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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8105124 | Devices and methods for recovering articles inadvertently submerged in a body of water A device and method for recovering articles inadvertently submerged in a body of water are disclosed. The device comprises a housing attachable to the article, the housing defining a storage chamber with a storage chamber opening at one end. The storage chamber cont... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7398917 | Payment V.I.P. card This invention relates to a universal financial product and enables to use it for managing money resources, e.g., sums being on a personal account. The housing of the pay card may be made of a precious or rare metal, bone, finewood; the elements of the features of a... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7336196 | Audio visual homing marker An audio visual homing marker includes a shock-resistant housing with a power supply, audio speaker and LED array inside the housing. A power switch is attached to the housing and the power supply. The housing includes a plurality of bulkheads that create a pluralit... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7232354 | Inflatable buoyancy device with water-dependant triggering mechanism This invention is directed toward a device which provides buoyancy to objects with negative buoyancy in water. The invention comprises a water-sensitive trigger which, when activated, causes a compressed gas to exit a canister and enter a balloon, which expands, the... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7232353 | Retrievable pneumatic buoy system for submarine use An inflatable buoy launch and retrieval system comprises an underwater platform, a launch/retrieval tube within the underwater platform, and a mechanism for ejecting and retrieving an inflatable buoy from the launch/retrieval tube. The ejection mechanism comprises a... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7179145 | Deployable and autonomous mooring system A self-mooring module. In particular, a self-mooring module that may be deployed by air, surface or underwater. The module includes a combination anchor/air brake, a buoy, and a mooring line. The module may also include a sensor module. The anchor, combination ancho... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7089876 | Floating electronic platform for swimming pools and spas A stable, manually portable floating electronic platform for use in pools and spas is equipped with recesses for receiving beverage containers and is equipped with any of a variety of electronic audio/visual entertainment devices that are powered by an on-board batt... | 08/15/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6941890 | Underground marking systems and methods for identifying a location of an object underground An underground marking system for marking buried objects is constructed from synthetic, brightly colored materials, which provides redundant horizontal and vertical markers and the ability to trace back to the buried object. The system is economical and easily insta... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6786784 | Child's safety swimwear Safety swimwear with an automatically retractable buoy secured in a manner not interfering with play in and out of the water, the float providing no buoyancy for the child but having sufficient buoyancy to remain on the surface and thus serve as an aid in locating t... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6554667 | Device for achieving hand control of a control pedal for an electric trolling motor A removably attachable device for achieving hand control of a foot control pedal for an electric trolling motor includes a mounting plate attachable to a side surface of the pedal, and a securing tube attached to the mounting plate. A telescopically adjus... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6537118 | Subsea buoy A subsea buoy for use in maneuvering a submerged object, the buoy comprising a buoyant body, a first frangible link for securing said buoy to the object, means for rupturing said first frangible link, a drogue secured to said buoyant body by a second fran... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6527605 | Child locator buoy An automatically retractable buoy secured to the trunk of a child in a manner not interfering with play in and out of the water, the buoy providing no buoyancy for the child but having sufficient buoyancy to remain on the surface and thus serve as an aid ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6332819 | Object retrieval device used in water A water retrieval device that is attached to a valuable item to prevent that item from sinking and being lost in muddy or deep water. The device may be in the shape of a latex fish, which contains chemicals that react with the surrounding water that is dr... | 12/25/2001 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5462000 | Non-turbulent pull down eye for buoyant test vehicle A non-turbulent, retractable pull-down eye assembly for use in hauling a yant test vehicle down to a release depth. The assembly is contained within the tail housing of the vehicle and is extended from the tail housing when the vehicle is to be hauled do... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5348502 | Mounts for buoys A mounting bracket for retaining an EPIRB or similar buoy on a ship comprises a housing with a support frame pivotally mounted in the housing. The lower part of the frame has a peg engaging a recess in the underside of an enlarged central part of the buoy... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5199374 | Aerial location self-actuating emergency sea surface marker for capsized vessels An emergency location marker system for capsized vessels is housed in an emergency location marker canister or container (10) secured by a bracket (22) to an exposed or outside surface of the vessel (60). An inflatable aerial location marker (40) is defla... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5163858 | Rescue buoy apparatus A buoy member includes a central cavity with a weighted bottom portion to maintain alignment of the buoy apparatus, and the buoy apparatus includes a transmitter operative upon the buoy being projected from an associated boat. The buoy apparatus is furthe... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5073136 | Collapsible sonobuoy floatation device A surface unit for a sonobuoy or similar device is disclosed and includes a variable volume sealed chamber and an arrangement including a pressurized carbon dioxide cartridge within the sealed chamber which, when energized, releases the carbon dioxide and... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5066256 | Buoy and releasing system for ships in distress An improved water flotation release device for locating the submerged position of ships that have sunk. The device comprises an improved release buoy that is self contained and communicating and a releasing system that leads to non-violent and reliable re... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4834684 | Ball lock release mechanism An instrumentation package and float are releasably joined to an anchor by connector that holds the float and anchor together until the anchor impacts the ocean bottom. Upon impact, the inertia of the float and package cause a connector shaft to continue ... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4784626 | Sunken vessel locator buoy An improved buoy which provides for internal storage of the line securing the buoy to the vessel, internal placement of a radio transmitter with power source and electrical switch, and a receptacle for attachment to the superstructure of a vessel.... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4717092 | Torpedo recovery device A torpedo recovery unit positionable within a torpedo casing having an opening for receiving the unit. The unit includes a body with an interior cavity having an open end mountable within the torpedo casing with the open end at the torpedo casing opening.... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4690091 | Securing arrangement so executed as to be tripped on actuation A securing arrangement so executed as to be tripped for release on actuation for the purpose of changing the state of an attached item of equipment. It is so executed as to secure the equipment by means of a loadable link (8) in a securing position. The e... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4668200 | Life buoy with a radar responder A life buoy equipped with a radar responder adapted to transmit waves in response to radar waves from a searcher, the life buoy comprising a hull member of a rigid plastic hollow construction, the hull member water-tightly accommodating a receiving antenn... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4493664 | Sonobuoy float inflation and depth selection initiators A shape-memory alloy initially configured to have engaging potential for a ance, guillotine or pin connected thereto is wrapped in a heating element powered by current from a water activated battery. When the alloy reaches a specific temperature it silentl... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4433638 | Automatic flotation release system An aerial lift balloon and signalling components attached thereto are stored within a closure member held assembled with a breakaway housing to form a package storing an inflating device for the balloon. Removal of the closure member initiates inflation o... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4211502 | Breakaway pin release A pin release assembly in which a release pin and a pull pin have mating tions which interlock within a fixed collar. The interlocking surfaces of the mating portions are oriented parallel to or normal to the longitudinal axis of the pins so that no fric... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4004310 | Marker buoy recovery aid A marker buoy, attachable to a submersible article by controllable explos cutter, is provided with a buoyant housing having an interior chamber for storage of a coiled length of flexible cord connecting the buoy to the submersible article. The chamber is... | 01/25/1977 |
| 4000533 | Anchoring device for buoyant life saving equipment A life saving device for vessels which provides anchorage for buoyant equipment such as life rafts or life boats, in the form of a buoy releasably carried by a vessel in a manner so as to float free if the vessel sinks, while remaining attached to the ves... | 01/04/1977 |
| 3981036 | Life saving buoy for small vessels A life-saving buoy for small vessels such as yachts, fishing vessels and other small watercraft, which is mounted on the deck of the vessel in such a way as to release automatically if the vessel sinks, and including both light and radio beacons which com... | 09/21/1976 |
| 3934288 | Object release device A system for timely holding and releasing an object to be deployed in a petermined environmental medium is disclosed as incorporating a platform, a rotatable drum, and supports for said rotatable drum effectively mounted on said platform. A curved arm is... | 01/27/1976 |
