Ships inventions 02/07

20070039531 - Marine transport system and processing structures: This invention relates to marine transport systems and processing structures in furtherance thereof. More particularly, the invention relates to a marine transport system in which cargo of all types is transported between shallow draft brown water ports and deep draft blue water ports on the route, and a processing in... Agent: Paul G. Pollinger

20070039535 - Apparatus for attaching a pontoon to a watercraft: The present invention relates to a safety-conscious quick-connect/quick-release apparatus for attaching a pontoon to a watercraft.... Agent: Mr. Michael J. Roman Clark Wilson LLP

20070039533 - Apparatus for reconfiguration of a variable-draft vessel: A vertical translation mechanism for reconfiguring the hull form of a reconfigurable vessel having independently movably side hulls and a center hull is disclosed. The vertical translation mechanism includes a hydraulic-force actuator and a nonmetallic bearing. The hydraulic force actuator comprises a rod that is disposed within a hydraulic cylinder.... Agent: Demont & Breyer, LLC

20070039532 - Multi-hull vessel adapted for ice-breaking: A multi-hulled vessel for upward ice-breaking is disclosed. The vessel has side hulls that are at least partially submerged while the vessel is underway. The side hulls each have a ridge on their upper surface. To break through ice at sea, the side hulls are positioned under the ice and... Agent: Demont & Breyer, LLC

20070039534 - Pontooned watercraft: The present invention relates to watercraft, and in particular to small watercraft used in fishing, hunting and similar recreation on lakes and streams. The watercraft has a displacement hull and a pontoon attached to the hull. The pontoon has an elongated float and an arm, integral with the float and... Agent: Mr. Michael J. Roman Clark Wilson LLP

20070039536 - Watercraft with sound suppressed stepped hull: A watercraft is disclosed, comprising a deck and a hull. where the hull is stepped intermediate a length of the hull to form an upper stepped surface. The upper stepped surface comprises sound suppressing dimples profiled to cancel an acoustical wave standing in the area adjacent the upper stepped surface.... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20070039537 - Method and apparatus for ballast-assisted reconfiguration of a variable-draft vessel: A method for reconfiguring the hull form of a reconfigurable variable-draft vessel having a side hull and a center hull. In a method in accordance with the illustrative embodiment of the present invention, ballasting and de-ballasting operations assist in the vertical translation of the center hull relative to the side... Agent: Demont & Breyer, LLC

20070039538 - Connection device of an end of a mooring line for a recreational craft and the like to a fastening element fixed onto a quay: A connection device of a loop of a mooring line for a recreational craft and the like to a fastening element associated with a mooring quay is described, of the type comprising at least one pair of opposite ends intended to be joined together and firmly attached to the loop... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20070039539 - High speed marine vessel: A high-speed boat includes a hull having multiple sponsons. At least one propulsion unit is disposed on the hull. The propulsion unit is moveable with respect to the boat hull adjusting a thrust vector of the propulsion unit. In another aspect, the high-speed boat may include a hull having fore... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Groh, Sprinkle & Citkowski, P.c

20070034128 - Personal watercraft having a pole support: A personal watercraft has a pole having a forward portion pivotally connected to the deck. Handlebars are operatively connected to the rearward portion of the pole. A pole support is connected to the pole at one end and to the deck at the other in order to support the pole... Agent: Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (brp)

20070034129 - Watercraft provided with two floating bodies stacked on top of each other: A watercraft includes at least two floating bodies; a drive device that drives the at least two floating bodies; and a control device that controls at least the drive device, wherein the at least two floating bodies are stacked, the at least two floating bodies are connected by at least... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070034130 - Air cushioned rotatable platform: A fluid cushioned platform adapted to float on a body of liquid. The platform includes a deck having upper and lower surfaces and a lower peripheral member extending around the outer perimeter of the deck. A pump having a pump outlet is supported by the deck. A fill pipe has... Agent: Andrews & Kurth, L.L.P.

20070034131 - Gas expansion trunk for marine vessels: A liquid cargo carrying maritime vessel including a plurality of liquid cargo carrying tanks and a plurality of gas expansion trunks wherein each gas expansion trunk is above, associated with, and in fluid communication with a respective tank therebelow, via slotted apertures in the deck. Each gas expansion trunk is... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20070034132 - Batten control for sailboats: A positive batten inversion system for control of the battens used to stiffen the leech of a sail for a sailboat comprises a pair of control lines for each batten that extends beyond the backstay run up from the tack, along either side of the luff of the sail, to... Agent: Michael De Angeli

20070034133 - Membrane connector: A membrane connector (1) has a generally annular body (2) having an interior region (8). An elongate projection (10) projects from the body into the interior region (8). In use, the body (2) is attached to a membrane (14) such as a yacht sail and allows a fastener such as... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20070034134 - Mounting system and method for rigidly attaching a water sports towing frame to a vessel: A mounting system rigidly attaches a towing frame to a vessel deck, and includes a base having an arcuate top surface and a bottom surface conforming the deck. A joint member rigidly attached to the towing frame has an arcuate surface mating with the arcuate top surface of the base.... Agent: Carl M. Napolitano, Ph.d. Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.A.

20070034135 - Reinforcement structure for pull ring of inflatable product made of airtight fabric: A reinforcement structure for pull ring of an inflatable product made of airtight fabric, including an inflatable main body made of airtight fabric made from a woven texture with resin coating. The inflatable main body is formed with at least one slit. The reinforcement structure further includes at least one... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070034136 - Collapsible boat hull: A collapsible boat hull comprises a pair of bottom panels and a pair of side panels, connected by continuous hinges. Erection of the boat causes a fore portion of the bottom panels to curve upwards, and fore portions of the side panels to curve inwards. The boat also includes a... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20070022932 - Wide pleasure boat or cruise ship: A cruise ship or pleasure boat is disclosed that has an open or semi-open main public space situated around the axial longitudinal plane of the ship and at the base of port and starboard longitudinal superstructures. The port and starboard longitudinal superstructures that border the public space are inclined away... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070022933 - Asymmetrical sail fabric: A sailcloth in roll good form permits efficient and cost effective construction of cross cut and vertical cut, laminate sails based on “off-angle,” (asymmetrical) load bearing fibers. The sailcloth also may include a conventional warp and fill thread or fiber layout. Such sailcloth illustratively is significantly less susceptible to load... Agent: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

20070022934 - Shallow water mooring system using synthetic mooring lines: A shallow water mooring system applies to offshore industry for oil and gas exploration, and production. This mooring system employs non-steel synthetic lines to provide the desired flexibility for shallow water mooring system applications. Piled submerged towers at seabed serve as elevated anchors to keep the whole synthetic mooring lines... Agent: Ihab (ahab) Ayoub

20070022935 - Unmanned submersible vehicle with on-board generating capability: An unmanned submersible vehicle which has the capability to be remotely operated is powered by on on-board battery. The battery is recharged while the vehicle is operating by a turbine driven by the flow of water past the vehicle. The vehicle may also be coupled to a base station by... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070022936 - Submarine ejection optimization control system and method: A submersible vehicle object ejection control system stores a plurality of pump speed command profiles. Each pump speed command profile is based on vehicle depth, vehicle speed, type of object being ejected, maximum noise emission magnitude during object ejection, and object exit velocity. The system also receives data representative of... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070022937 - Motion compensation system for under water sonar systems: An underwater buoyancy apparatus for compensating for wave induced vertical and/or horizontal motion, particularly in sonar devices deployed from nautical platform. The underwater buoyancy apparatus is slidably connected along a tether between a nautical platform and an underwater sonar device. The underwater buoyancy apparatus contains a volume of air and/or... Agent: Roberts & Roberts, L.L.P.

20070022938 - Rail and panel system for pontoon boat: The invention relates to boundaries used on a watercraft. Specially, the invention relates to boundaries used on pontoon boats. The boundaries generally include a rail and panel system positioned around an outer periphery of the pontoon boat. The invention also relates to a method of forming and installing the boundaries... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP