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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7874886 | Communication float A communication float for an oceanographic instrument, such as a profiler, comprising an elongated buoyant float, connected at one to the instrument by means of a neutrally buoyant communication cable, and having an antenna mounted on the other end. The float is bal... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7396268 | Safety signaling apparatus for watercraft An improved safety signaling apparatus intended to be used with watercraft to increase the visibility of the watercraft to others, incorporating a mast-supported signaling device, a base member for attachment to the watercraft, and a retention member removably attac... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7337568 | Non-inflatable floating sign A non-inflatable device for supporting a sign on water. A single float embodiment is the basic element. In a typical embodiment, two or more non-inflatable floats are separated at a predetermined distance by one or more spacing members that mate with a spacing membe... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7261606 | Flotation apparatus A method and apparatus is provided to support a plurality of objects such as keys with an inflatable apparatus when the inflatable apparatus is exposed to a body of water. In one embodiment, an inflatable apparatus provides an attachment member such as a key ring to... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258836 | Freeze resistant buoy system A freeze resistant buoy system includes a tail-tube buoy having a thermally insulated section disposed predominantly above a waterline, and a thermo-siphon disposed predominantly below the waterline. ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7244156 | Lightweight marine buoy and method of handling the same A lightweight constructed navigation buoy, and method for handling the same, is provided with waterborne stability comparable to the conventional and much heavier navigation buoys. The desired waterborne stability is achieved using a liquid-ballasting/-venting syste... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7230540 | Liquid level alarm A liquid level alarm is placed in a tank having a bottom and has a weight, a floating box, an alarm circuit and a cord. The weight is placed on the bottom of the tank. The floating box has a top recess, a passage, a slide and a top cover. The passage communicates wi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226328 | Extendable spar buoy sea-based communication system An extendable spar buoy sea-based communication system includes a spar buoy having a retracted configuration deployable from an underwater vessel and an extended configuration after deployment, and a communication subsystem mounted to the top of the spar buoy and su... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7168889 | Floating platform having a spoolable tether installed thereon and method for tethering the platform using same The present invention discloses a process for installing a floating platform to the ocean floor using a spoolable (preferably composite) tether, comprising installing the spooled tether onto the floating platform; towing the floating platform to a site for installat... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165504 | Antenna linear extension and retraction apparatus for a submersible device, and method of use An antenna linear extension and retraction apparatus and method of use for a submersible device is provided. The apparatus includes a body having a cavity formed at an external surface. A bladder containing a core material is arranged within the cavity. The core mat... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160166 | Underwater flotation safety device An underwater flotation safety device includes a base that may be positioned below the water surface of a swimming pool with ballast, a hook, or the like. A buoyant member is releasably coupled to the base and is also positioned below the water surface. A release me... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156712 | Floating debris and weedline marker A marker for marking debris, weed lines and/or other objects floating in a body of water. The marker can consist of a tube, such as a plastic tube having a weighted end such that the marker floats upright in the ocean. Preferably, the marker is coated with a fluores... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7125298 | Man overboard beacon A user worn man overboard beacon that provides multiple indication means to alert a ship to an overboard crew person and to assist in locating the crew person. The beacon device is contained in a housing attached to the clothing of the sailor and is activated upon c... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7083484 | Inflatable dive marker and collection bag An inflatable diver marker and collection bag is disclosed which can be utilized by a diver for collecting lobster, conch, etc., as well as providing for a diver location marker to boats and other water vehicles traveling in the vicinity of the diver. The dive marke... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081820 | Surface tracker A surface tracker includes a tubular marker body having an interior electronic marker and a visual indicator attached to an upper end of the marker body which extends away from the marker body. When deployed, the marker body is mostly underground and the visual indi... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7056179 | Combination inflator and manifold assembly A variable volume raft containing adjustable ratio and amounts of air and or water. The buoyancy and ballast of the raft are routinely adjusted to accommodate additional occupants and changing weather conditions. A manual pump can be the primary or back up source fo... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7054230 | Locator device for submerged structures Locator device that can be used to aid in the recovery of or to provide positional information about a structure that becomes submerged. The locator device for submerged structures consists of one or more modules. Each module can be customized to incorporate one or ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7034696 | Proximity dead man interrupter, alarm and reporting system A system for controlling operation of a machine or process includes a control point and a remote node. The control point is located with respect to the machine or process. The remote node is located with respect to an operator of the machine or process for detecting... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7004104 | Adjustable golf flagstick A golf flagstick with telescoping sections displays patterns, colors, or other visual indicators on sections. A given visual indicator may be displayed by extending a section or hidden by retracting the section. By extending and retracting combinations of specific s... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001235 | Surface marker buoy apparatus A surface marker buoy apparatus is provided for use in diving and in particular for use in assisting a diver during his ascent. The apparatus includes an inflatable buoy which can be inflated when required to float and can be folded or rolled up when deflated. The b... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6955574 | Shackle pocket buoy A buoy for tethering a vessel has a pocket that retains a fastening device below an outer surface of the buoy to protect the vessel from contact by the fastening device. A method of manufacturing the buoy utilizes a processing line that molds elements of the buoy in... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6850152 | Non-flammable land and sea marker A flameless and smokeless marker attracts attention to a site. A battery and electronics section has a battery module and electronics module. The battery module connects power to the electronics module for creating responsive power-activation signals. An inflatable ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6791490 | Integrated dive flag/float and GPS navigation system for scuba divers A SCUBA diving flag/float assembly is used to support a GPS antenna on the surface of the water for use by divers in performing underwater navigation. An associated GPS receiver is integrated with a dive flag line take-up mechanism such as a spool or SCUBA diving li... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6558216 | Land and water based flash flood detection and warning system A land and water flash flood detecting and warning system includes a buoyant waterproof casing. A detachable tether is externally fixed to the casing and a distal end of the tether is attached to an anchor to secure the casing in place on land. Accelerome... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6448903 | Device for detecting internal pressure of air-filled gunwale protector The present invention relates to an internal-pressure detection apparatus for a pneumatic fender that can reduce the labor of maintenance. The internal-pressure detection apparatus is configured of an internal-pressure detection unit 10 provided in a pneu... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6360495 | Sand spike system A sand spike system anchors a cable in an earthen substrate. A penetrator connected to the cable has folded petal-shaped sections of spring steel propelled into the earth by a propellant. Cables connected to opposite petal-shaped sections help arrest pene... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6261142 | Submersible and retrievable buoy Buoy (3) incorporates a release mechanism (5) that permits buoy (3) to be submersed and subsequently automatically released to ascend to the surface. Mechanism (5) includes cap (16) which hermetically seals a space (8) within which release unit (101) is l... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6102758 | Near shore spar communication platform The Near Shore Spar Buoy Communication Platform is a semi-stable platform for data collection and retrieval for distances up to and over several miles offshore. It is an ocean-going computer housed in a modified spar buoy which is connected to a shore com... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6093069 | Low watch circle buoy system A low watch circle buoy system (LWCBS) uses global positioning system (GPS) P(Y) code coordinate sensing and transmission to mark its position in wr depths up to 40 feet to a positional accuracy of 3 meters or less. LWCBS maintains this position with a ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5951346 | Air-delivered position marking device and method An air-deliverable global positioning system (GPS) position marking device nd method involves the operations of providing an air-deliverable GPS position marking device, launching the device into flight through the air to a desired location, arming the dev... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5735719 | Combination inflatable dive flag and float A combination inflatable dive flag and float that visually marks a position in a waterway where a diver is diving. The combination includes an inflatable, hollow, elongated, slender, vertically-oriented, and generally cylindrically-shaped mast tube, and a... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5616059 | Tailbuoy with self-deploying mast The present invention is a floatation apparatus with a self-deploying mast for use in a marine towing operation. The invention includes a mast assembly. The mast assembly comprises a shaft adapted to pivotally mount in a storage position on the floatation... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5593332 | Ice penetrating communication buoy A signal buoy is provided which is ejectable from a submarine vehicle. The buoy is also provided with an internal heat source that raises the temperature of a portion of the buoy to a magnitude sufficient to melt ice. The buoy is provided with sufficient ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5517202 | Minimal washover, inline high frequency buoyant antenna A buoyant antenna for providing sufficient transmission time windows for munication at ultra-high and extremely-high frequencies. The antenna is configured to float on the surface of a body of water and is connected to a vessel through a communications c... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5411424 | Replaceable buoy cover A replaceable buoy cover or buoy sock includes a tubular, cylindrical sleeve which is closed at a top end by a cap. A lower end of the sleeve is provided with a cinch member. The buoy cover is removably secured to a buoy by sliding the sleeve over the buo... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5403219 | Launchable diver surfacing signal A diver surfacing signal that can be conveniently carried underwater in a launching tube that is strapped to a diver's tanks and released by the diver prior to surfacing in order to alert marine vehicles to the diver's presence. Prior to surfacing, the di... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5339288 | Underwater sound source with remote controlled actuator An underwater sound source with a remote controlled actuator comprising a oy having a buoyant portion, a plurality of launch tubes storing acoustic charges, a radio transceiver, control circuitry, hinged doors at the bottom of the tubes, and a safety rele... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5319376 | Arctic submarine buoy and application methods An improved ice penetrating arctic buoy for release from a submarine submerged under a layer of ice includes a Global Positioning System navigational processor receiver and/or a Emergency Position Information Radio Beacon and/or surveillance apparatus, an... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5291194 | Apparatus for interconnecting an underwater vehicle and a free-floating pod Apparatus is provided for interconnecting an unmanned underwater vehicle V) and a free-floating pod, the apparatus comprising a communications cable extending between the pod and a less buoyant buoy, the buoy being in communication with a distal station,... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5234365 | Marker buoy apparatus A marker buoy for temporary indication of various fishing positioning is provided to include buoyant structure to rotatably accommodate a spool therebetween, with the spool rotatably operative through a rotary tool to effect selective winding and unwindin... | 08/10/1993 |
