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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7326020 | Multi-purpose vessel and method for recovering, storing and/or offloading material in a dredging operation A method of building a levee or an island is disclosed. The method includes dredging material from a surface of a body of water with a dredge assembly mounted to a hull and supporting a hopper with the hull. The hopper is adapted to receive the material. The hopper ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 6997666 | Automated cart unloading/conveyor system An automated cart unloading/conveyor system for automated unloading of articles from a transport vehicle or cart to one or more transfer surfaces, conveyors, or other platforms. A specially configured cart carries articles to be transferred upon shelves. The cart is... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6059521 | Transport and distribution of ship-borne goods units A distribution method is for transporting goods from a loading port for a ship or some other collection site, such as a storage room or centralized handling plant, to cabins or other operation sites on a ship. The steps include placing the goods on a tran... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5338143 | Car storage apparatus for car carrier This invention relates to a car storage apparatus in a car carrier having a plurality of stages of car storage decks. The car storage apparatus comprises a car loading port installed at the ship side on one of the decks, a loading/unloading berth extendin... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5156512 | Cargo handling apparatus for cold storage holds of fishing vessels A cargo handling apparatus for cold storage holds of fishing vessels, comprising a storage station for storing cargo units of fish and shellfish in a frozen or cold state in the vessels and an overhead traveling crane for traveling in the storage station ... | 10/20/1992 |
| 4394841 | Vessel for recovering material A vessel to recover material in the form of oil and timber from the surface or bottom of the sea comprises a conveyor, which projects down below the water level and is mounted to the vessel in an elevatable manner in order to enable variation of the level... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4281767 | Trawler fish-sorting system A fish-sorting apparatus for use on board a fishing vessel of the type including fish-storing bins. The apparatus includes a surface for sorting fish, by category, into different selected ones of the bins, or overboard (for rejected fish), through ports a... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4234075 | Apparatus for sealing a connection between two mutually shiftable components Two components, for example, conveyors, are interconnected by the intermediary of a connecting portion. The component connected to the connecting portion is shiftable along an alongate opening in the other component. The elongate opening is closable by me... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4168009 | Automatic discharge cargo lifting apparatus There is disclosed an automatic cargo transport apparatus for moving cargo between different vertical levels in which endless chains are synchronized to move along vertical ascending and descending paths in an elevator gantry. Laterally extending cargo lo... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4165202 | Apparatus for emptying bulk material from a storage chamber Apparatus for emptying bulk material from a storage chamber comprising a rake in the storage chamber for transporting material in one direction therein for external discharge from the chamber and a guide beam in the chamber extending transversely and supp... | 08/21/1979 |
| 4103792 | Fish unloading system A fish unloading system for removing fish from the main fish hold of a fishing boat. The lower portion of the main fish hold is filled with water and sufficient salt added to cause the fish to float near the surface of the water. A power-operated self-fee... | 08/01/1978 |
