Ships inventions 04/07

20070089654 - Method for maneuvering a marine vessel in response to a manually operable control device: A marine vessel is maneuvered by independently rotating first and second marine propulsion devices about their respective steering axes in response to commands received from a manually operable control device, such as a joystick. The marine propulsion devices are aligned with their thrust vectors intersecting at a point on a... Agent: William D. Lanyi W6250 Pioneer Road

20070089655 - 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, thereby causing the object to float, in cases where the... Agent: Eric Hanscom

20070089656 - Device and a method for stabilizing and controlling the lowering or raising of a structure between the surface and the bed of the sea: A device for stabilizing or controlling the lowering or raising of a structure between the surface and the bed of the sea. The device includes at least one connection element of the cable or chain type. The connecting element has a first end that is connected to and wound on... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070089657 - Propeller driven surfing device: A propeller driven surfing device includes an elongated body defining an accommodation chamber for receiving a drive motor and a power supply therein. A propeller is driven by the drive motor, and is disposed outwardly and rearwardly of the elongated body. A shell member includes a front surrounding segment which... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070089658 - System for determining the air flow conditions around one or more sails: The invention relates to a system adapted for sailors in order to determine the air flow conditions around one or more sails, in conjunction with which both sides of the sails are equipped with a number of ultrasonic sensors that are distributed over the surface and communicate the flow conditions... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070089659 - System for reducing rolling in a watercraft: Two fuel tanks are situated on opposite sides of the central longitudinal axis of a boat. An inclinometer generates electric signals indicating the inclination of the boat about its longitudinal axis. The two tanks are connected hydraulically by at least one pipe with which a pump is associated. An electronic... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070089660 - Method for positioning a marine vessel: A vessel positioning system maneuvers a marine vessel in such a way that the vessel maintains its global position and heading in accordance with a desired position and heading selected by the operator of the marine vessel. When used in conjunction with a joystick, the operator of the marine vessel... Agent: William D. Lanyi

20070089661 - Outboard motor steering control system: An outboard motor steering control system operates at starting of the engine to compare the output of the steering wheel angle sensor which indicates the turned angle of the steering wheel and the output of the rotation angle sensor which indicates the rotation angle of the swivel shaft, determines whether... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20070089662 - Stainless steel-plated boat hull system and method: A stainless-steel boat hull system and method. Exemplary embodiments include a method of maintaining steel-hulled boats, including accessing a steel boat hull, removing surface layers of the boat hull, identifying structurally supportive layers of the boat hull, priming the boat hull, attaching pre-selected stainless steel plates to the boat hull... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070084392 - Motorized watercraft including board banking steering mechanism: A board-based motorized watercraft may be steered by banking the board section to yaw the motor. The motorized watercraft includes a pair of pontoons connected by a beam for enhanced stability. The motor is mounted between the pontoons to the beam. The board section may rotate with respect to the... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070084393 - Method and an arrangement for reducing the weight and optimizing the longitudinal strength of a water-craft: A method and arrangement for reducing the weight and optimizing the longitudinal strength of a watercraft, which is especially suitable for transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) or other corresponding mediums and comprises a hull, which has a deck extending over at least the main part of the watercraft and... Agent: Smith-hill And Bedell, P.C.

20070084394 - Power generation in watercraft: An electrical power generation system for watercraft including movable ballast, an electrical generator, and a shaft connected between the ballast and the electrical generator.... Agent: Leffert Jay & Polglaze, P.A.

20070084395 - Watercraft mooring and docking system: A system, method, and device for docking and mooring a watercraft are disclosed. The exemplary device may have a ferrous material or an electromagnetic generator coupled to the watercraft, including a ferrous-hulled watercraft. The device may also have an electromagnetic generator coupled to the dock for selectively generating a magnetic... Agent: Bourque & Associates Intellectual Property Attorneys, P.A.

20070079742 - Dirty paper precoding with known interference structure at receiver: A dirty paper precoding (“DPC”) method for broadcasting a signal is disclosed that takes advantage of knowledge of the structure of interference in order to avoid the quantization noise that results in the conventional DPC method. The proposed method modifies the Tomlinson-Harishima precoding (“THP”) scheme by selecting a constellation and... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20070079743 - Apparatus for cleaning the hull of a floating vessel: Improvements to a cleaning assembly include a support for a rotating object, a rotary brush, an apparatus for manoeuvring a floating vessel and an arm arrangement for cleaning a surface. Thus, an inventive cleaning assembly is provided, the cleaning assembly comprising a submersible framework, and two arms of the aforementioned... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070079744 - Boat hulls: Power boat comprises hull having a keel line running from bow to stern which defines an axis of symmetry from which port and starboard hull portions of bottom surface extend to meet side walls. The stern of the boat is defined by a transom. A trim plate is mounted for... Agent: John W. Harbst

20070079745 - Valve structure, bladder, and hull portion for inflatable boats: A valve structure includes a valve body on which is mounted a first valve and a second valve. The first valve traverses the valve body at a first position and the second valve traverses the valve body at a second position spaced apart from the first position. The first valve... Agent: The Culbertson Group, P.C.

20070079746 - Retractable arch system for a boat: A retractable arch system for a boat is provided that includes at least four substantially vertical legs for permanent installation on the boat. A first traverse member forms a first arch and is removably coupled by first and second separable couplings to two of the legs. A second traverse member... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070074647 - Mechanical flexor connector system for modular causeway system: A flexor connector drive system for mechanical flexors of a modular causeway system includes a linear slide mechanism coupled to a linear drive located within a well on a first section of the causeway system. The linear slide mechanism is adapted to be driven out of the well by the... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.c. Attn: Linda Kasulke, Docket Coordinator

20070074648 - System for attaching a flexible enclosure to a boat windshield frame: An attachment system for attaching a flexible enclosure to a boat windshield frame includes a frame trim piece with a longitudinally and transversely extending groove retaining a resilient insert. The insert has a pair of legs extending from one end of a shank and touching to conceal the groove. A... Agent: Butzel Long