Buoys, rafts, and aquatic devices inventions 06/07

20070141925 - Floating sportsman's blind: An improved float tube arrangement for outdoor water-related activities, particularly hunting and fishing. The float can be deployed as a blind for partially concealing and camouflaging a user, who sits in the circular middle of the float upon an adjustable seat supported by suitable straps. When used as a blind... Agent: Stephen D. Carver Suite 800

20070135001 - 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 attach objects such as... Agent: C. Bart Sullivan

20070135002 - Hydrostatic epirb release: A hydrostatic release for securing an emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) to a shipboard surface to withstand high G-forces while having a release mechanism that if the ship were to sink will release the EPIRB at a pre-determined water pressure which is equivalent to depth of water. The hydrostatic... Agent: Malin Haley And Dimaggio, Pa

20070135003 - Apparatus for supporting an object at a controllable depth within a body of water: An apparatus for supporting an object at a controllable depth within a fluid features buoyant and ballast devices connected to a device for supporting the object. The opposing buoyant and gravitational forces acting on the support device cause it to maintain a generally constant orientation in the fluid and recover... Agent: Ade & Company Inc.

20070135004 - Flotation systems, products, and methods: A person and a buoyant component can be attached while the buoyant component is detachably mounted on a boat. Also, flotation systems can include buoyant components with head openings and shoulder structures with arm openings. Also, a flotation system can further include a lanyard structure and an attachment structure connected... Agent: Leading-edge Law Group, PLC

20070135005 - Life-cushion™ life jacket / boat cushion: A life jacket which can be configured into various functional seat cushions for use on airplanes and boats. This life jacket contains one to three sections of various types of cushioning enclosed within water proof covers and connected by flexible hinges which allow the life jacket to be folded into... Agent: Lambert & Associates, P.l.l.c.

20070128957 - Discharge of liquified natural gas at offshore mooring facilities: A method and arrangement for transferring liquified natural gas from a seagoing tanker to an on-shore facility including boosting the pressure of the liquefied natural gas to above the critical pressure and passing the liquefied natural gas through a heat exchanger immersed into the sea thereby heating the gas to... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070128958 - Beach buoy: A multiple use device constructed of either closed or open cell insulated foam ball with a wood or plastic steak molded into such ball for the purpose of inserting in sand or soil which will be utilized in the beach and boating recreational environments allowing the user to be able... Agent: Thomas H. Richardi

20070128959 - Personal flotation device with adjustment cable system and method for tightening same on a person: A personal flotation device including a flotation portion configured to be fitted onto a person and an adjustment cable system including a spool and at least one cable carried on the spool and connected to the flotation portion such that turning the spool tightens the flotation portion on the person.... Agent: J. Derel Monteith, Jr. Carter, Schnedler & Monteith, P.A.