公开(公告)号：US12117038B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-15

申请号：US17451433

申请日：2021-10-19

申请人： Bruce Nelson

发明人： Bruce Nelson

IPC分类号： B63B75/00 ,  B63B7/04 ,  B63B27/14 ,  B63B35/44 ,  B63C1/02 ,  B63C1/04 ,  B63C3/00 ,  E02B3/06 ,  F16B7/02

CPC分类号： F16B7/02 ,  B63B7/04 ,  B63B27/143 ,  B63B35/44 ,  B63B75/00 ,  B63C1/02 ,  B63C1/04 ,  B63C3/00 ,  E02B3/064

摘要： A modular floating platform connector includes a connecting unit with a hollow center chamber that has one or more inside diameters. The chamber may have wall surfaces to secure components to modular floating platforms. The connector may further incorporate one or more external features such as a collar and retaining ribs that engage with the connecting tabs on modular floating platform float modules to securely hold the float modules together and to retain attachment members of accessories, fixtures, structures and other components to modular floating platforms.

公开(公告)号：US11904990B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-20

申请号：US17465589

申请日：2021-09-02

申请人： Innovative Outdoor Solutions, Inc.

发明人： Richard G. Johanneck

IPC分类号： B63C1/02 ,  B63C3/08 ,  B63C3/02

CPC分类号： B63C1/02 ,  B63C3/02 ,  B63C3/08

摘要： One example provides a floating drive-on pontoon port including a plurality of floating sections pivotally coupled together in series with one another to form an articulating port track base and an articulating starboard track base extending longitudinally in parallel with one another, the port and starboard track bases each having a lower surface to be disposed in water and an opposing upper surface to face away from the water. A port transport track extends longitudinally across the upper surface of the port track base, and a starboard transport track extends longitudinally across the upper surface of the starboard track base and in parallel with the port transport track, the port and starboard transport tracks each comprising a series of spaced apart rollers configured to respectively receive, transport, and support a port pontoon and a starboard pontoon of a pontoon during loading, unloading, and storage of the pontoon boat on the pontoon port. A lateral position of the port and starboard transport tracks relative to one another is adjustable to adjust a lateral distance between the port and starboard transport tracks to accommodate pontoon boats of different widths.

公开(公告)号：US20230322342A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-12

申请号：US18209455

申请日：2023-06-13

申请人： Dean Richard Howard

发明人： Dean Richard Howard

IPC分类号： B63C1/02 ,  B63C1/06

CPC分类号： B63C1/02 ,  B63C1/06

摘要： Disclosed herein is an inflatable watercraft barrier in one example having an inflatable perimeter tube. Also disclosed is a diaphragm sealed to the perimeter tube to form the watercraft barrier between a watercraft and the water in which the watercraft barrier and watercraft float. In one example, a portion of the perimeter tube forms a gate portion which is at least partially selectively deflated so as to be denser than water, and therefore rotates about a gate pivot such that the watercraft may enter the watercraft barrier through the gate portion. Also disclosed is a water pump in fluid communication with the watercraft barrier so as to evacuate water from between the watercraft barrier and the watercraft.

公开(公告)号：US11377180B2

公开(公告)日：2022-07-05

申请号：US16846739

申请日：2020-04-13

申请人： Gary A. Bridges ,  Gary A. Bridges, II

发明人： Gary A. Bridges ,  Gary A. Bridges, II

IPC分类号： B63C1/02 ,  B63C3/06 ,  B60P3/10

摘要： A buoyancy tank for a portable floatation apparatus which allows for the elevation of a watercraft above a water-line and which allows for the removal of the watercraft from a body of water. The buoyancy tank has at least one and/or a plurality of integrated cylindrical structures which supports the floatation apparatus in transport and storage. The integrated cylindrical structures provide sufficient support to allow the removal of the floatation apparatus by use of a boat lift and further provide sufficient support to allow a watercraft to be stacked on top of the floating apparatus while the floating apparatus is stacked on top of the floating apparatus for the purposes of storage. A plurality of said buoyancy tanks may be connected to the portable floatation apparatus by use of connecting means. The portable floatation apparatus should have a pumping device which pumps a sufficient volume of air into a plurality of the buoyancy tank which is effective to selectively and conveniently elevate a watercraft above a water line.

公开(公告)号：US11352106B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-07

申请号：US16779558

申请日：2020-01-31

申请人： The Boeing Company

发明人： Jamie Childress

IPC分类号： B63C1/02

摘要： Methods and apparatus are provided for deploying an unmanned marine vehicle into water, in which the unmanned marine vehicle includes a float and a glider connected by a tether. The apparatus includes a buoyant frame having a first frame arm, and a second frame arm spaced from the first frame arm to define a receiving bay between the first frame arm and the second frame arm, wherein the receiving bay is sized to receive the float. A glider retainer assembly is coupled to the buoyant frame and configured to releasably retain the glider. The apparatus further includes a payload deployment assembly having an attachment plate coupled to and positioned below the buoyant frame, and a payload compartment releasably coupled to the attachment plate by a payload release, wherein the payload compartment defines a receptacle sized to receive a payload coupled to the glider, and the payload compartment has a density greater than water.

公开(公告)号：US20210347452A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-11

申请号：US17242558

申请日：2021-04-28

申请人： Marine IP Limited

发明人： Christopher Davison

IPC分类号： B63C1/02

摘要： An element for use in a watercraft is provided comprising a first rotatable support member mounted on the element such that the position of the first rotatable support member relative to the element can be varied by a user. A floating dock comprising at least one element is also provided.

公开(公告)号：US11027801B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-08

申请号：US16793424

申请日：2020-02-18

申请人： Sea Power Boat Lifts, LLC

发明人： Sean A. Barnes ,  Michael W. Kirby

IPC分类号： B63C3/06 ,  B63C1/06 ,  B63C1/02

摘要： A boat lift has one or more pumps that evacuate water from a first flotation tank construct and a second flotation tank construct to create flotation of the boat lift. Modular boat lifts may be constructed according to the invention that have substantial size but are transportable by truck for construction on site.

公开(公告)号：US11008720B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-18

申请号：US16159118

申请日：2018-10-12

申请人： Adam Kirby

发明人： Adam Kirby

IPC分类号： B63B35/34 ,  B63B35/38 ,  B63C1/02 ,  E02D5/60 ,  E02B3/06 ,  E02B3/24

摘要： A system and method for maintaining a connection between a floating dock and a fixed piling during a flood event. The system includes a piling sleeve that is adapted to telescopically and slidably fit over and around a fixed piling, wherein the piling is fixed into the ground below the surface of the water, and extends upwardly through an opening in a floating dock. The piling sleeve includes a catch mechanism attached to an upper portion of the piling sleeve. The catch mechanism is designed to “catch” or engage the floating dock when the dock rises with the water to a pre-determined level. The piling sleeve may freely slide upwardly and downwardly with respect to both the piling and floating dock, and when flood waters rise, the catch mechanism causes the sleeve to rise with the dock while maintaining an extended connection to the piling.

公开(公告)号：US10940925B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-09

申请号：US16274386

申请日：2019-02-13

申请人： Phillip George Torre ,  Thomas H. Torre

发明人： Phillip George Torre ,  Thomas H. Torre

IPC分类号： B63C1/02 ,  G05D3/20 ,  B63B35/44 ,  H04L29/08

摘要： A computer controlled robotic system that autonomously adjusts the location of a floating marine dock whenever water levels change in a body of water (e.g., a lake or reservoir) to maintain sufficient draft clearance for safe boat operation and ensure safe access to the dock. The system is comprised of an electric motor-driven tractor device attached to the shore-end of a walkway and a pair of electric-motor driven cable winch assemblies with a distributed control system to move the floating dock toward or away from the shore to maintain a relative desired water depth for safe boat operation and positioning in relation to the moving edge of the water shoreline. The tractor and winch motions are controlled by a combination of on-board (dockside) microprocessor and web-based computing that utilizes software to process location telemetry from distance measuring sensors such as Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) sensors, Global Positioning System (GPS) data, and a compass bearing to calculate the incremental actuations of the tractor and winch motors. FIG. 1 depicts the system's main elements installed on a marine dock floating near the water's edge (shoreline).

公开(公告)号：US20210039761A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-11

申请号：US17079813

申请日：2020-10-26

申请人： SEAN A. BARNES

发明人： SEAN A. BARNES

IPC分类号： B63C1/02 ,  B63B35/38 ,  E02B3/06

摘要： A floating platform is attached to another object. The object may be fixed to the earth or it may be a floating object such as a floating dock or a vessel. The floating platform is held in horizontal position relative to the object to which it is attached, but vertical movement of the floating platform relative to the object is permitted. The object is connected to the floating platform by devices that have blades extending from. Each blade slidably engages a bracket, with the slidable blade permitting horizontal adjustment of the distance of the floating platform from the object during installation of the floating platform. Guide posts or piles slidably engage pile guides mounted to the object, permitting the floating platform to move vertically relative to the object, but fixing the floating platform's horizontal position relative to the object.