Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
114219000 | FENDERS | 43 |
20080276854 | Mechanical member for favouring the movement of means of transport - A mechanical member ( | 11-13-2008 |
20080295759 | Group for operation fender elements suitable to protect a boat during movement and mooring - An assembly ( | 12-04-2008 |
20090071390 | PORTABLE WATER LEVEL-RESPONSIVE DOCK SECURING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A portable water level-responsive mooring device has a mooring strap with a ring capable of engaging the mooring device around a dock piling. The mooring strap has a suitable length of cord having a clip or ring on each end capable of releasably attaching to a fender, spacing tubes, and rollers. The spacing tubes and rollers have an outer diameter greater than the outer diameter of the spacing tubes and an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the cord. The cord is positioned within an arrangement of the spacing tubes and rollers, the length of cord being sufficient to wrap around a dock piling. | 03-19-2009 |
20090107384 | Fender System for Vessels Which Allows Fenders to Self Adjust - The present invention provides a fender system that is applied to a dock piling or solid faced bulkhead in order to prevent damage to a marine vessel while the vessel is moored to a fixed or floating dock, or dock piling, or solid faced bulkhead. The fender is designed to uniquely rise and fall with the level of the tide such that the fender is always in the most suitable position for protecting the vessel's hull from coming into direct contact with the piling or bulkhead. Thus, this system is useful in waters in which there is a constant ebb and flow of the tide and is especially useful in areas experiencing a storm surge. | 04-30-2009 |
20090205553 | Berthing System and Structure for Use Therein - A separation and guidance structure comprises an arm having an inner end with a crosspiece secured in use to a pontoon or the like, and an outer end provided with fenders extending above and beyond the end of the arm. Flotation is provided to support the outer end of the arm, and may be in the form of a flotation member or be provided by the fenders. In use a number of such structures are secured in parallel to a pontoon or dock to form a berthing system. | 08-20-2009 |
20090211508 | Fish shaped boat fender cover - A boat fender cover is provided in the shape of a fish. The cover includes a casing having a fusiform body in the shape of a fish's body. Furthermore, the casing includes a cavity for positioning a boat fender. Furthermore, the casing includes an open end for introducing the boat fender into the cavity and a closed end. Preferably, the open end is in the shape of a fish's head while the cavity's closed end has the appearance of a fish towards a fish's tail. The boat fender cover further includes a plurality of appendages which project from the casing's fusiform body having the form of fish fins. These “fin” appendages include a caudal fin, dorsal fins, pectoral fins, pelvic fins, anal fins, and combinations thereof. Advantageously, the boat fender cover provides protection for both the boat and fender against abrasion, dirt and weather. Furthermore, by providing the boat fender cover in the shape and preferably coloring of a fish, the boat fender is completely camouflaged so that it appears that a protected boat is not utilizing boat fenders at all. | 08-27-2009 |
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 diametrically opposed straps running its length. These straps are anchored to the cover in such a manner that loops are created at regular intervals. Mooring straps are passed through the loops and around the fender. The fender is secured between the watercraft and the dock/pier/pilings by attaching mooring straps to any convenient point on the watercraft, dock, pier, pilings or other suitable mooring point. Lengthening or shortening each individual mooring strap allows the fender to be placed in a position that will provide optimum protection. The fender is easily deflated for stowage. The watercraft does not have to be modified in any manner to use the fender. | 10-22-2009 |
20090288587 | Trim for Use with Watercraft - A trim or rub rail for use with a watercraft including a trim member having a front surface and a rear surface, with an upper surface connecting the front surface with the rear surface. The trim member includes a lower surface and a collection surface disposed below the lower surface. The collection surface including a discharge area wherein fluid traveling along and over the trim or rub rail collects at the collection surface and is discharged at the discharge area. The collection surface forming a barrier to reduce fluid flow due to surface tension and/or water adhesion forces along the lower surface of the trim member and ultimately to the hull portion of the watercraft. | 11-26-2009 |
20090320734 | RUB RAIL WITH INTEGRAL FLEXIBLE AND RIGID PORTIONS FOR SHOCK ABSORBING AND ANTI-FLARING - The present invention is a rub rail assembly for mounting on a surface of a vessel, the assembly having a coextruded rigid portion and flexible portions with grooves for receiving an insert. | 12-31-2009 |
20100031862 | INFLATABLE FENDER FOR A BOAT - An inflatable fender for a boat comprises an enclosure ( | 02-11-2010 |
20100077953 | WATERCRAFT BUMPER - A watercraft bumper has an elongate body. The elongate body has a generally C-shaped cross-section. A protrusion extends from one of the end portions of the cross-section and extends towards the other end portion. A watercraft having the bumper is also disclosed. The watercraft has a lip over which the bumper is disposed. The lip has a depression formed in an upper side thereof. The protrusion of the bumper is disposed in the depression and is biased against the upper side. | 04-01-2010 |
20100107953 | PoleSox - 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. | 05-06-2010 |
20100199906 | MARINE ANTI-FOULING - A method of significantly reducing marine fouling is taught, incorporating the use of light in the area around an underwater surface, to detract zoo plankton and salps. These marine organisms are generally nocturnal to avoid optical predators such as fish. As a result they will avoid bright areas. | 08-12-2010 |
20100224115 | BUMPER SYSTEM - Variations of a bumper systems are disclosed. A bumper system may have one or more rotatable members and/or non-rotatable members configured to protect a vessel or structure during docking maneuvers and mooring. The rotatable and non-rotatable members may be located at any one or more desired locations on the vessel and/or its mooring. In use, rotatable members are rotated from a first rotational position to a second rotational position. Various components of the bumper system may be configured to provide protection due to their compressibility, tiltability, flexibility and/or moveability. The connection between a rotatable member and its substrate may serve as an axis of rotation of the rotatable member, may be configured to include one or more mechanisms for rotating the rotatable member and may also include mechanisms for absorbing and/or dissipating the energy transmitted during physical interactions between vessels, and/or structures. The rotatable and non-rotatable members may be configured to extend from a surface to which they are connected, and the bumper system may also be configured such that a boundary is formed between one or more rotatable members, non-rotatable members, and the substrate to which they are connected. Methods for manufacturing and using bumper systems according to the described configurations are also disclosed. | 09-09-2010 |
20100294187 | Device For Protecting Boat Hulls Against Dock Abrasion - An improved boat hull protector comprises a rod member, a tether and a boat bumper. The rod member is UV resistant and non-abrading and disposable in the fishing rod holders of a boat fender. The rod member includes a countersunk hole through which the tether is looped. The tether is spliced together after looping through the rod hole, and is adjustable. The opposite end of the tether is connected to a boat bumper. To use the invention, the tether is adjusted to dispose the boat bumper between a vessel hull and dock, and the rod member bearing the tether is inserted into a boat rod holder. To remove the device, the rod member can simply be removed from the boat fender and stored as appropriate. | 11-25-2010 |
20100300344 | INFLATABLE MEMBER FOR A PROTECTION DEVICE FOR A SHIP HULL - An inflatable member for a protection device for the hull of a ship, characterized in that the inflatable member includes a deformable casing ( | 12-02-2010 |
20110094428 | SEABORNE TRANSPORTATION OF WIND TURBINE BLADES - The present invention relates to a method for transporting a blade for a wind turbine, comprising the steps of lowering said wind turbine blade into water, whereby it floats, and transporting said blade in the water. The invention further relates to a wind turbine blade with its holes sealed, making the blade transportable by floating, and a blade comprising a keel, propeller and a rudder. | 04-28-2011 |
20110132249 | Boat fender positioning process - A method for adjustably positioning a boat fender on the side of a boat utilizes a flexible strap having a plurality of openings therein having a boat fender rope threaded therethrough. The boat fender rope can be quickly moved through the openings in the strap to raise or lower the boat fender to lock the boat fender in place on the side of the boat. | 06-09-2011 |
20110168074 | PORTABLE WATER LEVEL-RESPONSIVE DOCK SECURING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A portable water level-responsive mooring device has a mooring strap with a ring capable of engaging the mooring device around a dock piling. The mooring strap has a suitable length of cord having a clip or ring on each end capable of releasably attaching to a fender, spacing tubes, and rollers. The spacing tubes and rollers have an outer diameter greater than the outer diameter of the spacing tubes and an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the cord. The cord is positioned within an arrangement of the spacing tubes and rollers, the length of cord being sufficient to wrap around a dock piling. | 07-14-2011 |
20110239925 | BUMPER UNIT IN LEISURE TYPE SHIP - A bumper unit of a vessel for leisure according to the present invention includes a hull; a bumper housing that is fixed to the hull and formed so that its one side is opened; a bumper arranged at the bumper housing to be selectively expanded/contracted by a working fluid; a driving module supplying the working fluid to the bumper; and an opening/closing module opening/closing the bumper housing whose one side is opened. Therefore, the bumper is protruded outside the hull by the use's manipulation when the vessel comes alongside the pier, which may alleviate shocks exerted to the hull, and the bumper is retracted inside the hull, which prevents the outer appearance of the vessel from being spoiled. | 10-06-2011 |
20110247540 | FENDER FOR BOATS, IN STEEL WITH PVC CORE - A fender for boats is described which provides for a rolled profile ( | 10-13-2011 |
20110308442 | Boat docking line, system and method of use - An improved boat docking line and related method for docking a boat, comprising: a first line section at least three feet in length; a second line section at least three feet in length; a juncture at which the first and second line section meet; and a fixed-circumference docking loop at said juncture. An alternative embodiment further comprises a boat fender attached to the second line section. | 12-22-2011 |
20130036960 | PROTECTIVE BOAT RUB RAIL SYSTEM - A rub rail system for a vessel including a rigid track extrusion attached to a vessel, a resilient flexible fender extrusion, and a shock absorbing inner core. The inner core is disposed in the fender extrusion and the core is substantially softer than the fender extrusion. The fender extrusion is configured to matingly engage the track extrusion. The fender extrusion has an upper barb engaging an upper receiving cavity of the track extrusion and a lower barb engaging a lower receiving cavity of the track extrusion. The track extrusion has an upper tang engaging an upper recess of the fender extrusion and a lower tang engaging a lower recess of the fender extrusion. The track extrusion also includes an upper lip configured to engage a top portion of the perimeter of the vessel and a lower lip configured to engage a lower portion of the perimeter of the vessel. | 02-14-2013 |
20130061792 | MOORING DEVICE - A portable water level-responsive mooring device has a mooring strap with a ring capable of engaging the mooring device around a dock piling. The mooring strap has a suitable length of cord having a clip or ring on each end capable of releasably attaching to a fender, spacing tubes, and rollers. The spacing tubes and rollers have an outer diameter greater than the outer diameter of the spacing tubes and an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the cord. The cord is positioned within an arrangement of the spacing tubes and rollers, the length of cord being sufficient to wrap around a dock piling. | 03-14-2013 |
20130276689 | BOAT PROTECTION DEVICE - A boat protection device includes a boat fender having a cushion, a first attachment element and a second attachment element. The first attachment element has a first keyhole aperture. The first keyhole aperture has a first slot and a first passage contiguous with the first slot. The second attachment element has a second keyhole aperture. The second keyhole aperture has a second slot and a second passage contiguous with the second slot. | 10-24-2013 |
20140048005 | PROTECTIVE BOAT RUB RAIL SYSTEM - A rub rail system for a vessel including a rigid track extrusion attached to a vessel, a resilient flexible fender extrusion, and a shock absorbing inner core. The inner core is disposed in the fender extrusion and the core is substantially softer than the fender extrusion. The fender extrusion is configured to matingly engage the track extrusion. The fender extrusion has an upper barb engaging an upper receiving cavity of the track extrusion and a lower barb engaging a lower receiving cavity of the track extrusion. The track extrusion has an upper tang engaging an upper recess of the fender extrusion and a lower tang engaging a lower recess of the fender extrusion. The track extrusion also includes an upper lip configured to engage a top portion of the perimeter of the vessel and a lower lip configured to engage a lower portion of the perimeter of the vessel. | 02-20-2014 |
20140130725 | ANTI-COLLISION DEVICE MADE OF BUFFERING ENERGY-ABSORBING TYPE WEB-ENHANCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL - An anti-collision device made of a buffering energy-absorbing type web-enhanced composite material, including an anti-collision unit. The anti-collision unit includes a housing and a filling material body located in the housing, and the housing is a solid housing formed of a composite material surface layer or a sandwiched housing formed of a composite material surface layer internally filled with a sandwiched material, and the sandwiched material; the filling material body includes a space lattice body and an energy consuming material, the space lattice body is formed of fiber webs arranged in the housing in a single-layered unidirectional, single-layered bidirectional, multi-layered unidirectional or multi-layered multi-directional manner, and the energy consuming material is located between the fiber webs and/or between the fiber webs and inner walls of the housing. | 05-15-2014 |
20140150703 | SUPPLY VESSEL - A supply vessel ( | 06-05-2014 |
20140305360 | Sensor Accommodation Container for a Pneumatic Fender and Pneumatic Fender - A sensor accommodation container, attached to a cap member of a pneumatic fender and installed inside a fender bag, includes a container body attached to a through hole penetrating the cap member so as to be able to move and protrude out of the fender bag and held at a predetermined protruded position, a lid for closing the through hole, a first seal member for sealing a gap between the container body and the through hole, a communication hole for communicating inside and outside of the container body when the container body has been installed inside the fender bag and a second seal member for shutting off the communication between the inside and the outside of the fender bag via the communication hole when the container body has been held at a predetermined protruded position. | 10-16-2014 |
20140311395 | Protective Apparatus For Marine Structures - An apparatus for inhibiting damage from impact between a marine structure and an adjacent watercraft, and a related method, are described. The apparatus includes a cushion body forming a mounting surface and a watercraft-engaging surface substantially opposing the mounting surface, at least one rigid support member, the rigid support member defined by or configured for contact with the mounting surface of the cushion body and disposed, during use, between the cushion body and the portion of the marine structure, and attachment means for detachably attaching the cushion body to the portion of the marine structure. The cushion body, when attached to the portion of the marine structure, is sized and configured to prevent destructive contact between the marine structure and a watercraft when the watercraft-engaging surface is contacted by the watercraft. | 10-23-2014 |
20150114274 | FENDER, MARITIME STRUCTURE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING - Fender for protecting an object from damage comprising a core of at least a closed cell foam part, an intermediate layer fully enclosing the core comprising at least a fiber reinforced cloth, a coating that at least partly covers the intermediate layer. The invention also relates to a fixed or floating maritime structure provided with such a fender and to a method for manufacturing such a fender. | 04-30-2015 |
20150114275 | MOORING SYSTEM FOR PERSONAL WATERCRAFT - A mooring system for a personal watercraft includes a bow bracket, a console bracket and a stern bracket. The bow bracket is secured to the bow of the craft. The console bracket is secured to the console of the craft. The stern bracket is secured to the stern of the craft. | 04-30-2015 |
20150144047 | FENDER HOLDER AND ASSEMBLY - The fender assembly has a fender holder. The fender holder includes a base, to be attached to a berthing structure at a position proximate an edge of the berthing structure, and a fender engaging formation attached to said base. The fender assembly further includes a fender body. The fender engaging formation is adapted to hold the fender body such that said fender body extends outwardly from the fender holder so as to overlaps the edge of the berthing structure. | 05-28-2015 |
20150292587 | IMPACT RELIEVING DEVICE - An impact relieving device includes an impact portion and a fixed portion. The impact relieving device has an integral structure that is formed by one-step extrusion molding. The impact portion includes an inner layer and an outer layer. The inner layer and the outer layer are separated by a separation rib to form a cavity. The outer layer of the impact portion is arc-shaped, and an arc surface protrudes outwards. The impact relieving device has low manufacturing cost, is easy to manufacture and install, has a simple structure, and can effectively relieve an impact force. | 10-15-2015 |
20150314841 | SELF-LEVELING BOAT BUMPER SYSTEM - A self-leveling boat bumper system attached to a nautical structure can include a floating bumper arrangement having a float element, a float extension, and a boat bumper; and a receiver, fixed to the nautical structure and moveably engaged with the arrangement, or fixed to the arrangement and moveably engaged with a guide fixed to the nautical structure. When floating within a body of water, the float element can provide a buoyancy force that maintains the boat bumper in a static position between, and including, first and second positions, and as the level of the water changes. | 11-05-2015 |
20150314842 | BOAT PROTECTION DEVICE - A boat protection device includes a boat fender having a cushion, a first attachment element and a second attachment element. The first attachment element has a first keyhole aperture. The first keyhole aperture has a first slot and a first passage contiguous with the first slot. The second attachment element has a second keyhole aperture. The second keyhole aperture has a second slot and a second passage contiguous with the second slot. | 11-05-2015 |
20150336637 | Mooring Device - A portable water level-responsive mooring device has a mooring strap capable of engaging the mooring device around a dock piling, a cleat strap that secures the mooring device to an associated water vessel, a fender attached to the mooring device to protect against dock piling impact, and a link securing mooring device components together for operation. | 11-26-2015 |
20150345092 | Pneumatic Fender - Provided is a pneumatic fender that suppresses damage to a flexible hollow body and an energy-absorbing body and exhibits improved ship sway reduction effects. A pneumatic fender is provided with an orifice that allows for communication between an interior space of a flexible hollow body and the interior space of the casing, and a safety valve that opens and allows for communication between the internal space of the flexible hollow body and the internal space of the casing by opening when the internal pressure of the flexible hollow body reaches a predetermined pressure. | 12-03-2015 |
20160039502 | SELECTIVELY USABLE BUOY AND WATER-FILLED PUNCHING BAG AND KIT - An inflatable bag is selectively usable as one of a buoy and a punching bag. The inflatable bag is inflated depending on the selected use, and the inflating is practiced differently depending on the use decision. When it is decided to use the bag as a punching bag, the bag is suspended, and the bag is inflated with water. An inflatable bag member and kit includes components suitable for the selected use. | 02-11-2016 |
20160083056 | Vertical Pneumatic Fender - A vertical pneumatic fender includes a bob connected to a lower hemispherical portion, an internal space containing a predetermined amount of ballast water, a body portion constituted by reinforcing layers layered between an inner rubber layer and an outer rubber layer, cords of adjacently layered upper and lower reinforcing layers disposed intersecting each other at a predetermined cord angle with respect to a cylinder axial direction, and intermediate rubber layers interposed between the reinforcing layers, where the cord angle in a neutral state is set to at least 15° and no more than 45°. | 03-24-2016 |
20160194064 | Pneumatic Fender | 07-07-2016 |
20170233045 | BOAT FENDER | 08-17-2017 |
114220000 | Roller | 1 |
20130152842 | Fender Assembly for Boats - A concealable fender assembly comprising a fender; a cover having an external surface form compatible with the lateral surface form of the boat hull in closed position; mechanism for actuating the cover for closing and opening thereof with respect to the boat hull lateral surface; wherein the cover is associated with the fender such that when the cover is in open position, the fender outwardly extends from boat hull lateral surface. | 06-20-2013 |