having serial float ball-shaped vehicles with fluid or powdered or pellet objects A sea-shipping system includes one or more substantially spherical vessels which may be towed behind a water going vehicle. The vessels are submergible for storage purposes.... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4526121 | Ship for treating coal slurry A ship for treating a coal slurry comprising a pair of opposed trays disposed in the vicinity of the upper deck for causing the coal slurry supplied thereto to flow forward and delivering the slurry, a slanting dewatering screen disposed below each of the... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4422400 | Marine system for unloading and loading bulk product A marine loading/unloading system for barges, etc. including a floating transfer vessel of catamaran configuration into and through which strings and tiers of barges and large single barges, empty and loaded with liquid or solid bulk product, are moved an... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4409917 | Rotating pontoon A rotatable pontoon includes a floating cylinder provided with watertight compartments and having a hollow interior for receiving one or more vessels adapted to be overturned by rotation of the pontoon. Rotation is achieved by either external power or by ... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4381724 | Coal fired ship A coal fired ship comprising a transverse bulkhead disposed between the rearmost hold in the stern and the engine room and bent or curved at its center portion to project into the engine room and thereby provide a main coal bunker between the hold and the... | 05/03/1983 |
| 4374504 | Suction dredger barge The invention relates to a suction dredge barge in which the air chambers (8,9) on either side of the hold (2) can be filled with mud via an overflow (14) at the top edge of the hold (2) said air chambers (8,9) having inclined bottoms (10,11) and discharg... | 02/22/1983 |
| 4348282 | Oil-collecting ship An oil-collecting ship having two floating bodies which can be spread apart and which are hinged together at their rearward ends. Each of the floating bodies is a stable ship's body half. The two halves are provided with oil suction devices for picking up... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4138961 | Vessel for carrying steel slabs A vessel for carrying steel slabs or like cargoes, comprising a hull having a stern and a bow, an upper weather deck at least one cargo hold, an opening predominantly through the weather deck and communicating with the interior of the hull of the vessel, ... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4100872 | Slurry vessel A vessel provided with a hold for transporting a cargo of slurry, such as pulverized iron ore and water, is provided with vacuum dewatering means and a device for monitoring the progress of consolidation of the solid particles. When vibration or other mot... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4034695 | Lumber work boat A lumber work boat provided with an operating arm assembly at a bow portion of the boat for gathering up or moving lumber floating on the water. The boat has a recess to be opened frontwardly of the bow so that the operating arm assembly may be received w... | 07/12/1977 |
