Ships inventions 03/09

20090078182 - Lithium pellets coated with fluorinated oil: Lithium fuel pellets are coated with a fluorinated oil, rather than a fluorinated polymer or telomer. The lithium pellets are coated by placing the pellets inside the lithium reaction vessel and then pouring a fluorinated oil into the reaction vessel. The reaction vessel is rotated in order to evenly coat... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20090078183 - Fluid displacement body for emergency floatation of marine craft: A portable inflatable water displacing body for preventing complete submersion of watercraft in immanent danger of sinking due to a sudden influx of water is comprised generally of at least one bladder, normally mounted within the hull of the vessel in a collapsed and deflated condition, each bladder having: 1)... Agent: Douglas Wm. Massinger, Esquire Massinger Law Offices

20090078189 - Marine vessel: A marine vessel is defined by multiple modular floatation modules, each of which is defined by a float captured in a frame. Plural floatation modules may be interconnected in a variety of configurations to vary the size and shape of the vessel. A deck is supported on the floatation modules... Agent: Hancock Hughey LLP

20090078184 - Mast track extension and pre-feeder for mainsail furling: A flexible mast track extension for use on sail boat mast permitting the luff of a sail bent to the mast to deflect from the line of the mast and facilitate the extension or retraction of a sail from a furling apparatus.... Agent: Godfrey & Kahn S.c.

20090078185 - Enhanced side-by-side mooring construction: The invention relates to a floating offshore structure anchored to the sea bed. The floating offshore structure comprises a hull having longitudinal sides and transverse sides, bow and stern anchoring points for mooring a tanker vessel alongside the offshore structure, a deck at a predetermined hight above sea level, hydrocarbon... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090078186 - Inflatable kayak type boat and method for making same: An inflatable boat comprising an inflation structure which in turn has a drop stitch structure which is made of upper and lower fabric layers and also a core section made up in an array of threads extending throughout the drop stitch structure. The outside contour comprises a watertight/air tight sidewall... Agent: Hughes Law Firm, PLLC

20090078187 - Transom for boat: A tuned transom for a marine vessel comprising a boat hull having a bow and an aft section, a port side and starboard side with a centerline. The transom comprises an outer constraining layer positioned in the aft section enclosing the boat hull, an inner constraining layer which is a... Agent: Buskop Law Group, P.C.

20090078188 - Retractable boat ladder having intermediate locking position: A retractable boat ladder, having: a first support; a pair of second supports; a step frame connected to the first support and the pair of second supports such that the step frame rotates from a retracted position through an intermediate locking position to a fully extended position; and a locking... Agent: Gordon & Rees LLP

20090071386 - Porous plate rocket torpedo: The present invention includes a means to sustain a rocket torpedo's supercavation envelope to enhance the speed, maneuverability and resistance to percussion based counter measures. The invention includes machines using those aspects of the invention. The invention may also be used to upgrade, repair, or retrofit existing machines, using methods... Agent: Robert F. Minehart, Iii

20090071387 - Transportation device: This invention relates to a transportation vehicle (10) which is used in transporting passengers and/or goods, which utilizes wind power and the elevating force of water and which has a passenger cabin (5) that moves above water level. The transportation vehicle realized in order to attain the objects of this... Agent: Venable, Campillo, Logan & Meaney, P.C.

20090071391 - High speed, multi-unit, articulated surface effect ship: A multi segment articulated Surface Effect Ship.Flexible air seals are formed between hull modules with a gas cushion contained between the side hulls under the entire length of the ship. In one embodiment the cushion formed may act as one continuous gas cushion whereby air cushion pressure generated or flowing... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P. A.

20090071388 - Watercraft having a kite-like element: The invention relates to a water craft comprising a kite element, which is connected to the water craft by a traction cable. The water craft is characterized in that the kite element is equipped with adjusting devices and an energy generation unit, which delivers energy when the tractive force that... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas LLP

20090071389 - Wastewater ballast system and method: The invention discloses a wastewater ballast method that includes the steps of collecting wastewater, treating the collected wastewater, storing the treated wastewater, and discharging the treated wastewater during ballast operations.... Agent: Don J. Pelto Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20090071390 - Portable water level-responsive dock securing system and method of use thereof: A portable water level-responsive mooring device has a mooring strap with a ring capable of engaging the mooring device around a dock piling. The mooring strap has a suitable length of cord having a clip or ring on each end capable of releasably attaching to a fender, spacing tubes, and... Agent: Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP

20090064915 - Watercraft: A watercraft (1) comprising a hull (2) and retention means (7, 10, 20, 20a, 20b) to connect a sea scooter (8) and said hull (2) together in such a manner that said sea scooter can at least contribute to the propulsion of said watercraft.... Agent: Wolf, Block, Shorr And Solis-cohen LLP

20090064917 - Kayak and canoe seat: A seat with a backrest with an adjustable height is disclosed. The seating arrangement comprises an extension portion and a base portion separated by a fold line. Further, the seating arrangement has at least two positions; a first position, where the extension portion extends upwardly, and a second position where... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090064916 - Shock absorbing boat seat pedestal, and methods of constructing and utilizing same: A shock absorbing boat seat pedestal having two telescoping tubes located between a boat seat and a boat base. Within the tubes is a coil spring mounted over a shock absorber.... Agent: Irving M. Weiner Weiner & Burt, P.C.

20090064918 - Manual release arrangement for life boat: The invention relates to an arrangement (206) for manually releasing nautical life saving equipment, e.g. containers for inflatable life rafts. The release arrangement (206) is located as a connecting link between a first rope arrangement (205) and a second rope arrangement (215) adapted to fixating the life saving equipment. The... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090056610 - Rudder for ships: In a rudder for ships composed of a rudder blade with a rudder post (40) held and supported in a rudder trunk (20), the rudder trunk (20) is made of a fiber composite material and is inserted into a nautical outer trunk tube (90) made of steel or of another... Agent: Friedrich Kueffner

20090056611 - Apparatus and method for drop-down/lift-up boat mounted on marine vessel: The present invention provides an apparatus and method of a dock system for launch and recovery of a stowed boat, which is capable of launching and recovering the boat during navigation of a marine vessel at a high headway speed. The launch and recovery apparatus has a stern dock (2)... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20090056612 - Methods and apparatus for aerodynamic and hydrodynamic drag reduction and attitude control for high speed boats: The present invention provides methods and apparatus for reducing sinkage and wetted surface, and thus hydrodynamic drag of a high-speed boat through the generation of aerodynamic lift while decreasing overall aerodynamic drag. At least one lift-generating front wing proximate a bow section of the boat with at least one corresponding... Agent: Lipsitz & Mcallister, LLC

20090056613 - Diver propulsion system with separate battery and motor-transmission modules: A diver propulsion system includes separate operatively associated battery, motor, transmission, and clutch modules.... Agent: Tod R Nissle

20090056614 - Floatation element for vessels and vessel comprising one such floatation element: The invention relates to a flotation element for vessels, consisting of concrete comprising closed-cell expanded foam beads, such as polypropylene beads, which are coated with a flexible binder, such as polyurethane, whereby the unfilled inter-bead volumes do not exceed approximately 20% of the volume of the floatation element. Preferably, one... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP