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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 1982
Filed:
Oct. 24, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
John J Gallagher, Washington, DC (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
114219 ; 114 56 ;
Abstract
The drag-reducing bulbous bow of a seagoing vessel is provided with energy-absorbing structure including a controllably released fluid to reduce damage imparted by that vessel upon collision with another vessel or with an object.