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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7708611 | Sea survival device including several pneumatic liferafts A sea survival device (1) comprising a container (2) with several shells (3, 4) enclosing respective pneumatic liferafts (5, 6) in the deflated and folded-up state, and inflation means; one half-shell (4) enclosing a liferaft (6... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7373895 | Inflatable boat An inflatable boat possessing at least two inflatable chambers (1) and a device (2) for distributing gas under pressure, the device comprising: a leaktight enclosure (3) possessing a first orifice (5) and at least two second orifices (... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7357688 | Floatation apparatus and method A portable floatation apparatus comprising a platform, a ramp, and a buoyancy structure non-removably attached to the platform. At least one buoyancy structure may be removably attached under the platform to adjust the buoyancy of the floatation apparatus. The platf... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7322309 | Inflatable structure The present invention relates to an inflatable structure comprising an inflatable frame and a single inflation valve. The inflatable frame has at least two chambers in fluid communication with at least one other chamber through a check valve, whereby the chambers ar... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7299816 | Inflation valve assembly An inflation valve includes a main valve body having an outlet port, a rupture port, and a pull cord retainer. A puncture retainer body secures a puncture disc within the main valve body to seal the outlet port to gas flow. A slot in the puncture retaining body perm... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7275494 | Valve structure, bladder, and hull portion for inflatable boats A valve structure includes a valve body on which is mounted a first valve and a second valve. The first valve traverses the valve body at a first position and the second valve traverses the valve body at a second position spaced apart from the first position. The fi... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273065 | Inflation/deflation valve for cargo dunnage A valve assembly for a dunnage bag wherein in the valve body a valve diaphragm is mounted on a shaft and is supported by a mounting bar such that the valve diaphragm may be reciprocally moved from the closed position to the open position by a simple axial push on th... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270317 | Fluid suspension member having grooved inlet A fluid suspension member having a flexible wall at least partially defining a fluid chamber and having a passage formed therethrough. A connector fitting is received within the passage, and a groove extends into the flexible wall adjacent the passage. A method is a... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7238073 | Inflatable towable float A towable structure is configured to be towed behind a boat while floating above the surface of a body of water. In one implementation, the towable structure has a platform for supporting one or more passengers thereon extending between or otherwise supported by at ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7226258 | Apparatus and method for transporting motorcycles on a trailer or pick-up truck and avoiding accidental or inadvertent damage thereto A damage preventing system for use in preventing damage to motorcycles and the like when being conveyed on a transporting vehicle. Inflatable supporting cushions, anchored at selected locations to the transporting vehicle with use of attachment apertures, provide pr... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223185 | Hide-behind bunker system and kit with impact dampening anchors A hide-behind bunker system and kit for enabling a user to take cover behind at least one stand-alone, impact dampening structure. The system comprises at least one inflatable hide-behind structure cooperatively associated with an impact dampening anchor system. The... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7165505 | Integrated accessory for an inflatable apparatus Apparatus including an inflatable enclosure delimited by a flexible wall to which an accessory is secured. The wall has an opening defined by an edge to which a protruding reinforcement is secured; two rigid frames straddle the edge of the opening on each side of th... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7146923 | Valve structure, bladder, and hull portion for inflatable boats A valve structure includes a valve body on which is mounted a first valve and a second valve. The first valve traverses the valve body at a first position and the second valve traverses the valve body at a second position spaced apart from the first position. The fi... | 12/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7051753 | Valve for a dunnage bag A valve for an airtight flexible container such as a dunnage bag including a bowl with openings and extending through an opening in the container A flange around the rim of the bowl is heat welded to the container around the opening. One end of a housing is screwed ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048282 | Sports device, preferably a snow or water vehicle A sports device (10), preferably a snow or water vehicle, has an outer shell (15) which when inflated, forms a support surface (13) underneath and a lying down or sitting surface (20) on top. An inflatable tubular shell (20) with t... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7025080 | Cross over valve An improved cross over valve for use in conjunction with inflatable devices such as life rafts, escape slides, white water rafts, kayaks, etc. The invention is specifically a cross over valve for inflatable rafts and the like where the valve fluidly connects at leas... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7018257 | Volume amplified compressed gas life jacket and life raft inflator A multifunction manually oriented inflator to amplify the volume of gas provided for low-pressure inflation of multiple bladders. A default operation can be as a high pressure fixed-volume inflator. A shut off valve preserves excess gas supply while regulated flow a... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6966414 | Elevated inflatable emergency evacuation slide illumination An inflatable evacuation slide includes a flexible slide surface that is supported by longitudinal main support members. Illumination of the slide surface is provided by a plurality of illumination sources that are supported above the upper surface of the main suppo... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6951493 | Automatically inflatable safety device An automatically inflatable safety device includes an inflatable safety jacket mounted on a user's body and having an inner face formed with an air valve, and an inflation mechanism mounted on the air valve of the safety jacket to supply air into the safety jacket. ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6941938 | Adapter assembly with floating pin for operably connecting pressurized bottle to a paintball marker An adapter assembly for releasably interconnecting a pressurized bottle with a paintball marker, wherein the adapter assembly includes a piercing pin moveable between retracted position and an extended position. The adapter assembly includes an internally threaded f... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935073 | Inflatable component connector An inflatable device that includes a inflatable component and a base inflatable component. The inflatable component is releasably connected to the base inflatable component by a component connector. The component connector includes a base and a cap, wherein the cap ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6913016 | Valve manifold assembly A valve manifold assembly having a valve body with at least one chamber defined therein. The chamber has at least one inlet and at least one outlet and has at least one opening. A poppet is disposed in the chamber. The poppet slides in the chamber between a first po... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6902453 | High security opening apparatus for hermetically sealed containers A flexible or semi rigid container having one or more openings, including, slits, slots, or shaped holes is sealed with a sealing apparatus. The sealing apparatus covers the openings and is attached to the container, sealing the openings and preserving the environme... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6814639 | Air valve The present invention includes an air valve having a housing sealed to an inflatable device. The housing includes an opening that matingly receives a check valve with an inner surface defining a passageway. A cap is in turn matingly received in the passageway of the... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6678997 | Inflatable plant support structure An inflatable plant support system for receiving, moving and growing potted plants. The system includes an elongated inflatable member having recesses defined in a top surface thereof to accept potted plants. Channels defined in the top surface distribute... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6641445 | Deployment arrangement for inflatable structures An arrangement for deployment of an inflatable structure consisting of a pressurized container, a cable and a cable guide block. At least one conduit extends within the cable guide block. The cable is positioned for guided movement within the conduit. Suc... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6494756 | Floating inflatable device, particularly an inflatable life raft, equipped with venturi inflation means A floating inflatable device which is to be able to be inflated on the surface of liquid and which for this purpose comprises inflation means including an on-board source of pressurized gas, wherein said inflation means comprise a venturi supplied by said... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6460560 | Low profile inflation valve A low profile inflation valve intended to be installed with an article to inflated with air, water or other fluid. The valve of the invention comprises a valve body which is sealed, such as by an adhesive, heat-sealing or RF sealing, to a corresponding op... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6413132 | Life raft inflation valve A life raft inflation valve has a body with a bore extending therethrough. A threaded gas intake fitting is on the body and communicates with the bore. An elongated valve spool is slidably mounted in the bore and normally closes the gas intake fitting. A ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6409561 | Remote activated water self rescue system The present invention regards personal rescue devices for use by individuals separated from watercraft in open water. Provided are an inflation valve and rescue device having high reliability and insensitivity to environmental conditions. The inflation va... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6394867 | Emergency self-inflating flotation device A vehicle seat comprising a seating substrate, an outer seat covering, and a housing containing an integrated self-inflating floatation device. The self-inflating flotation device includes one or more inflatable flotation bladders and an inflator that is ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6260570 | Puncture disc raft inflation valve having a one-piece valve body A raft inflation valve includes a one-piece valve body which is connected to a pressure vessel and which has an inlet communicating with the pressure vessel, a recess for receiving a cartridge having a puncture disc, and a passage which connects the inlet... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6178911 | Automatically inflatable boat An automatically inflatable boat including at least two separate compartments which are connected to one another by an intercommunicating valve which can be opened to connect adjacent compartments or closed to isolate adjacent compartments. The inflatable... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6168487 | Inflatable structure, in particular a life float In inflatable large-size structures such as life boats it is required that an external and easily accessible gas cylinder is hose-connected with a plurality of mutually separated injection areas, because the gas medium, by evaporation and expansion, produ... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6089251 | Pneumatic valve Pneumatic valve (1) for an inflatable object such as an inflatable boat, arranged so as to be partially embedded in an aperture (22) in the flexible wall (21) of the inflatable object carrying it and comprising a valve body (2) containing a valve mechanis... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6080027 | Flotation device Compact and light weight deployable flotation devices with improved elasticity, tensile strength, shear strength, and puncture resistance using higher quality materials and sequencing of layers of polymer coating with greater mechanical strength in outer ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6077138 | Inflatable life raft with inflatable supports connected by a throttle valve A method for inflating a life raft, wherein the life raft has an inflatable base, at least two curved inflatable supports spanning the base, and extending parallel to one another, and a cover skin connected to the inflatable base and to the at least two i... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6074261 | Inflatable pneumatic enclosure with constrained geometric shape, in particular flat, especially floor for craft An inflatable pneumatic enclosure 1 of constrained geometric shape, comprising two main walls 2, 3 held the one relative to the other, in the inflated state of the enclosure, in a pre-specified relative position by a multiplicity of flexible links 4 inter... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6009895 | Free rotating inlet check valve for inflatable devices An inlet check valve for use with inflatable buoyancy tubes such as are used on life rafts and escape slides. The inlet check valve being freely rotatable within the flange affixed to the raft fabric thereby allowing for easier packing and deployment due ... | 01/04/2000 |
