141 |
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOVING LOADS |
US14442482 |
2012-11-14 |
US20150344241A1 |
2015-12-03 |
Evgeny LYKOV |
A method and an apparatus (1, 11, 21, 31) for moving one or more loads (5, 15, 25, 35a, 35b,45), in which method loads are moved along a channel (2, 12, 22, 32a, 32b, 49, 49′) on or in fluid, wherein the channel (2, 12, 22, 32a, 32b, 49, 49′) extending substantially horizontally in lengthwise direction has a cross-section, which cross-section defines an open section (13, 33a, 33b) and a closed section (14, 34a, 34b), wherein the fluid in the open section is directly in contact with surrounding air, and the fluid in the channel can flow from the open section to the closed section and vice versa through opening or openings located below the surface level of the fluid in the open section, and the load or loads (5, 15, 25, 35a, 35b, 45) are moved by floating them at least partially inside the closed section. |
142 |
ADJUSTABLE WIDTH WATERCRAFT LIFT |
US13933489 |
2013-07-02 |
US20140017009A1 |
2014-01-16 |
Kenneth Edwards Hey |
A free-standing watercraft lift providing a simple adjustment of lateral position of the bunks used to support a watercraft using telescoping cross members on the lifting frames and adjustable spacing of the side beams. |
143 |
SUBMERSIBLE OFFSHORE POSITIONABLE FRAME |
US13518848 |
2010-12-22 |
US20130115011A1 |
2013-05-09 |
Andrew Johnson |
A submersible offshore jack-up frame comprises a base and at least four legs, wherein said base is positionable along said legs, so that said base may be moved from a first position wherein said base is transportable on the deck of a surface vessel such as a barge, to a second position wherein said base is above a water surface when supported by said legs. The base may be elevated above the deck of the barge when supported by said legs. The base is also positionable on said legs so as to be submerged below the water surface to allow a barge to be positioned above the base, and then elevated to support the barge above sea level. |
144 |
UNIVERSAL REFLOATING AND LAUNCHING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION |
US13514603 |
2010-12-10 |
US20120321387A1 |
2012-12-20 |
Cesar del Campo y Ruiz de Almodovar |
Universal refloating and launching system and method comprising one or several platforms on which the load desired to be immersed or extracted from the sea will be placed. For introducing a load in water, the platform has to be fixed to the dock, through a system that allows it to move up and down in height, then fixing it to the bottom, through pillars and piles, and finally placing the load thereon. With the load placed, the platform is lowered so that the load is slightly immersed and may float. If the aim is to extract a load from the water, the operations will be reversed: starting with the immersed platform, the load is placed above and then the platform is lifted, so that the load can be moved to the dock. |
145 |
COMPLEX OCEAN POWER SYSTEM COMBINING SLUICE POWER AND OCEAN CURRENT POWER |
US12864652 |
2008-04-29 |
US20100327594A1 |
2010-12-30 |
Kyung Soo Jang; Jung Eun Lee; Jae Won Jang; Seung Won Jang |
There is provided with a complex ocean power system combining ocean current power generation for generating electricity by forming a plurality of ocean current generators in front and rear of sluice structures of tidal power dams and sluice power generation for generating electricity by forming a plurality of ocean current generators in sluice conduits of the sluice structures, comprising: constructing barrages, which cross over the sea, to make up a lake; installing sluice structures of tidal power dams between the barrages 10 to generate electricity by changing a potential energy difference between seawaters caused by tides and ebbs to kinetic energy; installing ocean current generators in front and rear of the sluice structures and in the sluice conduits of the sluice structures to generate electricity by rotating turbine blades using the flow of the incoming seawater from a sea side into a lake side during flood tide and the flow of the seawater discharged from the lake side into the sea side during ebb tide; and installing sluice gates in the sluice structures 102, 210 to close and open the sluice conduits during flood tide and ebb tide. |
146 |
Raft parking for boat |
US12662526 |
2010-04-21 |
US20100275832A1 |
2010-11-04 |
Yaron Malevsky |
A raft that can be moored to a marina dock or wharf that is designed to serve as a parking place for a boat and comprises an upper platform, four air tanks that are attached to the underside corners of the said upper platform, and a set of pipes that connect the tanks to a control spigot used to fill and empty air into and from the tanks. The raft (or part of it: back or side part) can be submerge in the water and set afloat again by emptying or filling the tanks with air, accordingly. |
147 |
BOAT LIFT |
US12502697 |
2009-07-14 |
US20100239371A1 |
2010-09-23 |
CURTIS BROWN |
An apparatus and method are described for lifting a boat out of water. An improved boat lift having at least one support beam upon which the weight of a boat rests, the support beams having an interior wherein components of a cable drive system are mounted, provides lifting force through operation of the cable drive system, which withdraws the support cables to within the interior of the support beams, the cables attached at one of their ends to fixed points external to the beam. |
148 |
PoleSox |
US12289805 |
2008-11-05 |
US20100107953A1 |
2010-05-06 |
Lorraine T. Selway |
A protective cover and method of use thereof, used to reduce noise and wear as a result of contact of a boat against a piling, pole, or bumper of an associated boat lift. The cover is similar to a sock in structure and can be made from flexible fabrics or other flexible polymeric materials that are water proof or water impermeable. These materials can be decorative in nature with eye friendly indicia printed thereon. The protective cover can be made of UV resistant materials to reduce degradation under normal to extreme UV exposure and be made of materials that have sound dampening or sound absorbing characteristics, but have sound suppression or noise reduction properties that when rubbed against produce substantially low sound levels. In use, the protective cover is placed over a piling or vertical pole of a boat lift. The protective cover is preferably sized to engage and encapsulate that portion of the piling that is above the surface of the water and most likely to come into contact with the boat hull. After placement on the piling, the protective cover is firmly secured to the piling by suitable fastening members. |
149 |
Structure forming a breakwater and capable of ice free, year round operation |
US12284356 |
2008-09-19 |
US20100074686A1 |
2010-03-25 |
Carl K. Towley, III |
A structure for use in a body of water has at least one level that includes a boat lift, a narrow dock, or a larger entertainment area, or combinations of these items on multi-level structures (e.g. a boat lift on a first level and an entertainment area on a second level). The structure can be towed to or from a body of water independently of other structures. The structure includes a buoyancy system, e.g. at least one ballast tank or inflatable bladder, for allowing the structure to float in a buoyant state or to sink in a non-buoyant state into engagement with a bottom of the body of water. One or more structures such as these can be assembled to form an artificial breakwater by placing a wall or skirt on the windward side(s) thereof with each wall or skirt extending from below to significantly above the waterline. This forms a calmer area of water on the leeward side(s) thereof. In addition, an opposing wall or skirt can be placed on opposite sides of the structures to form a bounded chamber beneath the structure. A water recirculating device is used to pull up warmer water from near the bottom of the body of water and to discharge this warmer water into the bounded chamber and/or a water heating device is provided in the bounded chamber. This helps keep the structure sufficiently ice free to permit year round use if so desired even in northern climates. |
150 |
Mechanical ship lift |
US11188387 |
2005-07-25 |
US07354223B2 |
2008-04-08 |
Bert G. Shelton |
A system for lifting ships from one waterway to another waterway. A convex basin is constructed between the waterways and slidably receives a pair of inter-connected chambers movable transverse to the direction of the waterway. |
151 |
Mechanical ship lift |
US11188387 |
2005-07-25 |
US20070020050A1 |
2007-01-25 |
Bert Shelton |
A system for lifting ships from one waterway to another waterway. A convex basin is constructed between the waterways and slidably receives a pair of inter-connected chambers movable transverse to the direction of the waterway. |
152 |
SHIP LIFT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTATION OF SHIPS WITH RECYCLING WATER SYSTEM IN CANAL |
US09791645 |
2001-02-26 |
US20020119010A1 |
2002-08-29 |
Felipe
Antonio
Len-Rios |
A process for raising or lowering ships from one elevation to another within a locks chambers and simultaneously recycling the water using a hydraulic storage tank. The hydraulic storage tank is located adjacent to the locks chambers and below the minimum level that the ship is to be lowered to within the locks structures. The hydraulically pressurized water storage tank system fills the locks chambers and raises the ship. The ship is lowered in the locks chambers by water flowing by gravity back into the empty water storage tank. The water flow is directed by an energy system that applies hydraulic power, compressed air or any other device that is capable of moving a stainless steel plate or similar device inside the storage tank. The energy system directs the flow of water from the storage tank to the locks chamber to raise the water level. The empty hydraulic storage tank will then receive the flow of water from the locks chamber by gravity when a ship is lowered. The water-saving ship-lift system represented in this invention is beneficial because it achieves the vertical movement of vessels within a canal lock chamber in a safe and efficient manner while, at the same time, recycling precious fresh water for use over and over again with little or no waste. |
153 |
Programmable boat lift control system |
US524868 |
1995-09-07 |
US5593247A |
1997-01-14 |
James A. Endres; Francis J. DiRenzi; Gideon Hecht |
A boat lift control system may be programmed so that with a push of a button, either remotely or adjacent the system, the lift may lift or lower a boat to a pre-programmed elevation. Plural elevations may be programmed into the system including those corresponding to, for example, low tide, high tide, a loading elevation and a storage elevation. The inventive system also includes a manual override allowing manual operation of the lift to any desired elevation. Upper and lower limit stop mechanisms prevent movements of the lift beyond pre-set upper and lower limits. |
154 |
Apparatus for adjusting a water level of a lock |
US239360 |
1988-09-01 |
US4877351A |
1989-10-31 |
Yasushi Enami |
An apparatus for the adjustment of the water level in a lock comprises at least one fluid chamber arranged on a bottom or a bottom and a sidewall of a lock room between lock gates. The adjustment of the water level is performed by the supply and discharge of air in the fluid chamber through an air supply and discharge pipe. |
155 |
Rotary filling and emptying valve |
US92357 |
1987-09-02 |
US4830051A |
1989-05-16 |
John J. Jaeger |
A rotary valve assembly is disclosed for regulating the flow through two ts to control the filling and emptying of a lock. The valve assembly includes a plurality of planar elements, rotatable about a vertical axis within a cylindrical housing, and disposed at predefined angles as viewed in a horizontal plane, determined by the angles of intersection with the housing of a plurality of fluid conduits. Controlled rotation of the valve positions the planar elements relative to the fluid conduits, to direct flow from a source conduit into a lock chamber to fill it with water, to direct flow from the chamber to empty the lock, or to prevent flow altogether. |
156 |
Shiplift apparatus |
US152343 |
1980-05-22 |
US4329082A |
1982-05-11 |
Michael E. Gillis |
The present shiplift apparatus has a horizontal lift platform with eight lift points (four on each side along the length of the platform). Four lift motors are provided, each operating a first cable for lifting the platform at a lift point which is located toward the longitudinal, midpoint of the platform and a second cable for lifting the platform at a lift point near one end or the other of the platform. Each second cable is connected to a linear actuator for leveling up the platform independent of the lift motors. |
157 |
Method for moving built structures by flotation |
US683942 |
1976-05-06 |
US4056942A |
1977-11-08 |
Toshio Yoshida |
A large, heavy built structure is moved safely and rapidly from a first position to a second position both on a common ground surface by installing on the ground surface a temporary water-retaining wall enclosure surrounding commonly the built structure at the first position and the second position, supplying water into the enclosure thereby to raise the structure by flotation off the ground surface, applying force to move the structure in the raised state to a position immediately above the second position, and draining the water out of the enclosure thereby to cause the structure to descend onto the second position. A buoyant built structure is floated as it is, while a non-buoyant structure is provided with floats. A structure which must not be wetted is built beforehand in a tray-like vessel of sufficient buoyancy. |
158 |
Ship lifting apparatus |
US626078 |
1975-10-28 |
US3978676A |
1976-09-07 |
Henry B. Chambers; Clair W. Tellefson; Tony H. Balsillie |
A ship lifting apparatus, or drydock, is formed by a pair of parallel, spaced apart piers which define a slip in which is located a platform on to which a ship can be floated. The platform is raised or lowered by a plurality of chain jacks mounted in aligned rows on each of the piers. One of the chain jacks is a master jack and has chain link-engaging latches controlled by a cam and follower while the other chain jacks are slave jacks being actuated by connection to each other and the master jack by tensioned cables attached to their latch actuating mechanisms. |
159 |
Ship elevator with baffle plate |
US3686871D |
1969-12-22 |
US3686871A |
1972-08-29 |
SCHOLLER GERHART; BASCHANT ROBERT; HAUSLER ALFRED |
A ship elevator includes a channel, having an inclined bottom, interconnecting two bodies of water at different levels, a water wedge terminating baffle movable along the channel, and driving means moving the baffle. The water wedge engaging face of the baffle is inclined from the vertical so that the upper edge of this face is forwardly of the lower edge thereof, considered in the direction toward the water wedge. The baffle is supported from the driving means by a pair of arms which are articulated to the baffle about generally upright pivots and are articulated to the driving means about generally horizontal pivots, and a lift cable arrangement is provided for lifting the baffle from the channel to allow passage of ships therebeneath. The driving means includes driving members movable along rails on the bank of the channel and including a rack and pinion drive, with the rack teeth extending vertically.
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160 |
Hydraulic counterweight for boat elevator |
US3656305D |
1971-02-18 |
US3656305A |
1972-04-18 |
AUBERT JEAN |
A hydraulic counterweight device for a boat elevator of the ''''water-slope'''' type which comprises a navigation and an auxiliary channel disposed between an upstream and a downstream pool. In both channels a mass of water is retained by a movable gate which is pushed up or pulled down the channel by a carriage movable on the banks of the channel, the two carriages being interconnected by cables. The invention provides that the auxiliary channel which is not used to transport boats, has a length substantially equal to that of the navigation channel and a slope which is less than or equal to that of the navigation channel, so that the downstream end of the auxiliary channel is located at a level which is higher than or the same as the level of the downstream pool.
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