Patent classifications
B63B2035/001
Waterborne Waste-Disposal Vessel
A waterborne vessel includes a removable container having two or more wheels, one or more guiderails substantially beneath the removable container, a vacuum having a fan, and at least one winch coupled to the container via one or more of a rope, a cable, and a chain. The removable container is disposed upon a top surface of a body of the waterborne vessel. The one or more guiderails are operable to direct a movement of the two or more wheels of the removable container. The at least one winch is operable to pull the container generally along the one or more guiderails. Actuation of the fan causes one or more objects to be drawn substantially upward into the vacuum. The one or more objects are delivered to the removable container.
Fleet protection attack craft and underwater vehicles
A marine vessel comprising a command module, first and second buoyant tubular foils, and first and second struts for connecting the first and second buoyant tubular foils to the command module, respectively, wherein the first and second buoyant tubular foils provide substantially all buoyancy required for the marine vessel, and wherein the marine vessel further comprises first and second engines enclosed within the first and second buoyant tubular foils, respectively, and first and second propulsion units connected to the first and second engines, respectively, for moving the marine vessel through water, and means for reducing drag on the vessel as the vessel moves through water.