Ships inventions 03/08

20080072809 - Ballast material and oil pollution prevention management system: The invention provides for a novel apparatus and a method to effectively manage ballast material. It comprises of a plurality of Floating Ballast Containers (25) contained within a bottomless enclosure and secured on the sea faring vessel such that each floating ballast container (25) floats in seawater. The volumetric capacity... Agent: Lau & Associates, LLC Michael N. Lau

20080072810 - Hatch assembly with storage and audio arrangement: A hatch assembly for a boat including a body pivotally attached to a boat deck, whereby the body can pivot between an open position and closed position to provide access to an power source within a boat hull. The body includes an audio device and a compartment for storage. A... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20080072811 - Boat stabilizer: A vessel hull stabilization system is presented that uses hydrofoils mounted on the vessel. The hydrofoils create a counteracting force to the waves that would otherwise cause the vessel to roll pitch. the hydrofoil is connected to the vessel in both passive and an active modes. The hydrofoil consists of... Agent: Ganz Law, P.C.

20080072812 - Diver propulsion system with separate battery and motor-transmission modules: A diver propulsion system includes separate battery and motor-transmission modules.... Agent: Tod R Nissle

20080066673 - Quadrapod air assisted catamaran boat or vessel: A twin-hull catamaran boat or vessel comprising of four hydrodynamic pod sections connected with a mid-span recess on each hull that receives mechanically inducted gas or air for hull support. Each hull shape of the twin-hull catamaran configuration contains one V-shaped hull portion forward (bow), one mid-length hull cavity portion... Agent: Weiss & Weiss

20080066666 - Sail and device for rotatably connecting a sail batten to a mast and shaping a luff of the sail: In a battened sailboard sail a sail-widget is attached to the leading edge of the sail and the sail-widget is connected to a camber-inducer by a line that is acted on by a batten to evenly distribute the batten tension load between the sail and camber-inducer. The batten is able... Agent: Thomas E. Sisson Jackson Walker, LLP

20080066667 - 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,” (assymetrical) 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

20080066668 - Furling and unfurling device for asymmetric sails: An asymmetric sail furling and unfurling device comprises a tubular outer foil and an inner stay foil, the inner and outer foils providing a foil assembly adapted to transmit a torque for furling an unhoisted sail, which is furled on a sheath foil fitted on the outer foil, with the... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20080066669 - Thrust fin for ships: Disclosed herein is a thrust fin (20) for ships which recovers lost energy caused by rotational flow generated behind a propeller (30), and converts it into thrust. The thrust fin (20) of the present invention has a simple shape, enhances propulsive efficiency of the ship, and can be applied to... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080066670 - Watercraft flotation device: A watercraft flotation device with an inflatable vessel and a strap system to selectively secure the inflatable vessel to the watercraft can provide sufficient buoyancy to raise the watercraft hull out of water. The strap system can limit movement of the inflatable vessel fore and aft relative to the watercraft... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080066671 - Convertible top for yacht: A retractable convertible top for a pleasure craft, including a canvas type fabric and stowable linkage mechanism, is described. This convertible top may be fully deployed and retracted automatically to provide a quick and efficient means of providing shelter for the open cabin of a pleasure craft while still allowing... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20080066672 - Watercraft having inclining seat: An adjustable seat having an upright position and an inclined position for use on a watercraft, wherein the seat includes a frame; a movable seat bottom having an upper surface that is at a greater angle relative to the horizontal in the inclined position than in the upright position; and... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20080060568 - Floating lowering and lifting device: The invention relates to a floating lowering and lifting device having a floating structure and a lifting unit lowerable from the floating structure towards the sea bed, the lifting unit having a chamber with at least one gas-inlet opening in its wall and an equalization opening in its wall, a... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20080060569 - Pedal powered kayak: A pedal-powered kayak, the present invention offers a more rounded keel and stem which operates in the water leaving no or little wake in the front or the rear of the boat. Since little water passes into the boat there no rough ride. The hull further provides a pair of... Agent: James R. Thein

20080060570 - Foldable boat cover: Foldable boat covers provide various features including a cover portion which is foldable. Other features include hinges allowing the base structure to be folded. By folding the cover portion, the base structure, or both the cover portion and base structure, the boat may be placed in a garage or on... Agent: Withers & Keys, LLC

20080053355 - Slotted hulls for boats: A boat hull providing substantially enhanced stability, safety and comfort over conventional boat hulls in common use, incorporating at least one relatively narrow, more-or-less vertical slot (23) running longitudinally and/or laterally through the hull of the boat and positioned so that the slot(s) (23) intersects a major portion of the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080053357 - Forespar for a sailing vessel: A spar for a sailing vessel comprises an elongated member which projects upwardly at an oblique angle from the centerline of the vessel deck and defines a longitudinal axis of rotation. The elongated member has a longitudinal slot for mounting the jib. The elongated member has a longitudinally extending aerodynamic... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas LLP

20080053356 - Steering and propulsion arrangement for ship: A large ship having a hull about 100 meters or more in length, so that the ship is suited for transoceanic traffic, with a narrow wedge-like bow and the broadest part of the underwater hull being located amidships, includes at least one steerable rudder propeller device at the forebody of... Agent: Smith-hill And Bedell, P.C.

20080053358 - Apparatus for controlling underwater based equipment: The apparatus may include a space frame on which is mounted at least one hydrofoil for generating positive or negative lift. The frame is attachable to underwater equipment such as a turbine. The hydrofoils are adapted to produce negative lift when a flow of liquid passes over them and so... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20080053359 - Diving device: A diving device is provided herein. The diving device includes a sealed main body and an actuator. The sealed main body has a flexible portion disposed on one part of the sealed main body. The flexible portion is controlled by the actuator to change the volume of the diving device.... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080053360 - Boat mountable frame for holding fishing equipment and method of installation thereof: A hardware system for mounting upon a fishing boat includes one or more cylindrical frame members and a plurality of fishing rod holders, each having cylindrical base portion sized for sliding insertion over one of the frame members for linear movement along and 360° rotational movement about the axis thereof.... Agent: Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC

20080053361 - Side rigger for fishing boat: An adjustably mounted side rigger for use on a fishing boat that tends fishing line from a fishing rod outward from the boat during trolling. The side rigger extends a fishing line to the side of the boat during trolling in order to prevent the line from entangling with other... Agent: Philip D Freedman PC Philip D Freedman