Ships inventions 08/09

20090211506 - Hull and steering mechanism for a marine vessel: A combined hull and steering mechanism for a marine vessel has a substantially rectangularly-shaped upper hull joined to a lower hull that is dual-tapered from its sidewalls to both its forward and aft portions. A directional thrust steering mechanism having a pair of vertical rudder blades positioned on either side... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20090211507 - System and method for the collection and disposal of ballast water, bilge water and waste water: A method for removing ballast water to trim a vessel. The method comprises connecting a mobile reservoir in fluid connection with at least one ballast reservoir of the vessel. After connection the ballast may be transferred water from the at least one ballast reservoir to the mobile water removal reservoir.... Agent: Dimock Stratton LLP

20090211508 - Fish shaped boat fender cover: A boat fender cover is provided in the shape of a fish. The cover includes a casing having a fusiform body in the shape of a fish's body. Furthermore, the casing includes a cavity for positioning a boat fender. Furthermore, the casing includes an open end for introducing the boat... Agent: Russo & Duckworth, LLP 2nd Floor

20090211509 - Position controller for a towed array: A position controller capable of controlling the depth or lateral position of a towed array. The position controller comprises a tubular fuselage from which a pair of wings may be extended over a range of sweep angles between fully open and stowed positions. In fully or partly open positions, two... Agent: Laitram, L.l.c. Legal Department

20090211510 - Vessel hull: A vessel hull having a pair of vents formed in the chine on each side for allowing air to be introduced to the bottom and a pair of downwardly extending fins formed longitudinally along the chine adjacent to each vent. Each vent can be formed by a recess in the... Agent: Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik A Professional Association

20090211511 - Multiplex-thruster systems for delivering thrusting flow: Designs and techniques for fluid thrusters and vehicles that are powered by propelling fluids with fluid thrusters. Multiplex-thruster (MT) systems are disclosed that include a single thruster and a flow multiplexer with multiple channels to deliver thrusting flow in various directions.... Agent: Fish & Richardson, Pc

20090211512 - Boat windshield with vent structure: A boat windshield is described including a transparent pane. A rail is disposed adjacent and secured to one of either the bottom or the top edge of the transparent pane. An opening is defined through the rail. An air intake housing is secured to the front surface of the rail.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20090205551 - Sailbaot rig: A sailboat having a hull with a mast is provided that includes a boom and gaff that are both supported away from the mast. Both ends of the boom and gaff are connected by stays so that a vertical plane is created. The sail is raised and lowered by a... Agent: Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd.

20090205552 - Inflatable whisker pole: A whisker pole for a sailboat is provided. The whisker pole includes an inflatable portion that can be pressurized to maintain the position of a headsail. The whisker pole can be deflated for stowage. The length of the whisker pole can be adjusted for different boats and rigging requirements.... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20090205553 - Berthing system and structure for use therein: A separation and guidance structure comprises an arm having an inner end with a crosspiece secured in use to a pontoon or the like, and an outer end provided with fenders extending above and beyond the end of the arm. Flotation is provided to support the outer end of the... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20090205554 - Dry tree semi-submersible platform for harsh environment and ultra deepwater applications: Column-stabilized floating offshore platform structures (10) having spaced apart buoyant main vertical columns (11) joined at lower ends by horizontal lower truss members (13) in a pin connection and joined at upper ends by a buoyant deck mount structure (14), and/or by horizontal truss members, to form a moment connection.... Agent: Kenneth A. Roddy

20090205555 - Rigid inflatable boat: A rigid inflatable boat has a structure to position and protect an inflatable tube without having to separate the tube from a boat body. The rigid inflatable boat may include a rubber tube that is attached to each side of a boat body. A folding panel includes one hinged end... Agent: Mcneely Bodendorf LLP

20090205556 - Rowing boat footrest assembly: A rowing boat footrest assembly includes a stationary support member and a footrest member. The stationary support member is configured and arranged for coupling to a boat structure with a pivot axis extending through a portion of the stationary support member. The footrest member has a footrest surface coupled to... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20090199755 - System for loading and unloading of hydrocarbons in ice prone waters: System for loading and unloading of hydrocarbons in waters with varying conditions, comprising an icebreaking vessel (10) moored to a sea bed (12) by means of a turret buoy (11) and where a tanker (16) by means of at least one hawser (17) is moored with its bow to the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090199760 - Liquefied gas tank with a central hub in the bottom structure: The present invention comprises a tank for liquefied gases or a so-called cryogenic tank (1) with a tank bottom structure (10) and a tank wall structure (11) arranged around a circumference of the tank bottom structure (10). The tank bottom structure (10) is provided with a tank bottom hub (2)... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter

20090199759 - Storage tank containing liquefied natural gas with butane: Disclosed is a liquefied natural gas composition. The composition contains methane, ethane and propane and butane. The composition contains a substantial amount of butane while being substantially free of hydrocarbon molecules larger than butane.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090199756 - Wooden watercraft hull construction: A wooden hull construction for a watercraft, particularly a canoe, includes a multiplicity of boards, each board individually secured to adjacent boards while maintaining parallel alignment. In an aspect of the hull construction wherein there is a single layer of boards, the boards are secured together in parallel alignment along... Agent: Macmillan Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20090199757 - Vessel comprising a subsea equipment motion restraining and guidance system: A vessel (2) for handling subsea equipment comprising a subsea equipment hoist system including a winch and a hoist cable (3) for lowering and retrieving subsea equipment (5) in a hoist area of the vessel, a subsea equipment motion restraining and guidance system for restraining subsea equipment motion relative to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090199758 - Stowable boat ladder: A ladder used for recreational water activities is pivotally attached at one end to be swung by a user between a stowed position resting on a supporting platform such as boat deck or dock to a deployed use position extending downward at an edge of the platform with potential finger... Agent: Marvin Jacobson Jacobson And Johnson

20090199755 - System for loading and unloading of hydrocarbons in ice prone waters: System for loading and unloading of hydrocarbons in waters with varying conditions, comprising an icebreaking vessel (10) moored to a sea bed (12) by means of a turret buoy (11) and where a tanker (16) by means of at least one hawser (17) is moored with its bow to the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090199760 - Liquefied gas tank with a central hub in the bottom structure: The present invention comprises a tank for liquefied gases or a so-called cryogenic tank (1) with a tank bottom structure (10) and a tank wall structure (11) arranged around a circumference of the tank bottom structure (10). The tank bottom structure (10) is provided with a tank bottom hub (2)... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter

20090199759 - Storage tank containing liquefied natural gas with butane: Disclosed is a liquefied natural gas composition. The composition contains methane, ethane and propane and butane. The composition contains a substantial amount of butane while being substantially free of hydrocarbon molecules larger than butane.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090199756 - Wooden watercraft hull construction: A wooden hull construction for a watercraft, particularly a canoe, includes a multiplicity of boards, each board individually secured to adjacent boards while maintaining parallel alignment. In an aspect of the hull construction wherein there is a single layer of boards, the boards are secured together in parallel alignment along... Agent: Macmillan Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20090199757 - Vessel comprising a subsea equipment motion restraining and guidance system: A vessel (2) for handling subsea equipment comprising a subsea equipment hoist system including a winch and a hoist cable (3) for lowering and retrieving subsea equipment (5) in a hoist area of the vessel, a subsea equipment motion restraining and guidance system for restraining subsea equipment motion relative to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090199758 - Stowable boat ladder: A ladder used for recreational water activities is pivotally attached at one end to be swung by a user between a stowed position resting on a supporting platform such as boat deck or dock to a deployed use position extending downward at an edge of the platform with potential finger... Agent: Marvin Jacobson Jacobson And Johnson

20090194009 - Bumper assemblies for modular barges and methods therefor: A system for protecting a modular barge, which includes a plurality of modular barge sections assembled together using male and female connections, is provided. Each modular barge section has a top surface, a bottom surface, a side wall extending between the top and bottom surfaces, and at least one male... Agent: Maldjian & Fallon LLC

20090194010 - Personal watercraft with deflector: A personal watercraft is disclosed having a hull and a sub-deck disposed on the hull. The hull and sub-deck together form a hull and sub-deck (HSD) assembly. An engine is disposed in the HSD assembly. A propulsion system is connected to the hull and operatively connected to the engine. A... Agent: Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (brp)

20090194011 - Vessel including automatic ballast system using tubes: A double-hulled vessel has a ballast draft line previously set at an empty state thereof. The double-hulled vessel of the present invention comprises an outer shell formed on bottom and side portions of the vessel; an inner shell formed on bottom and side portions of the vessel within the outer... Agent: Tai Sam Choo

20090194012 - Procedure for descent of equipment to bottom of sea: Equipment is being suspended by a sling, attached to an auxiliary component. This, on its turn, is attached to two cables, each one activated by one of the two tug boats. Connection of the auxiliary component to cables is being made by means of connectors, which are trespassed thru cable... Agent: Traskbritt, P.C.

20090194013 - Auxiliary floating structure and procedure for descent of equipment into the sea: u

20090194014 - Floating drive-on watercraft docking system: The floating drive-on docking system for a watercraft uses a main floatation portion where the watercraft rests when loaded and a pivoting entry portion for creating a low loading angle between the watercraft and the floating drive-on docking system, resulting in only a small amount of propulsion from the watercraft... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP/seattle

20090194015 - Profiled pontoon for watercraft: A pontoon for a watercraft. The pontoon has a vertical inboard side and a generally angled bottom defined by the inboard side height of the pontoon being greater than its outboard side height. The bottom has planing surfaces that define one or more channels, which produce lift upon the watercraft... Agent: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Anne Kinsman

20090194016 - Boat trim strip and cover attachment system: A boat trim strip attached to the perimeter of a boat which has a chrome laminate bonded to one or more exposed surfaces and embedded in a clear plastic cover layer to be resistant to bumps and abrasions. The trip strip can also be used in a boat cover attachment... Agent: John R. Benefiel