Ships inventions 05/07

20070119359 - Lashing of tender assist drilling unit to a floating production facility: A system for lashing a tender assist drilling unit (TADU) to a floating production platform includes a plurality of winches on the forward end of the TADU, a plurality of sheaves on the upper portion of the hull of the platform, a plurality of connection devices on the lower portion... Agent: Klein, O'neill & Singh, LLP

20070113768 - Nautical device for adjusting the bow sail of a sail boat: A nautical device, for adjusting the bow sail of a sail boat comprises a cross-shape support element including a support rail, therealong a carriage to which the bow sail is attached slides. The device comprises moreover driving and locking means for driving and locking the carriage to/at a desired position... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20070113769 - Means and apparatus for one person to load and unload a marine vessel from a trailer without assistance from other individuals: An electronic control system is provided to permit one-person loading and unloading of a vessel from a trailer. The control moves the vessel using bow, stern and fore/aft thrusters that are supplied by the boat manufacturer. Operator inputs to the system controller of the instant invention consist of one or... Agent: Carl Fiorletta

20070113770 - High load balanced rudder: It is proposed in order to create a high load balanced rudder (100) with a rudder blade (10), whereby the rudder blade (10) is rotatable over a rudder post (11) and the rudder post (11) is placed in a rudder port (12) and the rudder port (12) is supported over... Agent: Friedrich Kueffner Suite 910

20070113771 - Tow device: A tow device having a mounting bracket adapted for vehicle mounting, a spring-loaded bobbin, a hollow telescoping rod, a tow line, and a handle. The hollow telescoping rod, which can be automatically extended, has one end attached to the mounting bracket while the other end is mounted for pivotal movement.... Agent: Cislo & Thomas, LLP

20070113772 - Shallow draft boat: A main channel formed in the hull of a shallow draft boat extends from the bow region of the boat through to the transom region of the boat. The main channel is of substantially uniform width from the shoulder of the boat to a recess formed in the transom adapted... Agent: Tim Cook

20070113773 - Marine safety ladder: A top hinge member (67) is connected and fixed to one end, a middle hinge member (68) is connected and fixed to the middle, and a bottom hinge member (69) is connected and fixed to the other end, respectively, to, in the width direction, the underside of a deck (2)... Agent: Koda & Androlia

20070107646 - Transonic hull and hydrofield: A transonic hull having a bow, a stern, a longitudinal length therebetween, side surfaces extending from the bow to outboard portions of the stern, a lower surface extending between the side surfaces, the transonic hull having a submerged volume with an approximately triangular shape in planview with apex adjacent the... Agent: Law Offices Of Adam H. Jacobs Patent Attorney

20070107647 - Dehumidifying radome vent: A dehumidifying radome vent in open communication between a radome and the external environment for passively ventilating and dehumidifying the radome. The dehumidifying radome vent is a duct receiving a water aerosol comprised of air and water. The duct passively decreases a flow rate of the water aerosol so as... Agent: Ostrager Chong Flaherty & Broitman, P.C.

20070107648 - Fender for boats with internal conduit: A fender for boats consisting of an internal portion fixed to an edge of the boat and of an external portion adapted to absorb external shock is described. Said external portion comprises an internal conduit adapted to couple with a complementarily shaped protuberance belonging to said internal portion.... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070107649 - Watercraft recovery device: The present embodiments of the invention generally relate to a watercraft recovery device and method. The watercraft recovery method provides for operatively releasing an anchor from a watercraft, starting the watercraft, and steering the watercraft. The watercraft recovery device allows fisherman or other users to wade away from the boat... Agent: Buskop Law Group, P.C.

20070107650 - Marine flooring plate: A marine flooring plate designed for use as walking base in a boat is disclosed. The marine flooring plates is constructed of a High Pressure Laminate (HPL) having a body of kraft paper (P) impregnated with thermo setting binding agent, an upper layer in the form of a decorating paper... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070107651 - Transition device for coupled metal frames: A transition device for providing a smooth corner of a pair of angular oriented interconnected windshields on a boat, the boat having a forward facing or front windshield and a side facing windshield, both the windshields being mounted in a formed aluminum molding. The transition device comprises a first element... Agent: James H. Beusse, Esquire Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P.A.

20070101919 - Steering wheel and methods for steering a ship: An apparatus and method are provided for steering a ship. The use of a non-circular wheel enables an operator, such as a captain of a ship, to see over the wheel and have increased clearance to pass by the wheel, by the use of a reduced radius along at least... Agent: David J. Rikkers Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels, LLP

20070101920 - Hull with improved trim control: A boat hull has at least one rocker chute formed therein open to the water forward of the hull's transom. The chute has a leading edge forward of the transom and an interceptor plate projects downwardly from the hull at said leading edge.... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070101921 - Method for hurricane prevention: A method for hurricane prevention by cooling the surface of the ocean water in the path of a tropical cyclone. This method is achieved by displacing the warmer surface water with the cooler water below it. The method involves using a surface vessel, such as a ship, in a region... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20070095266 - Concrete double-hulled tank ship: A double-hulled tanker of not less than of not less than about 2,000 metric tons deadweight in size which is suitable for the transportation of liquid hydrocarbons and meeting the requirements for the United States Pollution Act of 1990 and similar international regulations, said tanker comprising an inner hull and... Agent: Chevron Texaco Corporation

20070095267 - Sailing boats: A mast (1) is in the form of an egg-shaped closed loop that extends abeam of a hull (7). A main spar (2) is supported on the mast (1) and extends upwardly from a lower, fore position on the bowsprit (4) to a higher, aft position above the stern (12).... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070095268 - Watercraft drain: A watercraft drain assembly has a tubular drain body having a first end and a second end, at least one inlet opening disposed on the drain body for allowing water to enter the drain body, a first outlet opening disposed at the first end of the drain body for allowing... Agent: Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (brp)

20070095269 - Device for protecting dock anchor posts from ice damage: A system for protecting a dock from ice damage. The system includes a circumferentially fluted, water-impermeable housing capable of longitudinal and radial expansion and contraction. The housing defines a cavity with upper and lower openings into the cavity through the housing. The openings are configured and arranged to engage a... Agent: Sherrill Law Offices

20070095270 - Deflector devices: A deflector device (22) for use with a tow lie between a towing vessel (10) and a tow (16) in water behind the vessel, the device comprising a principal wing-shaped body (28) shaped to produce in use a sideways force which urges the tow line (16) laterally with respect to... Agent: L Mark Ye Westerngeco

20070095272 - Convertible boat top: A convertible boat top provides a covered area to protect the occupants from environmental concerns such as sun, rain, etc. The convertible top is easily deployed and can be unobtrusively tucked away into a storage area. The top can be provided as original equipment or may be embodied as a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070095271 - Solo-operated convenient boat cover: A solo-operated convenient boat cover comprises a cover cloth under which a piece of fabric is sewn, thereby forming a pouch in form of a three-dimensional space between the fabric and the cover cloth. The user may mount the pouch on the bow tip first, and pull the boat cover... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC Suite 1404