Ships – Building – Sectional
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-07
2006-03-07
Basinger, Sherman (Department: 3617)
Ships
Building
Sectional
C114S06500R
Reexamination Certificate
active
07007620
ABSTRACT:
Novel precast concrete boxes are disclosed which can be assembled together and/or with structural shapes disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,697,736 and 6,491,473 to form waterfront structures such as seawalls, boathouses and the like. Novel methods of waterborne transport and installation of the boxes are disclosed, including modular vessels having bow and stern sections which can be connected directly together or mounted to a mid-section containing assemblies of concrete boxes, other structural elements or other vessels such as floating drydocks. Modular vessels can be assembled with any or all of the bow, midship and stern sections comprising honeycomb arrays of vertically-oriented hexagonal boxes.
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B & W photocopy of floating drydock containing docked cruise ship.
B & W photocopy of supply boat which could be fitted to carry precast concrete boxes on after cargo deck.
B & W photocopy of tug pushing barge.
Color photoprint showing (1) apparent floating breakwater; (2) loaded container ship; (3) MSC cargo ship offloading container to barge by crane; and (4) container on ship deck with ISO fitting on corner.
Basinger Sherman
Poole, Esq. James K.
SE Ventures, Inc.
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