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8177594 |
Watercraft reverse gate operation
A method of controlling a watercraft is disclosed which comprises actuating a reverse gate operator, sensing a speed of the watercraft, controlling a thrust generated by a jet propulsion system...
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8152581 |
Floater for marine hose
Provided is a floater for marine hose, which can be easily formed into an annular shape conformable even to marine hoses having variations in the circularity of their cross-section or to marine...
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8123579 |
Protection of apparatus for capturing wave energy
For protecting surface floating wave energy converters (WEC's) against surface turbulence, the WEC's are removed from the water surface. For reducing the force required, the WEC's include a hollow...
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8099804 |
Thermally insulating blanket constructed of individual floats and system for deploying and retrieving same
A blanket of many floats of like configuration and each incorporating a polygonal parametrical rims housing a plurality of radial spokes configured to, in alternate axial relationship, form cells...
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8037711 |
Portable dry ice holding container for use with a swimming pool and associated method
A portable dry ice holding container for cooling water contained in an existing swimming pool may include a buoyant cartridge with open first end and closed second end. A lid may be removably...
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8033879 |
Biophysical geoengineering compositions and methods
Described here are compositions, methods and apparatus for biological and physical geoengineering. Disclosed are inorganic particles, prill, pucks, or floats for dispersal on a body of water, the...
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8007331 |
Float and a floatable structure
A float (1) comprising a hollow pneumatically pressurisable ovoid shell (5) is provided with a damping plate (12) extending laterally outwardly around the shell (5) for damping vertical upward and...
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7975639 |
Float for use in water-based security system
Embodiments of this invention describe a float for use with a running gear entanglement system (RGES) deployed on water, in addition to an improved system and method for using an RGES deployed in...
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7841916 |
Solar powered inertial fluid mobilizer
One embodiment of a fluid mobilizing vessel shown in FIG. 1 comprises a hull (14) impervious to a surrounding fluid (12), a solar cell (16) capable of converting light (18) into electrical energy,...
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7785163 |
Wave energy buoy
A wave energy buoy includes a spar that may be anchored to the sea bed and a float fitted to the spar for movement axially of the spar. The spar includes a spar tube and the float includes a...
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7476137 |
Expandable wave energy conversion system
A wave energy converter (WEC) for converting energy contained in surface waves on a body of water to useful energy comprises two floats movable relative to one another in response to passing...
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7393254 |
Marine buoy
The present application relates to a marine buoy featuring a novel bracing assembly disposed within a marine buoy and featuring a plurality of bracing members extending between and connecting to a...
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7390233 |
Station keeping maneuverable articulating autonomous regenerative tactical (SMAART) buoy
An articulating sonobuoy is provided. The articulating sonobuoy comprises a plurality of section, and a plurality of joints connecting each of the plurality of section to adjacent sections, wherein...
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7247069 |
Floating electronic platform for swimming pools and spas
A stable, portable floating electronic platform is provided to enable wireless communications with at least one remote cellular phone while the platform is floating in a recreational water...
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7056176 |
Buoyancy motor
The present invention provides for an apparatus utilising the buoyancy upthrust on a floatation member to assist displacement of a moveable article in a non-vertical direction wherein the apparatus...
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7052341 |
Method and apparatus for controlling a propulsive force of a marine vessel
A propulsive force controlling apparatus controls a propulsion system attached to a hull of a marine vessel. The propulsion system includes a motor, a propulsive force generating member which...
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7004806 |
Shark deterrent device
A rescue flotation buoy integrated with a pressurized containment and dispensing device containing a pressurized repellent for sharks. Sodium lauryl sulfate, a well-known shark repellent, is one...
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7001233 |
Stackable buoy with rope nesting grooves
The buoy has small and large cylindrical sections contiguous with each other and having a common central axis. A hole extends along the common central axis, for receiving a mooring rope. The small...
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6726516 |
Method and apparatus for enabling hand tools to float
A method and apparatus for enabling hand tools to float is disclosed. In one aspect, the invention is a grip comprising a tubular sleeve which is placed over a handle or pre-existing tool grip and...
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6690300 |
Marine engine throttle control method for single or twin engine applications
An improved marine engine control methodology is utilized in either single or twin engine applications, and provides a safe and logical transitioning between manual and automatic operating modes. A...
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6685518 |
Buoyant device that resists entanglement by whales and boats
A buoy reduces the risk of whale entanglement in fixed fishing gear and other equipment. The buoy is a replacement for a conventional buoy used to mark and to facilitate the retrieval of the gear....
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6616493 |
Floatable beverage holder
A buoy which is suitable for supporting various sizes of beverage containers and allows the center of gravity of the combined buoy and container to be readily adjusted in order to restrain tipping.
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6602101 |
Loop bottom buoy stick
A loop bottom buoy stick having a primary upper section and a primary lower section configured to receive a connector in an eyelet at the distal end of the primary lower section. The lower section...
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6431931 |
Reversible weighted float
A reversible, weighted float, useful as a fishing bobber or marker buoy, comprises a buoyant sphere with first and second connectors fixedly attached on either end of its polar axis. The first and...
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6332819 |
Object retrieval device used in water
A water retrieval device that is attached to a valuable item to prevent that item from sinking and being lost in muddy or deep water. The device may be in the shape of a latex fish, which contains...
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6309269 |
Variable buoyancy buoy for mooring mobile offshore drilling units
In a system for mooring offshore drilling units, a first mooring assembles installed at a first drilling venue, after which the mobile offshore drilling unit is moored by connection to the mooring...
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6254445 |
Inflatable chemical foam injected buoy
A lightweight inflatable marker buoy system is resistant to deflation and sinking if punctured. This device will most likely be used by a diver while underwater, but could be air delivered or...
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6206742 |
Buoyancy device and method for using same
A method and a buoyancy device adapted to impart buoyancy to at least one longitudinal element submerged in water. The buoyancy device is hollow and is preferably made of plastic or a similarly...
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6102758 |
Near shore spar communication platform
The Near Shore Spar Buoy Communication Platform is a semi-stable platform for data collection and retrieval for distances up to and over several miles offshore. It is an ocean-going computer housed...
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6074259 |
Off-shore refuse collection device
A device for collecting refuse from moored ships, including a partially submerged float supporting a refuse collection box located above the water surface and having an open top for depositing...
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5902163 |
Debris shedding buoy
A debris shedding buoy having a float body with a top and a bottom is provided. The buoy includes a slide rail, adapted for slidable engagement to a mooring line, is attached to the bottom of the...
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5816874 |
Remote underwater sensing station
A portable, anchored sensor module for collecting fresh water environmental data over a range of depths, is supported relative to a buoy having a power supply and control circuitry. A depth control...
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5803778 |
Methods and apparatus for handling waste
The present invention is directed to an apparatus for containers of human waste. The apparatus has a floating receiving station with receiving apertures projecting from the receiving station to...
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5795203 |
Air-launched buoy
The invention relates to air-launched buoys intended to be launched from a flying aircraft. It consists, in a buoy the body of which is small and has neither flaps nor inflation opening, in making...
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5772482 |
Designer deluxe bobbers
The apparatus thus described is composed of a durable thermoplastic which does not lend itself to shrinkage or submerging in water. It can be shaped in a variety offorms of artistry. This Deluxe...
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5746151 |
Multi-functional carrier for sailboats
A multi-functional hollow body for use as a boom rest or a boom and mast carrier for sailboats that is lightweight and may be positioned and secured to the boat without damaging the surface of its...
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5727974 |
Liquid-filled underwater sculptural object
A flexible envelope made of water-tight material, such as rubber or plastic, partially filled with water, having a bubble of air at its upper end, and a weight at or attached to its lower end, the...
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5707265 |
Streamlined buoyancy package for subsurface moorings
A buoyancy package for subsurface instrumented moorings with reduced drag and increased stability is provided with the use of spherical buoyant members enclosed in a pivotally connected streamlined...
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5690522 |
Cable tie flotation device with cable tie
A cable tie flotation device for making a cable tie buoyant having a volume of resilient, easily deformable material having an opening therethrough and a fastening means. The deformable material...
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5658178 |
Floating devices assembled from plastic bottles or aluminum cans
Frames for flotation devices are described with integrally incorporated attachment sites for the air tight attachment of recycled plastic bottles, aluminum beverage cans, or other bouyant...
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5588889 |
Timing buoy with remote timing capability
A timing buoy comprising a flotation buoy having an outer shell. A switch in communication with the outer shell and activatable in response to forcible contacts to the shell. A timing device...
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5517935 |
Underwater vehicle polymer ejection control valve assembly
There is presented an underwater vehicle polymer ejection control valve ambly comprising a valve in communication with a polymer reservoir and in communication with ejection ports. The assembly...
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5516316 |
Diver awareness buoy
A diver awareness buoy for signaling the presence of scuba divers diving underwater within a general diving area including a base and an inflatable bladder having a main body. The main body has a...
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5505645 |
Floatable assembly for swimming pools
An assembly is provided which includes a generally upright, substantially rigid pole having upper and lower ends. A weight is connected to the lower end of the pole. A float surrounding the pole...
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5406294 |
Floating antenna system
A floating antenna system which can be deployed and retrieved by an underwater diver is equipped with a pressure proof radome atop an elongated support stalk carrying a lobed, inverted pyramidoidal...
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5372532 |
Swivel head cap connector
A swivel head cap assembly can be threadedly attached to an empty plastic pop bottle to create a float or buoy. The assembly includes a cap that is attachable to the bottle, the cap including an...
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5341759 |
Sea bird deterrent for boats and navigation aids
A boat or navigation aid including a top, at least two posts extending upward from the top, and at least one line between the posts to prevent sea birds from landing on the top.
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5291194 |
Apparatus for interconnecting an underwater vehicle and a free-floating pod
Apparatus is provided for interconnecting an unmanned underwater vehicle V) and a free-floating pod, the apparatus comprising a communications cable extending between the pod and a less buoyant...
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5249997 |
Composite multisection buoyant structure
An underwater, high strength lightweight buoyant structure fabricated of individual segments which are adhesively bonded together. Each segment includes an outer wall which faces the ambient...
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5188550 |
Apparatus and method for creating a floatable thermal and evaporation barrier
A device (20) for reducing evaporation and energy transfer between fluids, the surface (12) of which is exposed to environmental elements. A plurality of buoyant, homogenous evaporation devices...
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