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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2015
Applicant:
James Pirtle, New Orleans, LA (US);
Inventor:
James Pirtle, New Orleans, LA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63C 7/12 (2006.01); B63C 7/10 (2006.01); B63C 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63C 7/04 (2013.01); B63C 7/10 (2013.01); B63C 7/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for refloating a grounded floatable vessel uses cylinder-shaped inflatable buoyant rollers that are placed under the vessel hull, inflated until they support the bottom hull and then caused to roll seaward while carrying the vessel into the water. An independently propelled vehicle pulls the vessel resting on the rollers into the water. An operator wirelessly controls inflation and deflation of the rollers to ensure stability of the vessel during the refloating operation.