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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:
Oct. 18, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2004
Applicant:
L. Keith Rogerson, Isle of Palms, SC (US);
Inventor:
L. Keith Rogerson, Isle of Palms, SC (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B022/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A buoy for tethering a vessel has a pocket that retains a fastening device below an outer surface of the buoy to protect the vessel from contact by the fastening device. A method of manufacturing the buoy utilizes a processing line that molds elements of the buoy including the pocket.