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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7639161 | Port marker The invention relates to a port marker which comprises lighting means and which is intended to be positioned next to the red and green light signals, lighting columns or lighthouses at the port entrance. The inventive marker comprises a self-supporting half-ring hav... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7425078 | Rotating LED beacon A rotating beacon including a plurality of light emitting diodes and a plurality of reflectors is disclosed. The light emitting diodes are attached to one or more printed circuit boards mounted on a base. The reflectors gather light from the light emitting diodes in... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7355522 | Aircraft beacon device on wind power installations A warning system for a wind power installation of a wind farm. In one embodiment, the warning system comprises a visibility measuring device. In one embodiment, the warning system comprises a controller configured to synchronize flashing lights on the wind power ins... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7280914 | Instrumented lock entry and traversing system An instrumented navigation system for aiding a towboat and barge configuration in the entry and traversal of a lock located on a waterway or for navigation around other structures, such as bridge piers or docks. The system consists of wirelessly linked computers on ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7259536 | Solar powered mobile A solar powered mobile, comprising a drive housing fitting within a case, a solar cell panel fitted within the top of the drive housing, a clear cover over the solar cell panel, a removable DC motor with speed control driven by the solar cell panel, gears connecting... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7248167 | Methods, computer program products, mobile terminals, and web pages for providing directional information associated with RFID enabled moveable objects A method of providing directional information associated with moveable objects can include periodically receiving identification (ID) information at a mobile terminal from a moveable object via a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) signal. Location information ass... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7196621 | Tracking system and associated method A tracking system (10) for tracking movable assets (16) and several methods for using the system are provided. The tracking system includes a monitoring device (22), a tracking information network (20), a data communication network (18... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7182479 | Electronic flare A portable, hand-held, electrically powered, high intensity directed light beam generating device for use as a replacement for a pyrotechnic flare for search and rescue, especially in a marine environment. The light intensity is generated by a xenon strobe flash tub... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7107922 | Fender and management system thereof The present invention relates to a fender, which is used as cushioning material mainly at the time of a ship being moored, and a management system thereof. A transponder is mounted in a fender 1 that is an object to be managed, and an ID code is read by the t... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7106184 | Rear entertainment system and control method thereof A rear entertainment system has a voice synthesis circuit, an OSD unit, a video camera, a DVD playback unit, a rear monitor, a navigation unit, a mixer, an IR circuit, and headphones. The voice synthesis circuit and the OSD unit receive driving information from a ha... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7088263 | Runway approach lighting system and method A method and system for visually guiding an aircraft in its landing approach to a runway having an approach area equipped with approach lights operable in off, low, medium, and high intensity states. The lights are communicated with a secondary side of a transformer... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7082355 | Wake wash severity monitor for high speed vessels Onboard a marine vessel in transit a speedometer, a fathometer and a computer run in conjunction to track the Froude depth number (which is a function of vessel speed and water depth). A warning (e.g., display, signal and/or alarm) appears and/or sounds when the ves... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7034717 | Pilot house critical event detection and alarm system The present invention provides apparatus and methods for indicating the existence of a critical event within a pilot house, including the existence of a condition of no motion. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7021782 | Illuminated safety apparatus and base A safety apparatus having a base, a wand coupled to the base, and an illumination source retained by the wand. The base may include a recess to retain the illumination source, or an additional illumination source. The base may also include a port and a hollow interi... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004601 | Signaling device for sighting systems, for example for rescue crafts in the nautical field and the like A signaling device for sighting systems, for example for rescue crafts in the nautical field and the like, comprising at least two lamps arranged so that their respective filaments are mutually perpendicular, so as to achieve a circular luminous emission that is uni... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6980228 | Monitoring buoy system A buoy system for observing and monitoring the surface of a large predetermined area of water including a flotation device; a waterproof imaging device attached to the exterior of the flotation device, the imaging device operable for obtaining continuous real-time i... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6972697 | Controller for automatically manipulating a horn signal for navigational purposes A system and method for a horn controller is provided that automatically operates a vessel's horn as a foghorn. The horn controller automatically causes the vessel's horn to sound according to the proper foghorn sounding schedule. The horn controller is designed to ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6907326 | Autonomous surf zone line charge deployment system A system and method autonomously clears obstacles and mines from an approach lane. A ship is distantly located from an approach lane spanning a surf zone and beach portion, and the ship has operator control station software in an onboard computer. At least one syste... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6859180 | Gravity-actuated submarine antenna An antenna including a feed tube with radial fins and circular plates at the ends of the tube and fins thereby forming a boundary for a plurality of resonant cavities. Curved plates, connected to the tube by switches of a switching system, partially encompass and su... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6717525 | Tactical vectoring equipment a plurality of bi-color lights is mounted to the stern of a ship such as an aircraft carrier. The lights are arranged so that they are visible from an escort ship that is following the aircraft carrier while attempting to maintain a selected range and angular positi... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6474851 | Fishing lighting system, components therefor and methods of making the same A fishing lighting system comprising at least one lighting assembly wherein the lighting assembly comprises at least one ultraviolet light source, at least one white light source, a controller for controlling the ultraviolet light source and the white lig... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6126299 | Laser light navigational safety system for improved detectability in low visibility conditions The present invention provides a navigational safety lighting system for use in low visibility conditions caused by fog, mist, rain, snow or other particulate matter in the atmosphere. A laser light source is utilized which emits a beam of laser light tha... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6086220 | Marine safety light A marine safety light for maximizing a boat's visibility to other boaters during darkness and inclement weather conditions consisting of a LED array which consists of a plurality of LEDs arranged in a star configuration. The LED array preferably consists ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5585783 | Marker light utilizing light emitting diodes disposed on a flexible circuit board A marker light device includes a bendable printed circuit board, a group of light emitting diodes disposed on the bendable printed circuit board and electrically connected thereto, and a power source electrically connected to the bendable printed circuit ... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5488361 | Navigation lights for personal watercraft operator A navigation lights device comprises red, green, and white navigation lights attached to the top of a left shoulder portion, a right shoulder portion, and a back side portion, respectively, of a buoyant vest or harness worn over the upper body of a person... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5448235 | Single laser method and system for marine channel marking A method and system are provided for marking marine channels. A single laser beam is selectively interrupted to produce an identifying on/off laser beam sequence distinguishable by the human eye. The laser beam is then expanded in terms of beam diameter d... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5412381 | Signalling means The invention relates to signalling, particularly road signalling, means. A considerable variety of illuminated and reflective signalling means are known to give advice to the driver of a particular vehicle and of great value to the driver of a vehicle du... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5121307 | Self contained solar powered strobe light A pole mounted self contained solar powered strobe light utilizing ultra violet rays from the sun and moon for charging its batteries and employing a cylindrical housing open at one end for fitting over the top of a vertically mounted pole. Batteries are ... | 06/09/1992 |
| 4763126 | Mooring location system A buoy for marine vessels that is responsive to a transmitted RF signal of a set frequency consisting of an RF receiver disposed within the buoy and tuned to a set frequency of the transmitted RF signal and an antenna coupled to the input of the RF receiv... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4759735 | Solar cell powered beacon A solar-powered beacon comprises a water-tight caisson housing a battery for storing electricity produced by solar cells atop the beacon. An electronic circuit within the caisson controls operation of the beacon. The caisson material acts as a heat sink f... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4754416 | Universal synchronous marine navigation light system Universal synchronous marine navigation light system comprising plural duplex lamp stations. Each duplex lamp station includes a microcomputer, all microcomputers being interconnected by an RS422 communications loop so as to operate all stations in synchr... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4736205 | Buoy lantern assembly employing hinged gimbal Marine buoy lantern employs a heavily damped two-axis gimbal including an outer gimbal frame supported to the lantern housing by a pair of hinges and an inner gimbal member mounted to the outer gimbal frame by another pair of hinges. The hinges are made o... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4647929 | Network system for navigation lights A navigation light control system that includes a network of navigation light control circuits interconnected and each control circuit further connected to operate at least one navigation light. Each control circuit includes a start circuit that provides ... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4626852 | Buoy lantern system Lantern employs clear lens protective cover around the drum lens and a clear dome over the solar panel mounted above the lens. A heavily damped gimbal supported by the lantern housing mounts the lens, lampchanger, and flasher above a bank of batteries sus... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4620190 | Method and apparatus for simultaneously actuating navigational lanterns A method and apparatus for causing a plurality of navigational lanterns, each equipped with an independent light sensing device and connected to a common synchronizing terminal, to actuate simultaneously at dusk, and deactuate simultaneously at dawn. The ... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4529981 | Navigation systems A navigation system provides a shore-based continuous visual signal to a ship navigating a channel or approaching a jetty. This indicates to the ship the optimum velocity program that it should be following, which is normally a gradual reduction of speed ... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4389632 | Flasher unit with synchronization and daylight control A flasher unit for buoys, beacons and the like for flashing an incandescent lamp in a required sequence of short and long flashes having short or long eclipses between flashes. A counter is provided having a number of counts equal to the number of flash-e... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4384268 | Marine navigation assisting apparatus Two tri-color light emitting diodes (LEDs) are mounted in spaced apart relationship and are supplied via a switch with appropriate potentials to illuminate one LED in one color (red) and the other in another color (green) and vice versa to indicate to a b... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4354172 | System of generating synchronizing signals in a navigational light group Radio signals from at least one Navy Navigation Satellite are received and an accurately timed signal is extracted therefrom. The special signal is used as a synchronizing signal to synchronize the flashing of a plurality of navigation lights. Each naviga... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4344065 | Convergence indicator for marine and flight vehicles A visual aid for boat skippers to which a skipper inputs information about the relative position of another observed boat and a navigation light color which he observes. The device has a group of input switches each indicating a possible relative position... | 08/10/1982 |
