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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6129506 | Material handling process utilizing specialized super containers as floating vessels/barges The invention relates to a process for moving and transporting materials utilizing specialized transporting containers. These containers, which can be transported over land utilizing specialized haulage equipment such as tractor-trailers or railroad "rail... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6050767 | Bulk material transport apparatus and method Bulk material is loaded at a marine transfer station into a plurality of inter-modal containers that have removable top lids and are received side by side in the hopper of a barge. A gantry carried by the barge removes the lids from the containers and mov... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6048153 | System, apparatus and method for loading and/or unloading a barge A system for loading and unloading a barge. The system includes two gantry assemblies, one for loading and one for unloading. The gantry assemblies are mounted on tracks for traversing the length of the barge. One gantry assembly has a hopper for receivin... | 04/11/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5154561 | Automated all-weather cargo transfer system An advanced automated vessel cargo transfer system for loading and unloading of ships and lighters. It includes an articulated manipulator arm mounted on a frame. The arm is provided with a spreader bar at the distal end thereof. The spreader bar is provi... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5020956 | Open hopper barge unloading system A floating, barge unloader system by which open hopper barges containing granular materials are rapidly unloaded by picking up, rotating the barge and dumping its contents. The open, loaded hopper barge is positioned above a lowered barge lifting platform... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4669411 | Vessel mooring system and method An apparatus is provided for securing a vessel to a stationary mooring, which apparatus permits shifting movement of the vessel in a fore and aft direction relative to the mooring while restricting movement away from the mooring. The combination comprises... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4382418 | Barge unloading terminal A barge unloading terminal comprises a floating dock having platforms and a trough therebetween, a carrier in the nature of a plurality of rings is positioned within the trough, a barge is secured within the carrier, both the carrier and barge are adapted... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4309953 | Cargo handling system for a marine cargo vessel A cargo handling system for a marine cargo vessel. The system includes a hold unit wherein is floatably disposed a cargo capsule. The cargo capsule has an upper cargo deck, a lower cargo deck, and a floatation-ballast chamber. Water is moved into and out ... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4284369 | Take-up head for bulk material conveyor installation The disclosure is directed to a take-up head for a conveyor installation that removes bulk material from the hold of a ship. The take-up head includes a vertical conveying tube carried by a frame, the lower end of the tube defining a take-up aperture. A r... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4055264 | Deck section loading An elongated deck section having two rows of legs with several legs per row is fabricated with the legs hingedly mounted on footings adapted to receive fluid bearings and is transported from the fabricating yard to a dock head over a smooth concrete slab ... | 10/25/1977 |
| 4026228 | Method and apparatus for temporarily converting campers and the like to water-based units Method and apparatus for converting recreational vehicles (RVs), camper bodies and trailers from land-based units to water-based units. Following conversion, the RV or camper becomes the "cabin" of a houseboat having an undercarriage which includes a pair... | 05/31/1977 |
| 4003480 | Apparatus for loading ships or barges Apparatus for unloading floating cargo vessels comprising endless pick-up members mounted on a jib which, in turn, is mounted on a gantry; a sensing member for determining the position in height of the cargo in the vessel relative to a fixed reference pla... | 01/18/1977 |
| 4003329 | Combination positioning and propelling apparatus for barges Combination barge positioning and propelling apparatus utilizing a plurality of powered, reversible traction devices in frictional contact with the vertical sides of the barge is disclosed. Several embodiments of the apparatus are shown to accommodate var... | 01/18/1977 |
