Buoys, rafts, and aquatic devices inventions 11/07

20070275614 - Flexible buoy: Provided is a flexible buoy lightweight, excellent in workability, and excellent in durability preventing the buoy from being damaged by contact and collision with another object. An airtight hollow structure (2) is formed of a flexible membrane made of rubber or resin, in which a reinforcement layer (C) is buried.... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20070275615 - Inflation device: An inflation device and method for inflating or deflating inflatable objects, such as game balls is disclosed. The inflation device measures the pressure of a game ball and inflates or deflates the ball to a pressure selected by the user. Also disclosed is an injection apparatus that can be used... Agent: Ian C. Mcleod Ian C. Mcleod, P.C.

20070275616 - Water evaporation minimization: A floating water surface cover module, comprising a rim 1, and a shallow dome-shaped cover 2 extending from the top of the rim 1 and formed with a vent 3, the rim and cover being formed with shaped air-filled air-tight cavities 5 spaced around the rim 1 to provide buoyancy,... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge

20070270058 - Mooring buoy cover: A protective cover fits over assorted marine mooring buoys and protects a boat or other such vessel against impact and abrasion from the mooring buoy. The mooring buoy cover is constructed from impact and abrasion resistant materials. The cover includes a dome shaped section that is constructed of an impact... Agent: Salter & Michaelson The Heritage Building

20070270057 - Relocatable water pump station for and method of dangerous natural phenomena (mainly hurricane) weakening: The present invention proposes to apply against dangerous natural phenomena (mainly hurricane) relocatable water pump stations using wave energy and having two states: operating state (for cold water pumping) and collapsed state (suitable for transportation). In collapsed state these stations have a severe less cross-section at least in one of... Agent: Feldman Alexander

20070270059 - Life raft: The inventive inflatable life raft comprises a peripheral pneumatic float (1) and a bottom (2) fixed thereto and is characterised in that a mechanically résistant belt (4) extends along the float (1) circumference, is fixed thereto along the entire length thereof and said belt (4) bears or incorporâtes fixing means... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20070264889 - Detachable mooring system with bearings mounted on submerged buoy: A mooring system comprising a submerged buoy releasably connectable to a vessel keel having a combined axial/radial bearing. A segmented ring, fastened to the buoy, forms the bearing outer ring. An inner bearing hub slidingly carried on the bearing outer ring is connectable to a vessel structural connector. In a... Agent: Andrews & Kurth, L.L.P.

20070264890 - Underwater lifting device: A lift device may comprise a housing containing a lift bag and a tank containing a working gas. The lifting device may be attached between a lift line descending from the surface of a body of water and a submerged object to be raised. A gas release mechanism that forms... Agent: Dowrey Rickards

20070264891 - Multi-layer sports board with graphic imprinted skin: A sports board comprises a foam core with a top surface, a bottom surface and edge surfaces. A top layer is heat laminated to the top surface and edge surfaces of the foam core. The top layer has a first plastic film having a top surface and a bottom surface.... Agent: Law Offices Of Clement Cheng

20070264892 - Float structure: A float structure comprised of a cavitary body consisting of a hollow internal section, the cavitary body having disposed on it a first conjoinment structure and a second conjoinment structure. As such, when two floats of the invention herein are stacked into an assemblage, the first conjoinment structure of the... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070259578 - Powered surfboard: A motorized surfboard with substantially flat and smooth top and bottom surfaces, a maximum thickness of three inches or less and no protruding parts other than fins extending from a rear, bottom portion of the surfboard. The motorized surfboard is configured to perform in substantially the same manner as a... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070259579 - Surfboard fin system: The present invention relates to a surfboard fin system which includes a generally horizontal hydrofoil intersecting or connecting with one or more vertical fins. The generally horizontal hydrofoil of the invention is designed using principles of hydrodynamics, that is, the forces generated by the flow of water over a hydrofoil... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070254541 - Inflatable sports device: Many people enjoy outdoor sports, both in summertime and wintertime. During the summer, water sports are very popular; during the winter, snow related sports come into season. Inflatable sports devices are particularly useful, as they can readily be transported from the user's home to the place of use. Whilst for... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070254542 - Belt for roping harness equipped with a salient equipment-carrying device: A roping belt for a safety harness comprising an equipment-carrying device having at least one U-shaped attachment loop securedly fastened to the belt by fixing means and composed of a joining part made of flexible textile material and of a pre-formed stiffener part made of semi-rigid plastic. The joining part... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC