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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7972102 | Automated marine container terminal and system A storage area is accessed by automated guided vehicles which receive and unload containerized loads. On the waterside, loads are exchanged between the vehicles and ships using quay cranes. On the ground transportation side, loads are exchanged between the vehicles ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7289876 | Container crane, and method of determining and correcting a misalignment between a load-carrying frame and a transport vehicle A container crane includes a movable trolley and a load-carrying frame pendantly connected to the trolley and comprised of a spreader and a head block, for transfer of a container from or to a transport vehicle. Plural optical detectors are mounted on the trolley fo... | 10/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7198227 | Aircraft cargo locating system An aircraft cargo locating system determines the location and weight of aircraft cargo placed in unit loading devices. A wireless tag, such as an Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag is affixed to each of the loading devices. The system receives information fro... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195084 | Systems and methods for storing and handling drill cuttings Vessels for selectively holding drilling cuttings material and methods employing such vessels; the vessels, in at least certain aspects, having a body with a hollow container with an interior space for receiving drilling cuttings material and from which the material... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7181312 | Method and apparatus for quay container crane-based automated optical container code recognition with positional identification A method and system for a quay container crane with container code recognition of a container identified by a container code with container positional identification is disclosed. The system and method are capable of performing these tasks without the use of non-sta... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7080960 | Apparatus and method for transporting waste materials An apparatus for transporting solid waste drill cuttings material produced in the drilling of an oil or gas well, the apparatus including: a waste supply apparatus; a feeder to transport the material; a pneumatic conveying apparatus to which the material is transfer... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7040848 | Transport platform An embodiment of a transport platform has a platform having first and second end members in which spaced vertically extending first slots are formed, the first slots being adapted to receive one of a plurality of vertically extending guide members that are provided ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7033124 | Method and apparatus for pneumatic conveying of drill cuttings A method and apparatus for transporting oil drill cuttings using a vessel having a lower conical portion where the cone has an angle which provides for mass flow of the drill cuttings when there is an application of compressed air on the surface of the drill cutting... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6964552 | Method for lifting and transporting a heavy load using a deep water deployment system The invention is a method for lifting and transporting a heavy load comprising using a heavy lift vessel with at least two heavy lift cranes adapted to operate simultaneously; mounting a deep water deployment system on each crane adapted to increase hook travel the ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6936092 | Positive pressure drilled cuttings movement systems and methods Methods for moving drilled cuttings, the methods, in certain aspects, including conveying with air under positive pressure, drilled cuttings to flow conduit apparatus; applying air under positive pressure to the flow conduit apparatus to continuously move the drille... | 08/30/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6857821 | Device for lifting a seagoing construction such as a drilling rig, provided with lifting members running mutually parallel A device for lifting a seagoing construction such as a drilling rig, which device comprises one or more floater bodies, one or more beam-like lifting members supported movably on a floater body and running parallel or practically parallel to each other, wherein the ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6836746 | Method and apparatus for calculating the payload on a water-borne vessel Mass of a payload delivered to a water-borne vessel is provided with high accuracy and without the need for human measurement or the need for personnel to enter the water. The draft of the vessel in an unloaded or empty condition is compared to a loaded or loading c... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6811368 | Roll-on / roll-off system and process for equipment transfer between ships or a ship and quay A process for equipment transfer between two moving transfer stations, such as ships, effected by moving a shuttle to a point adjacent to one transfer station, transferring a load onto the shuttle, moving the shuttle to a point adjacent to the other transfer station... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6709217 | Method of pneumatically conveying non-free flowing paste A method for transporting oil drill cuttings using a vessel having a lower conical portion where the cone has an angle which provides for mass flow of the drill cuttings when there is an application of compressed air on the surface of the drill cuttings in the vesse... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6702539 | Pneumatic conveying A method for conveying a non-free flowing paste where the non-free flowing paste is loaded into a vessel or container having a conical lower portion designed to provide mass flow of the paste. A gas is applied to the vessel to cause the paste to flow out.... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6698989 | Pneumatic conveying A method for conveying a non-free flowing paste where the non-free flowing paste is loaded into a vessel or container having a conical lower portion designed to provide mass flow of the paste. A gas is applied to the vessel to cause the paste to flow out.... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6665585 | Method and apparatus for container management A radio IC number tag (10) having a container number (1a) inputted is applied on a container (1); a radio document tag (14) having container (1) physical distribution information inputted is set to a trailer (2); and a radio antenna (11) is arranged at a ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6588359 | Apparatuses and methods for at-sea cargo handling and rescue Apparatuses for handling cargo in a body of water incorporate a high floating slender pylon floating upright in the water. The pylon is maintained afloat by a submerged variable buoyancy chamber carried by the pylon between its ends. Ballast carried by th... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6524050 | Container transfer terminal system and method A terminal and system for the automatic computerized unloading of containerized cargo from container ships to trucks, railroad cars, other ships or storage. The terminal system is equipped to store or transfer unloaded cargo automatically by using indepen... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6431791 | Hoisting machine to move several boat to and from land and sea simultaneously A fixed structure is shaped like a pier and equipped on an upper part with a slide guide. A length of the pier extends from land to a point at sea where the depth is such as to allow boats to be transported to float. A trolley slides along the pier. At le... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6293219 | Suspension system for inflatable boat A rigid structural pallet is provided to support and carry cargo suspended by a crane or helicopter for delivery into or recovery from the water. The pallet consists of a rigid panel extending the full longitudinal and lateral (horizontal) extent of the p... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6131530 | Two man loading platform for use on submarines A platform for servicing of vertically positioned missiles in a ballistic ssile submarine. The platform includes a vertically inclined rail and a horizontal frame. In the frame there is a first element having a first and a second end superimposed over the... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5919022 | Electromagnetic positioning system for containers An intermodal container positioning system for facilitating loading or positioning of intermodal containers via overhead crane or the like. The preferred embodiment of the present invention contemplates a system for positioning, in a precision matter, an ... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5813815 | Dust and water proof apparatus for bulk carrier A dust and water proof apparatus for a bulk carrier includes a first frame having two opposed sidewalls formed with a respective roller-receiving groove. A second frame is disposed among the sidewalls and two opposed end walls of the first frame, and has ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5666898 | Equipment for raising sunken vessels Equipment for the raising, sunken vessels, specifically small to medium sized ships which are submerged in depths to which human descent for purposes of rigging retrieval gear to the ship is impractical or unsafe. The equipment can be employed remotely us... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5547327 | Method and apparatus for continuously determining the inclination and draft of a waterborne floating vessel to enable automatic loading of the vessel Pressure sensors positioned at strategic points on a floating vessel below the surface of the water provide depth information to a shore based control computer via wireless telemetry. The pressure sensors provide continuous information regarding the draft... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5501563 | Bulk material loading and unloading facility for sea-going ships A bulk material loading and unloading facility for sea-going ships with displaceably arranged bulk material loading and unloading devices (23). Instead of a pier or a dock facility and a shore-side storage facility equipped with stackers and reloading dev... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5409123 | Cable guide for the trolley traveling winch of gantry cranes A cable guide for the trolley traveling winch on gantry cranes for container, general-cargo, and grab operation, with a land-side support and a water-side jib that can be tilted up, the necessary deflection rollers, tensioning devices, and at least one ca... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5322405 | Dust control system A dust control system to prevent the escape of dust from a cargo hold during bulk materials cargo handling operations wherein a plurality of rigid frames are suspended in parallel configuration across the hold. Unloading equipment is inserted through the ... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5314262 | Hoisting gear on the trolley of a container crane A hoisting arrangement for a trolley (1) of a container crane with two motor-driven cable drums (2a, 2b), with cable rollers (4a-4d) arranged on the roller traverse (5), and with hoisting cables (3a-3d) guided between the cable fixed points (8a-8d) and th... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5226773 | Apparatus for stowing pallet mounted with cargo into hold of freight vessel An apparatus for stowing a pallet mounted with a cargo into a hold of a freight vessel, which comprises: two pairs of rails installed on a floor of a hold of a freight vessel in parallel with the center line of the freight vessel; at least two rows of pal... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5131502 | Hoisting apparatus for ships Hoisting apparatus, comprising a side loader, passenger or freight elevator for ships, having a cage which moves along a path at least partially curved. The hoisting apparatus include an elevator shaft mounted on the ship broadside provided with one or mo... | 07/21/1992 |
| 4946344 | General cargo crane A general cargo crane for unloading general cargo from a ship's hold, in particular general cargo placed on a pallet, comprises a continuously operating conveyor in a shaft of which at least the bottom part is vertically displaceable. To solve the problem... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4856961 | Large capacity wing loader and unloader apparatus for cargo ships Portable cargo loading apparatus capable of being placed into the hold of a ship for loading and unloading cargo respectively to and from the wing areas of the hold. Comprising the apparatus is a loading section formed of three large area relatively slida... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4671725 | Barge tipplers or dumpers A tippling installation for the discharge of bulk goods from large barges comprises a dry basin in which a trough-shaped cradle can have its ends sealed against opposite end walls of the basin in which there are lock gates. The cradle provides a holding v... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4599027 | Method and apparatus for moving cargo between a ship and a dock Cargo containers are moved between a dock and a ship by a crane which has a vertically movable landing platform, a waterside trolley for moving cargo between the ship and the landing platform, and a landside trolley for moving cargo between the dock and t... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4574721 | Assembly for holding cargo An assembly for carrying cargo which comprises a cylindrical tank rotatable about a horizontal axis and having a torque partition member dividing it into an upper and a lower compartment, rotating rails provided around the periphery of the tank, support r... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4363257 | Strikedown service mechanism for a vertical launching system A service mechanism for a shipboard missile vertical launch system has a base assembly which rides on a set of parallel tracks spanning a missile housing array. A carriage assembly is mounted for movement along the base assembly in a direction normal to t... | 12/14/1982 |
