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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7591228 | Boat deck locker A boat having a deck with a deck locker is disclosed herein. The deck locker includes a compartment mounted beneath the deck, and an opening in the deck for accessing the interior of the compartment. The locker also includes a lid for covering the opening in the dec... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7255053 | Boat deck locker A boat having a deck with a deck locker is disclosed herein. The deck locker includes a compartment mounted beneath the deck, and an opening in the deck for accessing the interior of the compartment. The locker also includes a lid for covering the opening in the dec... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252269 | Asymmetrical low-profile bulkhead An asymmetrical bulkhead for a pressure vessel, tank or other storage facility is disclosed. The bulkhead is configured so that there is a high region extending past a cylindrical portion of the vessel on one side of the bulkhead, with a contour of the bulkhead tran... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7213528 | Bulkhead door for a vessel A bulkhead door for watertight closing of a bulkhead opening of a naval vessel, comprising a composite outer shell and inner shell, a chamber therebetween, and a channel along the door margin for retaining a gasket without adhesive. The chamber may be filled with a ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210421 | Latch system for a watertight bulkhead door A latch system for a watertight bulkhead door for closing a bulkhead opening. A plurality of surrounding shield elements are translated by an articulated mechanism into and out of locking engagement with the bulkhead door. A continuous wedged striker along the perip... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7111571 | Arrangement in a marine vessel A marine vessel has at least two engines installed in separate respective engine compartments that are positioned substantially horizontally adjacent to each other and are separated from each other by a wall structure defining at least one opening provided with a fl... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7100752 | Bridge pier crash cushion system A crash cushion system to envelop at least one bridge pier. The system has two impact heads, one facing one traffic flow direction and the other facing an opposite traffic flow direction. The heads are connected to multi-stage box beam energy absorbers which are in ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6546887 | Movable bulkhead A movable bulkhead with a first side and a second side, said first and second sides having upper and lower edges and first and second ends, wherein a first layer with inner and outer surfaces defines at least part of said first side with said outer surfac... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6510807 | Pre-fabricated fireproof bulkhead with special interlocking joints for a ship A prefabricated fireproof bulkhead section for a ship. The fireproof bulkhead section includes an inner core layer made of an incombustible fiber material and having a first side for receiving a first composite and a second side for receiving a second com... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6415733 | Integrated fish landing net storage compartment A storage system for incorporation in a boat or other vessel. The storage system includes an integrated fish landing net storage compartment which is readily accessible to a fisherman standing on a casting deck of a boat. The dedicated storage compartment... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6170422 | Attachment of equipment to composite sandwich core structures Equipment is removably connected by a load transfer element and a removable fastener bolt to a core sandwich type of bulkhead through a plug-in insert, adhesively bonded to the bulkhead at interface surfaces within a pocket formed in the bulkhead for rece... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6053120 | Ship construction using movable plastic interior walls A ship is constructed of a skeleton, including a hull, horizontal decks, and vertical support posts, all permanently joined together. At least some of the interior walls are made of a composite material of reinforcement embedded in a plastic matrix. These... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5086723 | Double-hulled vessel construction having vertical double-walled longitudinal bulkhead Each longitudinally successive module of a longitudinally midbody for a tanker (which is preferably a double-walled tanker), is provided with a longitudinal vertical double-walled bulkhead extending between the top and bottom walls of the module. This lon... | 02/11/1992 |
| 4996937 | Small boat A small boat comprising a helmseat positioned at the center of the forward half of the boat, and a control stick for steering the boat positioned at the front of this helmseat. Since the helmseat is positioned at the center of the forward half of the boat... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4949659 | Container/bulk cargo interchangeable system A container/bulk cargo interchangeable system to allow a cargo ship's hold the versatility and option of storing and carrying either ISO containers entirely, or of storing and carrying bulk cargo or break bulk entirely, or of storing and carrying a combin... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4784076 | Boom element, particularly a cabin or a berth in a ship A room structure to be located on a deck. A plurality of independent wall members flanged at their lower ends for connection to the deck. Grooved members interconnect the tops of adjacent wall members. Roof members span the tops of the wall members. Each ... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4779552 | Ship construction The invention relates to a method for building a passenger section consisting of several cabin units (7) or similar in the superstructure of a ship with several floor levels located above the actual hull on the topmost deck (1) covering the entire hull of... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4719871 | Ship with monocoque hull made of plastic-based composite material This invention relates to a ship having a monocoque or unitary-construction hull (1) made of a composite material having a base of suitably-reinforced plastics. According to the invention, the longitudinal strength of the hull (1) mainly derives from the ... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4625670 | Ship for carrying standarized cargo units The deck of a container ship is provided with longitudinally running rails carrying cassettes adapted to support standarized cargo units, such as containers, for example. Each cassette includes transverse front and rear guide members each having vertical ... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4574404 | Airlift bulkhead A movable, submersible, transversely extending bulkhead for use in a swimming pool. The bulkhead has an elongated hollow body with top, bottom, end and side walls and a pair of spaced air chambers positioned toward each of its ends. Positioned between and... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4508047 | Connections between dividing walls, particularly for the construction of boat hulls To join together at least two light dividing walls, resisting tensile forces and possibly curved, recourse is had to a plurality of fastenings (4,5) each extending radially in at least one direction from a pivot (6), the pivots of these fastenings being s... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4308815 | Tanker vessel construction A tanker vessel for carrying liquid cargoes having a specific gravity which is less than that of sea water. The vessel includes a hull, comprising a bottom and sides, a top deck and at least one cargo compartment. The top deck is located at a distance abo... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4111145 | Roll on/off - lift on/off cargo vessel A cargo vessel which can be used in either or both of a roll on/off and a lift on/off mode, provided with a cargo hold which is covered with an inner bottom plating, a second deck, an auxiliary deck, an exposed deck, and having a plurality of transverse f... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4038799 | Joiner bulkhead method and apparatus This invention is a new and unique method, and apparatus for performing said method, for the installation of bulkheads, together with ceilings, in ships or other locations and is distinguished by the utilization of a special system of preformed panels whi... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4009676 | Mounting arrangement for protecting shipboard nuclear reactors against collision damage A mounting arrangement for protecting shipboard nuclear reactors against collision damage comprises a polygonally-shaped shield which has a plurality of wall portions surrounding the lateral sides of a reactor which is located in the interior of a ship's ... | 03/01/1977 |
