Abstract: A fastening system for attaching fascia boards to a pier frame, including a fascia board configured with T-slots arranged longitudinally and extending along an entire length, each T-slot adapted to receive carriage bolts; a set of carriage bolts configured to engage with the T-slots; a pier frame featuring a series of aligned holes corresponding to a position of the T-slots when the fascia board is mounted to the pier frame; and a plurality of nuts, each configured to couple with one of the set of carriage bolts through the series of aligned holes in the pier frame securing the fascia board to the pier frame and concealing the set of carriage bolts such that they cannot be seen through an outside surface of the fascia board.

Abstract: A pier section configured to be assembled into a pier structure for large bodies of water, the pier section including a substructure with a plurality of braces arranged in “X” and “W” configurations, and a plurality of gussets, the plurality of braces configured to provide distributed stress absorption throughout the substructure, and an H-frame connected to the substructure formed from a horizontal support member coupled to vertical support members.

Abstract: An adjustable end section for a pier, comprising: a first section configured to attach to a frame section of the pier; a second section configured to connect to a shoreline; and a plurality of connecting rods extending from the first section and configured to engage with a corresponding plurality of receiving rods extending from the second section.

Abstract: A workboat is disclosed comprising: a hull; a first pontoon attached to a first side of the hull; a second pontoon attached to a second side of the hull; a deck on an upper surface of the hull; a pontoon stowage system configured to deploy the first pontoon and second pontoon from a stowed position atop the deck to a deployed position extending outward from the hull; an actuator operatively connected to the pontoons and configured to actuate the movement between the stowed position and the deployed position; a control unit operatively connected to the actuator to regulate the deployment and stowage of the pontoons; and an operator interface for controlling the operation of the pontoon stowage system.

Abstract: Aquatic stairs for marine environments are disclosed. The aquatic stairs comprise: a staircase; and an aquatic stair system for elevating a staircase from a body of water. The aquatic stair system includes: a hinge mechanism for attaching the staircase to a support structure; and an actuator operatively connected to the staircase for transitioning the staircase between submerged and elevated positions.

Abstract: An image-processing system having a processor and image-processing modules configured to process at least one image file, wherein the image-processing modules are independent from one another. Further, an interface device is operatively coupled to the processor and configured to create a process flow to automate at least one sequence of at least two of the plurality of image-processing modules to modify the at least one image file, provide the processor with a standard image format for uniformly using the at least one image file for each of the image-processing modules, and provide the processor with a standard file reference for uniformly accessing the at least one image file for each of the image-processing modules.