Patents Assigned to Marine Safety Systems Inc.
  • Centrally-located-ballast-tank vessel
    Patent number: 5353728
    Abstract: An improved tanker ship construction design includes a plurality of liquid cargo tanks distributed in two longitudinal sets along each side of a tanker ship. A plurality of fully protected ballast tanks are distributed longitudinally between the sets of cargo tanks. A passive, gravity-responsive, fluid transfer system provides very rapid fluid communication between selected cargo tanks and a adjoining ballast tanks. A gravity responsive fluid transfer system is provided between the respective ballast tanks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Assignee: Marine Safety Systems Inc.
    Inventor: Booth B. Strange