Ships inventions

20090277368 - Boat anchor: An anchor for mooring a water craft to a shore or beach that included a straight shaft that is pointed on one end and is arranged on connecting to a torque producing device on its other end. The shaft includes an auger fixed thereto adjacent to the pointed end and... Agent: M. Reid Russell

20090277369 - Hinge joint for cylinder actuators of watercraft trim tabs, trim tab and trim tab control system: A joint connecting a cylinder actuator of a trim tab to a watercraft includes a first part couplable to a wall of the watercraft, a second part couplable to the cylinder actuator, a pin coupled to one part and a pin seat formed in the other part. In one embodiment,... Agent: Themis Law

20090277370 - Water craft: A water craft (10) includes a hull (12) defining two cavities (18). An inflatable chamber (22) is arranged in each cavity (18), for displacing water from hull (12), in use, to increase the buoyancy of the craft (10). As the chamber (22) is inflated, it expands to reduce the free... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20090277371 - Chair mount assembly and related kit for retrogitting a bench-style boat seat or thwart: The invention disclosed herein is directed to a chair mount assembly and related kit for retrofitting a bench-style boat seat or thwart. The inventive chair mount assembly kit includes (1) first and second rails; (2) first and second sliders having respective first and second end portions, wherein the first end... Agent: Thomas Loop

20090277372 - Reversible seat for a boat: A reversible seat for a boat or other vehicle includes a base, a seat bottom, and a seat back. The seat bottom, which has a first surface and a second, opposite surface, is pivotally connected to the base such that the seat bottom is capable of rotating at least approximately... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090272306 - Chain stowage mechanism for marine vehicles: A mechanism for releasing and retracting an anchor chain into/from water in marine vehicles, comprising a stowing reservoir which is driven by a motor for automatically stowing the chain.... Agent: Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.A.

20090272307 - Swingable spacing dock: A swingable spacing dock is configured to berth a ship spaced from the shoreline and includes a support positioned on shore, a swingable dock arm pivotally mounted on the support, and a powered drive. The dock arm is driven by the powered drive to swing between a ship docking position... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20090272308 - Stabilizing chamber for use with a mobile offshore unit: A stabilizing chamber to be used with a mobile offshore unit and a method of manufacturing and stabilizing therewith are disclosed. The stabilizing chamber includes a housing configured to removably receive and retain fluid therein, a first support, and a second support. The first and second supports are attached to... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20090272309 - Watercraft attachment device: The present invention relates to a watercraft attachment device for joining two watercrafts comprising: a pair of parallel tubes, where said parallel tubes are substantially parallel to the watercrafts; a pair of perpendicular tubes, where said perpendicular tubes are substantially perpendicular to the two parallel tubes and adjoin the parallel... Agent: Law Office Of Jerry D. Haynes , P.a

20090266288 - Method of reducing frictional resistance between ship body and water by releasing gases in water: A method of reducing frictional resistance between a ship body and water by releasing gases in water includes the steps of: (a) providing a plurality of gas outlets disposed at predetermined positions under a water level of a fore part of a hull of the ship body for releasing the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090266283 - Placement system for a flying kite-type wind-attacked element in a wind-powered watercraft: Disclosed is a placement system for a free-flying kite-type wind-attacked element in a watercraft in which the kite-type wind-attacked element comprising a profiled wing is connected to the vessel body via a traction rope. Said wind-attacked element can be guided from a neutral position on board the watercraft into a... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas LLP

20090266284 - Automated boat washing system: A self-contained boat cleaning system that dispenses water, soap, wax and/or spot-free rinse chemicals. Cleaning fluids are distributed via conduits which can be concealed inside the rub rail, mounted near the rub rails or other surfaces of the boat, or alternatively can be installed inside the bulkheads of the vessel.... Agent: John C. Smith, Esq.

20090266285 - Escort vessel automatically rotative winch system: The present invention discloses an escort vessel towline force responsive apparatus comprising a rotative winch system mounted to the deck of an escort vessel so that when the tow line between a distressed vessel and the winch system of an escort vessel angularly changes, the escort vessel winch system will... Agent: Michael I Kroll

20090266286 - Flow control device for improving pressure resistance and hull vibration: A flow control mechanism, for improving pressure resistance and hull vibration, includes a lower fin and an upper fin. The lower fin is disposed between a second station and a fourth station in a length direction of a ship and between 10% and 20% of a design draft from a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090266287 - Anchor line stabilizer and universal bracket: An anchor line stabilizer helps a boat remain a preferred distance away from an anchor which is located on a floor of a body of water. The anchor line stabilizer, among other things, allows the boat to move a short distance further than the preferred distance away from the anchor... Agent: Lathrop & Clark LLP

20090260555 - Collapsible catamaran: A collapsible catamaran is described, comprising two hulls (1) and a frame (4) which connects the two hulls (1) in a detachable manner and carries plug-in noses (3) which engage in plug-in receptacles (2) of the hulls (1). In order to provide advantageous plug-in connections it is proposed that the... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20090260561 - Frictional resistance reduction ship: Duct 3 is divided into two or more independent chambers 5, with partition 4 according to the longitudinal direction; piping 6 is introduced in each chamber 5 and penetrates through partition 4to supply air to each chamber 5. Air is supplied by assistance compressor 7 through piping 6. Opening 8... Agent: Lee Fredric Sharra

20090260556 - Magnetically attached floor covering for a boat: A magnetically attached carpeting or other covering for a floor of a boat includes a set of magnetic elements connected to the floor and another set of magnetic elements connected to the carpeting. Wherein, the location of the magnetic elements of the floor and carpeting generally match each other. When... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090260557 - Ensuring installation of drain plug when launching aquatic vessel: An auxiliary strap, connected to a tie-down strap for securing a boat to a trailer, is removably anchored to a drain opening in the boat, by being connected to a tethered drain plug, or by being connected to a spring clip that extends into the drain opening. The connection of... Agent: Howson & Howson LLP

20090260558 - Watercraft fender: A portable fender for protecting a watercraft hull from damage. The fender(s) length corresponds to the length of the watercraft likely to make contact with a dock, pier and/or pilings. An inflatable, waterproof bladder resides in a protective cover. The bladder's valve permits rapid inflation and deflation. The cover has... Agent: Thomas Robert Kaemmerling

20090260559 - Traction system for operating lines, in particular mooring and/or production lines, of a floating production unit: A traction system for operating lines, in particular mooring lines and/or production lines, of a floating production unit has a number of work stations distributed along the unit, at least at two ends of the unit, and engaged by respective operating lines; a main winch; and a cable transmission device... Agent: Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey LLP

20090260560 - Watercraft including a floatable slide and a boat: The invention features a watercraft that includes a boat and a floatable slide coupled to at least one side wall of the boat.... Agent: Allison Johnson, P.A.