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8127703 |
Device closely contacting object surface and movable
A device capable of adhering to and moving along the surface of an object, comprising: the main casing comprising an outer casing and an inner casing;an outer sealing member mounted at the opening...
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8037836 |
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,...
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8025070 |
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...
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8011311 |
Apparatus and method for inhibiting fouling of an underwater surface
An apparatus for inhibiting and removing marine deposits from a submerged portion of a boat or yacht include a submersible stainless steel frame having a plurality of sections extending...
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7971547 |
Underwater surface cleaning vehicle for integrated cleaning and effluent treatment system
A method and apparatus for the cleaning of an underwater surface, such as a hull. The method and apparatus enables cleaning to be conducted while mitigating the release of removed material into...
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7934975 |
Water jet stripping and recontouring of gas turbine buckets and blades
A method for water jet stripping and recontouring of a coated article of manufacture is provided. The method includes dimensionally scanning the coated article and establishing a three-dimensional...
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7905192 |
Integrated underwater surface cleaning and effluent treatment system
A method and apparatus for the cleaning of an underwater surface, such as a ship hull. The method and apparatus enables cleaning to be conducted while mitigating the release of removed material...
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7837410 |
Barge transportation system and refurbishing system and method of transporting and refurbishing barges
A refurbishing system for refurbishing a barge includes transport systems that pull the barge out of water and onto a shelf above water level, then pull the barge into a covered blast system and a...
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7823523 |
Portable dry dock system and method for commercial servicing of recreational vessels in inland waterways
A Portable Dry Dock (PDD) system designed for commercial servicing of recreational vessels (RVs) in inland waterways (IW). This PDD is disassembled and transported from one IW to another. This PDD...
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7748337 |
Automatic boat washing assembly
An automatic boat washing system including several brush assemblies mounted on a vertically movable cage supported by a mainframe assembly and side ballast tanks is disclosed. The vertical position...
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7739974 |
Submersible object with antifouling paint configuration
Antifouling materials are used to provide first and second layers or coatings on a submersible object. The first and second layers are visually distinct from each other, such as being made of two...
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7699066 |
Device for cleaning subsea surfaces such as ship hulls
Device for cleaning of surfaces under water, such as ship hulls, includes a rotary disc furnished with nozzles for discharge of pressurized liquid against the surface to be cleaned. The nozzles are...
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7661381 |
Self-righting pool cleaning robot
A vehicle includes a submersible housing and a propulsion mechanism, which is coupled to drive the housing over an interior surface of a container in which the housing is submerged. A hollow tube...
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7650848 |
Surface topographies for non-toxic bioadhesion control
An article has a surface topography for resisting bioadhesion of organisms and includes a base article having a surface. A composition of the surface includes a polymer. The surface has a...
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7500441 |
Remote waterline cleaner
An apparatus for cleaning dirty waterlines on yachts, being robotic and self powered, capable of floating on its own, employing a rotating soft scrub brush, able to propel itself to the dirty...
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7455024 |
Apparatus for protecting the hull of a watercraft
An apparatus for protecting the hull of a watercraft includes a support. A submersible barrier assembly is connected to the support and is displaceable with respect to the support between an...
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7444952 |
Boat hull rinsing device
Fresh water rinsing of a boat hull of a boat occurs to remove contamination from the boat hull during each raising operation of the boat utilizing a boat lift. The contamination coming primarily...
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7444891 |
In-water hull cleaning sampling method
A method includes providing a sampling device having a sampling chamber therein, a pump operatively coupled to the sampling chamber, and a drive means coupled to the sampling chamber; situating the...
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7437959 |
In-water hull cleaning sampling device
An In-Water Hull Cleaning Sampling Device includes a sampling chamber, a drive shaft housing, a drive shaft sealing membrane, a drive shaft, a spring retainer, a pressure spring, a cleaning pad, a...
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7363871 |
Apparatus for cleaning the hull of a floating vessel
Improvements to a cleaning assembly include a support for a rotating object, a rotary brush, an apparatus for manoeuvring a floating vessel and an arm arrangement for cleaning a surface. Thus, an...
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7303360 |
Underwater inspecting and repairing system
Disclosed is a system that performs inspection and repair of an underwater structure, specifically core internals in a pressure vessel. An underwater vehicle is provided with a drive wheel, a...
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7279051 |
Method for treating a surface bounding a space within a cargo hold in a floating vessel
A method for treating an exposed surface. A treating apparatus is provided having an elongate support and at least one flexible surface contacting element at a distal region of the support. The...
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7234407 |
Active anti-fouling systems and processes for marine vessels
Systems and processes for controlling and/or preventing fouling of marine vessel hulls and fixed structures are disclosed. The systems and processes deliver an anti-fouling composition through a...
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7222578 |
Apparatus for removing attachments deposited on underwater structure
An apparatus for removing attachments deposited on a surface of an underwater structure and preventing that such attachments be deposited thereafter. The apparatus is floated on the water surface...
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7143709 |
Surface topography for non-toxic bioadhesion control
A coated surface for resisting or enhancing bioadhesion includes at least one patterned polymer including coating layer having a plurality of features attached to or projected into a base surface....
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7117807 |
Dynamically modifiable polymer coatings and devices
A dynamic coating includes at least one polymeric layer for attachment to a surface. The polymeric layer includes at least one electrically conducting polymer including layer, wherein under...
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H002159 |
Guidance of treatment devices on target surfaces
A pair of vertical guide supports are slidably received in horizontally spaced rails removably mounted on a vertical target surface to be treated, such as the hull of a ship. A rack support...
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7047900 |
Watercraft storage apparatus and method
A watercraft storage apparatus for protecting the hull of a watercraft both above and below the waterline without the need to lift or raise the watercraft out of a body of water. Inflatable side...
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7044074 |
Method and arrangement for inspection of an object
The present invention relates to an inspection system for inspection of an object, comprising at least an image recording means carried by an inspector, a display unit, a storage unit and a contact...
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7044075 |
Marine vessel corrosion control system
A marine vessel corrosion control system contemplates redundant protection for a marine vessel against the effects of galvanic corrosion. The vessel is equipped with typical zinc anodes...
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7025013 |
Multilayered submersible structure with fouling inhibiting characteristic
A multilayered submersible structure has an outer coating that is disposed in contact with water in which the structure is submerged, a current distribution layer or charge distribution layer, an...
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7013821 |
Apparatus and method for cleaning object floating at the surface of water
An apparatus for cleaning an object floating at the surface of water, e.g., a ship floating on the sea with ease and efficiency by use of a small amount of a cleaning agent is provided. This...
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6988458 |
Boat washing and towing device
A device includes a plurality of buoyant support members having a plurality of cavities formed therein and are provided with a plurality of pivotal access panels to access the cavities. A plurality...
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6973890 |
Self-adaptive system for an apparatus which inhibits fouling of an underwater surface
A system is provided which automatically calibrates a marine fouling prevention system. It responds to movements between fresh and saltwater bodies of water, detects damage to the hull or other...
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6925952 |
Anti-fouling laminate for boat hulls
A thin laminate for application to a submerged object, such as a boat hull, to provide anti-fouling protection to the object. The laminate comprises a first layer of a transfer adhesive, a second...
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6886486 |
Device for removing the growth on a ship's hull
The invention relates to a device for removing the growth on a ship's hull (2). This device comprises a cleaning element (3) and means for displacing this cleaning element over the hull (2), which...
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6877452 |
Boat cleaning assembly
A marine vessel cleaning assembly (1) comprising cleaning means (5, 6) and displacement means (17a, 17b) supported on a framework (18) for location under the water, the cleaning means comprising a...
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6848384 |
Knuckle
A boat hull cleaner having a handle (not shown) and a knuckle (see FIG. 1), the knuckle 1 having a first portion 2 and a second portion 3, the first portion 2 having a first channel and the second...
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6840187 |
Device and method for cleaning parts of a boat immersed in water
An apparatus for cleaning the underwater portions of a boat having at least one cleaning unit with an ejection element for generating a jet of cleaning fluid under high pressure, and a manifold for...
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6691811 |
Safety configuration for an apparatus that can be moved over a surface
An apparatus that attaches itself to a surface by negative pressure and that can move over the surface, in particular, for carrying out work, to prevent a risk, depending on the alignment of the...
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6668413 |
Pool brush with dual-position hydrofoil
A pool brush includes a hydrofoil moving on a hinge. The hydrofoil provides downforce on the surface being brushed regardless of the direction of the pool brush (pulled or pushed). Adjustable front...
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6595152 |
Apparatus and method for removing coatings from the hulls of vessels using ultra-high pressure water
A method and apparatus for removing coatings from the hull of a ship using a steered magnet vehicle supported by the adhesion force only of a permanent magnet to the surface to be treated. Using an...
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6571635 |
Method and arrangement for inspection of buoyant objects
The invention relates to a method and a device for determining the thickness and topography of buoyant objects, especially ship's hulls (1), by means of a beam (2, 17) carrying an array of...
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6569254 |
Localized acidic underwater surface cleaning apparatus
An apparatus and method permits unattended cleaning of a surface. A clamping mechanism engages features around a contaminated surface and is connected to a dome-shaped receptacle containing a...
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6568343 |
Protective enclosure for watercraft hulls
Apparatus for protecting a hull of a watercraft floating in a body of water includes a waterproof shroud of flexible sheet material suspended from a collar which is floatable in the body of water....
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6443085 |
Method for keeping a submerged structure from being adhered to by aquatic organisms
This invention provides a method for keeping a structure such as a vessel, at least part of which is submerged, from being adhered to by aquatic organisms. In the method, the submerged part of the...
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6327991 |
Boat maintenance
An apparatus and method for cleaning a boat in the water without pollution. Included are a floating, water-impervious basin and a filtration system. Included are a floating, water-impervious basin...
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6317387 |
Method and apparatus for inspecting a submerged structure
The present invention relates to an underwater apparatus, system and method for inspecting and determining the condition of a submerged structure. More particularly the present invention utilizes...
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6276478 |
Adherent robot
A robot capable of moving against gravity uses at least one vacuum cup assembly having a port for applying a lubricant on the working surface so the cup may slide on the surface as the robot is...
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6276292 |
Foulant control system such as for use with large ships
A method and apparatus for controlling foulant organisms on the hull of a resting ship that employs an enclosure material to enclose the ship's hull. Separation devices are attached in a grid...
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