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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6802684 | Container tranfer 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 and storage. The terminal system is equipped to store or transfer unloaded cargo automatically by using independent conta... | 10/12/2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4913080 | Method for production and laying a pipeline or a cable under water The invention relates to a method in production and laying a pipeline or a cable under water, comprising production of the pipeline/cable in a desired length, winding it onto a drum, transporting the drum and laying ramp on board a vessel and laying from ... | 04/03/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4329104 | Cargo handling apparatus An improved cargo handling apparatus is described herein, which includes a crane truck, adapted to travel along a wharf sloped surface and to be fixedly positioned in the proximity of a mooring position of a ship for the loading or unloading of cargoes, a... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4072120 | Marine transport A marine transport system encompasses at least three ports. A plurality of modular hold units are releasably engageable with any one of a plurality of vessels and are so sized that, when loaded with cargo, each hold unit consumes a substantial fraction of... | 02/07/1978 |
