Ships inventions 10/08

20080257244 - Sailboat substantially free of heeling moments: A sailboat includes a sail assembly with opposing upper and lower ends, a leading edge and a trailing edge. The sail assembly is normally offset from the hull and oriented for generation of a propelling force substantially free of heeling moments. A support structure supports the sail assembly for rotation... Agent: Mirek A. Waraksa

20080257245 - Fins to control angular travel of sailboats and wake control: As Aileron (fin) is to airplanes and aqualeron is to ships, a device with fins position on both sides of the keel in a horizontal position where a set of gears controls the fin on one side in a downward arc and the other side in an upward arc providing... Agent: Carl J. Stella

20080257246 - Apparatus for treating a surface bounding a space within which a bulk supply of flowable material can be contained: An apparatus for treating a surface bounding a space within which a bulk supply of flowable material can be contained. The apparatus has an elongate support with a proximal region and a distal region. At least one flexible tube is provided at the distal region of the elongate support through... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20080257247 - Boat trim tab and method of manufacturing same: A trim tab for a power boat comprises a first portion adapted to attach to a transom of the power boat, a second portion adapted to contact, at a variable angle, a fluid in which the power boat is being operated to control a trim angle of the power boat,... Agent: Brian J. Teague John H. Thomas, P.C.

20080257248 - Portable emergency floatation system for a vessel: An emergency floatation system for a vessel in a body of water includes a portable canister having a removable lid; and an inflatable bag contained in the portable canister in a collapsed or deflated form, and wherein the inflatable bag is removable from the canister and inflatable to provide buoyancy... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080257244 - Sailboat substantially free of heeling moments: A sailboat includes a sail assembly with opposing upper and lower ends, a leading edge and a trailing edge. The sail assembly is normally offset from the hull and oriented for generation of a propelling force substantially free of heeling moments. A support structure supports the sail assembly for rotation... Agent: Mirek A. Waraksa

20080257245 - Fins to control angular travel of sailboats and wake control: As Aileron (fin) is to airplanes and aqualeron is to ships, a device with fins position on both sides of the keel in a horizontal position where a set of gears controls the fin on one side in a downward arc and the other side in an upward arc providing... Agent: Carl J. Stella

20080257246 - Apparatus for treating a surface bounding a space within which a bulk supply of flowable material can be contained: An apparatus for treating a surface bounding a space within which a bulk supply of flowable material can be contained. The apparatus has an elongate support with a proximal region and a distal region. At least one flexible tube is provided at the distal region of the elongate support through... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20080257247 - Boat trim tab and method of manufacturing same: A trim tab for a power boat comprises a first portion adapted to attach to a transom of the power boat, a second portion adapted to contact, at a variable angle, a fluid in which the power boat is being operated to control a trim angle of the power boat,... Agent: Brian J. Teague John H. Thomas, P.C.

20080257248 - Portable emergency floatation system for a vessel: An emergency floatation system for a vessel in a body of water includes a portable canister having a removable lid; and an inflatable bag contained in the portable canister in a collapsed or deflated form, and wherein the inflatable bag is removable from the canister and inflatable to provide buoyancy... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080250997 - Three-sided wind scoop: A three-sided wind scoop is provided for aerating and cooling the interior of a sailboat. The wind scoop comprises three flexible rectangular shaped panels, one side of each panel being joined together to form a center seam; the top of each said three panels being attached in an equal angel... Agent: Richard G. Fieber In Care Of Top Stitch Upholstery, Inc.

20080250998 - Winged body having a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration: A winged body has a wing structure with at least two wings coupled to a body structure, each wing having a wing tip. The wings wrap around the body structure when in a stowed configuration within a launch tube, and the wings spring outward from the body structure to a... Agent: Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP

20080250999 - High-speed multihull boat: A high-speed, multi-hull boat that includes at least three hulls (3, 4), and in which, with the boat being considered to be floating and stationary on a stretch of calm water (1), the cross sectional areas (Si) of the space (18) formed between two walls (19) of opposing hulls, the... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080251000 - Anchoring system: An anchoring system is disclosed having a rode of predetermined length; a plurality of indicators located on and displaced at regular intervals along said length of said rode; wherein said intervals correlate deployed rode lengths to a set of anchoring conditions. Using the system, a watercraft operator can readily determine... Agent: Pepper Hamilton LLP

20080251001 - Marine vehicle seat mount: A seat slider assembly is disclosed. The slider seat includes a seat mount and a first slider guide extending along at least a portion of the perimeter of the seat mount. A second slider guide extends from the surface of the seat mount at a position distally located from the... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20080245284 - Three degree-of-freedom pivot assembly, sail-mounted ballast, and sail control system for high speed sailboats: A sailboat is disclosed wherein the sailboat includes a three degree-of-freedom pivot assembly, sail-mounted ballast, and sail control system. These three features increase sailing efficiency and reduce both hydrodynamic and aerodynamic drag on the sailboat. This sailboat incorporates a rigid sail with sail-mounted ballast to balance the rolling moment and... Agent: Alan Kruppa Ki Ho Kang

20080245285 - Self contained integrated mooring system: A self contained integrated mooring system configured to contain items within a payload container in a water body is disclosed. The self contained integrated mooring system may include components for conveniently collecting and storing the components of the self contained integrated mooring system. The self contained integrated mooring system may... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080245286 - Articulated floating structure: The invention relates to the design of floating structures for the installation of equipments such as wind turbines and solar power plants.... Agent: Andrea Adamo

20080245287 - Modular boat anchoring system: An anchoring system comprises a shaft adapted for attachment to an anchor line and adapted to hold one or more anchoring components or combinations of components which may include a sand anchor, a reef pick, a rock anchor, a plow anchor or a sea anchor. A second shaft is also... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20080245288 - Marine windshield frame and method of manufacture: A marine windshield frame for curved or straight windshield glass having a top frame rail mounted inward of the windshield glass and substantially flush with frontal surface of the windshield glass. The top frame rail is mounted onto the windshield glass edge by adhesive. The windshield frame may also include... Agent: Darren A. Bach

20080236467 - Modular watercraft assembly: A modular watercraft assembly and apparatus. In one embodiment, the watercraft assembly includes a divided floatation support member that provides buoyant support. The divided floatation support member includes a first pontoon and a second pontoon that are both longitudinally extensible pontoons. The longitudinally extensible pontoons each include at least two... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20080236472 - Wind-powered, air cushioned rotatable platform: A wind-powered, 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... Agent: Andrews & Kurth, L.L.P.

20080236473 - Method and apparatus for controlling friction between a fluid and a body: A method and apparatus is disclosed wherein nanostructures or microstructures are disposed on a surface of a body (such as a submersible vehicle) that is adapted to move through a fluid, such as water. The nanostructures or microstructures are disposed on the surface in a way such that the contact... Agent: Hitt Gaines, PC Alcatel-lucent

20080236468 - Quick close security door system: A security door closure system for cruise ships and other similar public entrance points to prevent terrorist attack or ship take-over is needed. Cruise ship passenger and ship provisioning entrance gangplanks pass through large hydraulically operated shell doors. The gangplank must be removed to close the shell door. The quick... Agent: David Hong, Law Office Of David Hong

20080236469 - Compliant banding system: The present invention discloses a compliant banding system for use in a marine environment comprising a flexible compliant member and an abaxial relatively rigid strap, both constructed to extend circumferentially around an underlying structure such as a strake or fairing collar. The strap maintains a fixed circumference while the compliant... Agent: Keeling Patents And Trademarks

20080236470 - Floating structure: The invention is related to a floatable structure as a rigid unit for carrying loads and especially to such a structure which is composed of floatable single bodies being connected by longitudinal connecting members provided with cavities.... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20080236471 - Powered kayak-like boat: A motor driven personal watercraft, includes a multi-portion hull, an internal combustion engine, and a fuel tank. The upper portion includes a recessed cockpit region configured to accommodate a seat for a user and a storage container/area. The lower portion includes a user interface configured to provide controllable steering for... Agent: Belasco, Jacobs & Townsley LLP Howard Hughes Center