Ships inventions 07/06

20060162636 - Floatable dock mooring article: A floating dock mooring article that is movably connected around a watercraft dock pipe comprises a float operatively connected to a mooring member having a flange generally located at the upper end thereof. A watercraft is moored to the dock, as by a rope, via the mooring article. The mooring...

20060162637 - Floating leisure platform: The invention relates to a floating leisure platform with a heating device (A) for food and a seating facility (14) for one or several people....

20060162638 - Multi-mission/purpose ground-effect craft derived from a common modular platform: A multi-mission/purpose ground-effect craft is provided which is derived from a common modular platform which includes a hull; an inner floor structure adapted to be installed over the hull; a body adapted to be attached to at least one of the top surface of the hull and the inner floor...

20060162639 - Touch tunnel: This invention is a method of using articulating boat hull segments to allow a boat operator to convert between a conventionally-hulled and a tunnel-hulled configuration....

20060162640 - Cover system for a boat: A boat cover system that can provide some level of protection to the interior of the boat when the boat is not in use, and can also provide some level of protection to the occupants of the boat when the boat is in use. The cover system may include a...

20060162641 - Cover system for a boat: A boat cover system that can provide some level of protection to the interior of the boat when the boat is not in use, and can also provide some level of protection to the occupants of the boat when the boat is in use. The cover system may include a...

20060162642 - Sea-based hydrogen-oxygen generation system: A method for generation of gasses contained in a salt solution in accomplished by disposing automated, floating wave power collection vessels in waters distant from shore, the vessels navigating within one or more predetermined geographic zones, having suitable wave conditions for such operation. The wave power devices generating electricity and...

20060156964 - Boat lift systems: A module for a boat lift that combines features of both pontoon type and modular type constructions. Each module includes upper and lower pontoons, and can be connected in-line to form one side of a lift, and in parallel to form opposed sides of a lift. A typical lift includes...

20060156965 - Apparatus and method for reducing fluid drag on a submerged surface: An apparatus and method for reducing surface friction drag on the hull of a surface vessel by entraining air into water flowing in the boundary layer flow along the hull. The apparatus creates a reduced pressure region by diverting a first portion of the flow away from the surface of...

20060156966 - Confined space barrier: A confined space barrier comprises panels that secure into the entry into a confined space. The barrier provides an additional safeguard beyond the door or cover into the confined space, preventing accidental and unauthorized access into the confined space. The panels are adjustable horizontally to accommodate numerous entry widths....

20060150883 - Retractable mooring line device: A retractable mooring line device comprising a reel for storing and paying off a mooring line (2), having side walls (22, 24) each comprising a series of notches (60) for receiving a releasable latch (54). A latch simultaneously engages between notches in both side walls (22, 24) at a substantially...

20060150884 - Method of towing and installing a pipe: According to the present invention, a solution is provided whereby rather than directly towing a pipe (30) from a tug (11), a cable (23) is suspended between two surface vessels (10, 11), and it is from this cable (23) that the pipe (30) itself is suspended at a plurality of...

20060150885 - Lifting device for fully planing or semi-planing watercrafts: A lifting device (10) for watercrafts of the fully planing or semiplaning type provides at least a transversal element (15) constrained to the bottom (25) by means of supports orthogonal to the waterline (8) and suitable to increase the hydrodynamic lift acting on the bottom (25). The position of the...

20060150886 - Gravity installed anchor: An anchor for mooring of structures to a water bottom, comprising an elongated central body having a longitudinal axis through its center. The central body comprises a plurality of channel members radiating outward from the center, each with a channel therein. A plurality of nose and tail plates are disposed...

20060150887 - Multi-mode propulsion glide submarine: The invention provides a submarine, which has two functions of under water and on water surface, mainly by means of wind energy resource (rich and reusable) as power in the sea, using glide, sail, propeller three driving approaches to drive glide submarine. The submarine is comprised of vessel body, elevator,...

20060150888 - Method for aerating bodies of water: A body of water is aerated by propelling in the body of water a water pumping arrangement including a sheath having a turning propeller that (a) sucks water from the body into the sheath interior via openings in the sheath, (b) forces the sucked water upwardly and (c) forces the...

20060144310 - Mooring pole line attachment device: A mooring pole line attachment device is disclosed comprised of a buoyant base, cylindrical sleeve and at least one line engagement means. The buoyant base includes an outer cover, inner coil and is filled with a buoyant material. The base also includes a central bore therethrough having a diameter sufficient...

20060144311 - Water craft: A water craft (77) is disclosed which includes a chassis portion (78), at least four water engaging means (30, 34, 38, 42) and interconnecting means (94, 96, 98, 100, 102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114, 116, 118, 120, 122, 124, 126, 128, 130, 132). Each water engaging means is...

20060144312 - Watercraft with wave deflecting hull: The invention is directed to a watercraft hull design that comprises a hull having a bow, stem, top, and bottom. A wedge-shaped wave spreading system is located at a forward portion of the craft. The wave-contacting surface planes of the wave spreading system are positioned substantially perpendicular to the plane...

20060144313 - Inflatable keel floor chamber for inflatable kayaks: The inflatable kayak includes an inflatable peripheral structure defining at least one buoyancy chamber having elongated side sections that come together at a fore section and a aft section to form a passenger compartment. An inflatable floor cushion supports a floor of the passenger compartment. The floor cushion includes a...

20060144314 - Boat with mobile rear girder: A pleasure boat (1) includes a cockpit (2), a quarterdeck (3) and a rear girder (4) separating the cockpit (2) from the quarterdeck (3), the girder (4) being mounted mobile between a rear position wherein the cockpit (2) has a maximum area and the quarterdeck (3) has a minimum area,...

20060144315 - Device for mounting boat apparatus to boat deck: For removably coupling a boat apparatus, such as a boat seat or table, to a boat deck, a base plate having a clamping slot is attached to the boat deck and the boat seat or table or the like is supported by a base assembly having a clamping bolt. The...