Boat Lift Inventions & Patents

 

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Boat Lift

 

1

Boat lift - A boat lift includes a vertical H-beam driven into the floor of a body of water adjacent a pier.

Patent number: 4678366

Filing date: Jul 31, 1985

Issue date: Jul 7, 1987

 

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2

Boat lift - A boat lift supported on a single stanchion that includes a sleeve assembly mounted for slidable movement on the stanchion.

Patent number: 4482268

Filing date: Oct 13, 1983

Issue date: Nov 13, 1984

 

 

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3

Boat lift - The Boat Lift has two support rods with a lower pulley connected to each end of each support rod.

Patent number: 5051027

Filing date: Dec 15, 1989

Issue date: Sep 24, 1991

 

 

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4

Boat lift - A boat lift assembly wherein the use of a conventional cable system has been replaced with a screw drive assembly.

Patent number: 4832210

Filing date: Feb 16, 1988

Issue date: May 23, 1989

 

 

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5

Boat lift - A free floating fully self contained boat lift has two floats which support a cantilever lifting device.

Patent number: 5485798

Filing date: Mar 24, 1994

Issue date: Jan 23, 1996

 

 

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6

Cradle type boat lifts - A boat lift for a berth having permanently positioned piles in pairs.

Patent number: 4686920

Filing date: Nov 24, 1986

Issue date: Aug 18, 1987

 

 

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7

Hydraulic boat lift - The present invention sets forth an hydraulically operated boat lift for lifting small boats upwardly out of a body of water by simultaneously supplying water pressure to four support posts connected to four corner portions of a lifting frame.

Patent number: 4773346

Filing date: Apr 8, 1987

Issue date: Sep 27, 1988

 

 

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8

Programmable boat lift control system - A boat lift control system may be programmed so that with a push of a button, either remotely or adjacent the system, the lift may lift or lower a boat to a pre-programmed elevation.

Patent number: 5593247

Filing date: Sep 7, 1995

Issue date: Jan 14, 1997

 

 

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9

Side loading boat lifts - A boat lift mounted on a plurality of spaced masts secured in suitable foundations are provided to support an equal number of spaced rails extending angularly into the water to a depth below the draft of the boats to be elevated on the boat lift.

Patent number: 4641996

Filing date: Sep 20, 1984

Issue date: Feb 10, 1987

 

 

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10

Boat lift apparatus - A lift apparatus has a load member, a lift cradle and a lifting arrangement.

Patent number: 4983067

Filing date: Mar 8, 1990

Issue date: Jan 8, 1991

 

 

 

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11

Boat lift - A boat lift for installation in a boat well in a boat dock between the opposing sides of the boat well to lift a boat out of the water and lower a boat into the water.

Patent number: 4808028

Filing date: Jan 25, 1988

Issue date: Feb 28, 1989

 

 

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12

Boat lift - A boat lift of the type that is mounted on the pilings of a boat slip or dock having four pilings placed in a rectangular arrangement is provided.

Patent number: 7117805

Filing date: Jun 15, 2005

Issue date: Oct 10, 2006

 

 

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13

Boat lift - A boat lift includes a pair of straps or ropes which are secured at one end at intermediate elevations along a pair of horizontally spaced upright standards.

Patent number: 4764081

Filing date: Aug 24, 1983

Issue date: Aug 16, 1988

 

 

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14

Boat lift - A boat lift consisting of a support and a pair of arms aligned in parallel spaced relation.

Patent number: 5108251

Filing date: Mar 29, 1990

Issue date: Apr 28, 1992

 

 

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15

Dock mounted boat hoist - A boat lift includes a vertical main post mounted on a dock, the lower end of the main post inserted into a body of water adjacent the dock and with the lower end spaced above the floor of the water.

Patent number: 5427471

Filing date: Feb 3, 1994

Issue date: Jun 27, 1995

 

 

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16

Radio controlled boat lift - A remote controlled boat lift comprises a remote transmitter unit that can selectively transmit one of two pre-determined RF signals.

Patent number: 4763592

Filing date: Mar 19, 1987

Issue date: Aug 16, 1988

 

 

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 17

Lightweight combination boat trailer and lift - This invention relates to an apparatus and method for transporting a boat and elevating the boat above a body of water utilizing a lightweight combination boat trailer and lift.

Patent number: 5380143

Filing date: Mar 17, 1993

Issue date: Jan 10, 1995

 

 

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18

Modular floating boat lift - A floating boat lift capable of accommodating a wide variety of V-hulled boats.

Patent number: 6006687

Filing date: Jan 21, 1998

Issue date: Dec 28, 1999

 

 

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19

Hydraulic boat lift - The invention is a hydraulic boat lift having improved, reinforced concrete pilings.

Patent number: 5522671

Filing date: Apr 17, 1995

Issue date: Jun 4, 1996

 

 

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20

Boat lift transport apparatus - A transportable boat lift having a base and a boat support frame that is mounted on the base for movement between a lowered position and a raised position.

Patent number: 5687663

Filing date: Jun 19, 1996

Issue date: Nov 18, 1997

 

 

 

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21

Housing for a boat lift motor, pulley and gear drive - A housing for at least partially housing a boat lift pulley of a boat lift includes a main wall having a substantially vertically disposed wall portion.

Patent number: 6122994

Filing date: Dec 9, 1998

Issue date: Sep 26, 2000

 

 

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22

Shallowdraft floating boatlift - A boatlift including two floatation chambers operably engaged to a boat hull engaging means by a lifting means connected there between.

Patent number: 5131342

Filing date: Jul 16, 1990

Issue date: Jul 21, 1992

 

 

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23

Inflatable floating boat lift - An inflatable floating boat lift device constructed of a flexible impermeable fabric comprising main air chambers and a network of hoses and valves connected to a blower controlling the inflation and deflation of each main chamber independently.

Patent number: 5860379

Filing date: Aug 22, 1997

Issue date: Jan 19, 1999

 

 

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24

Floating boat lift - A floating boat lift for lifting and supporting a boat above the surface of a body of water.

Patent number: 5115753

Filing date: Jun 10, 1991

Issue date: May 26, 1992

 

 

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25

Boat lift canopy - The invention is a pre-fabricated boat lift canopy constructed of galvanized steel or aluminum tubing.

Patent number: 5573026

Filing date: Mar 29, 1995

Issue date: Nov 12, 1996

 

 

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26

Watercraft lift - A watercraft lift having raised and lowered positions is provided.

Patent number: 5908264

Filing date: Jul 31, 1997

Issue date: Jun 1, 1999

 

 

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27

Lift for marine craft - According to the invention, a lift is provided having base beams, first and second pairs of lifting arms and lifting rails.

Patent number: 4787327

Filing date: Feb 26, 1987

Issue date: Nov 29, 1988

 

 

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28

Boat lift apparatus - A combination boat lift apparatus and piling securable to the bottom of a body of water.

Patent number: 5934826

Filing date: Jul 9, 1998

Issue date: Aug 10, 1999

 

 

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29

Hydraulic lift for boats - A hydraulic lift for raising a boat out of water into a raised storage position is proposed.

Patent number: 5890835

Filing date: Aug 14, 1997

Issue date: Apr 6, 1999

 

 

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30

Collapsible boat lift - A boat lift that is collapsible into a plurality of segments for quick and convenient transportation and storage during the off-season.

Patent number: 5240347

Filing date: Dec 8, 1992

Issue date: Aug 31, 1993

 

 

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31

Adaptable boat lift - An adaptable boat lift for use in raising and lowering boats having a weight of up to about sixty thousand pounds.

Patent number: 5769568

Filing date: Jan 15, 1997

Issue date: Jun 23, 1998

 

 

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32

Boat-lift systems and methods - A boat-lift system adapted to move a smaller boat relative to a larger boat.

Patent number: 6782842

Filing date: Jan 6, 2003

Issue date: Aug 31, 2004

 

 

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33

Modular floating boat lift - The present invention relates to a boat lift including a base structure.

Patent number: 6964239

Filing date: Nov 13, 2002

Issue date: Nov 15, 2005

 

 

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34

Combination boat lift and dock - A preferred embodiment of a combination boat lift and dock is described having two spaced pontoons with an intermediate boat support.

Patent number: 6032601

Filing date: Mar 5, 1999

Issue date: Mar 7, 2000

 

 

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35

Synchronously driven, multiple cable boat lift - A synchronously driven, multiple cable boat lift is used in combination with proximal and distal support structures.

Patent number: 6408776

Filing date: Oct 20, 2000

Issue date: Jun 25, 2002

 

 

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36

Stationary boat cover - A stationary boat cover suspended from an overhead supporting structure disposed over a boat lift for covering a boat.

Patent number: 5769105

Filing date: Oct 6, 1997

Issue date: Jun 23, 1998

 

 

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37

Combined dock and boat lift - A portable dock is shown having a deck with a portion providing a support platform for a boat lift.

Patent number: 5222830

Filing date: Jan 15, 1992

Issue date: Jun 29, 1993

 

 

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38

Boat lift method - A boat lift method and design which enables a boat to be efficiently stored above water at a dock location to prevent algae and dock damage to a boat.

Patent number: 5979349

Filing date: Feb 12, 1999

Issue date: Nov 9, 1999

 

 

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39

Solar powered boat lift - A solar powered boat lift includes a support structure adjacent to the boat to be lifted.

Patent number: 6543375

Filing date: Dec 5, 2001

Issue date: Apr 8, 2003

 

 

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40

Portable boat lift - A portable boat lift for removal of a boat from a boat trailer comprising two elongated free-standing upright frame members.

Patent number: 6584922

Filing date: May 23, 2002

Issue date: Jul 1, 2003

 

 

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41

Remote boat lift switch - A novel watercraft lifting system for raising a watercraft to different positions relative to water and docks.

Patent number: 7207746

Filing date: Feb 17, 2006

Issue date: Apr 24, 2007

 

 

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42

Automatic leveler for boat lifts - A boat lift and leveler are provided in which the boat lift consists of a cradle supported by at least two pontoons laterally disposed beneath and fixed to the cradle.

Patent number: 5002000

Filing date: Jan 9, 1990

Issue date: Mar 26, 1991

 

 

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43

Boat lift using one-way clutch - A boat lift uses a one-way roller bearing in association with a friction disc clutch.

Patent number: 6883784

Filing date: Oct 14, 2003

Issue date: Apr 26, 2005

 

 

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44

Powered method and apparatus for lifting a boat - A powered method and apparatus for raising and lowering a boat in a boat lift with quick connection to and use of the boat battery to power a DC electric motor on the lift.

Patent number: 4954011

Filing date: Aug 1, 1988

Issue date: Sep 4, 1990

 

 

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45

Support for dock-mounted boat lifts - A watercraft lift is disclosed herein having an optional support for anchoring the lift to the floor of a body of water.

Patent number: 5560735

Filing date: Nov 9, 1993

Issue date: Oct 1, 1996

 

 

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46

Housing for a boat lift motor pulley and gear drive - A boat lift motor and drive assembly includes a rigid mounting plate supporting a boat lift motor.

Patent number: 6021692

Filing date: Mar 17, 1998

Issue date: Feb 8, 2000

 

 

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47

Portable, self-contained, self-adjustable craft lift and wet/dry storage system - The invention comprises an improved system for raising, lowering and wet/dry storing of a craft supported thereon.

Patent number: 4732102

Filing date: Jun 5, 1987

Issue date: Mar 22, 1988

 

 

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48

Personal watercraft lift - A lift is provided for a personal watercraft and includes two relatively elongated channel members each of a generally C-shaped transverse cross-section.

Patent number: 5839851

Filing date: Apr 22, 1997

Issue date: Nov 24, 1998

 

 

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49

Boatlift and movable canopy assembly - A boatlift assembly having a boat cradle portion and a canopy portion.

Patent number: 6846129

Filing date: Aug 28, 2003

Issue date: Jan 25, 2005

 

 

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50

Lift for watercraft - A boat lift having as its major components, a vertical rigid support column, a boat cradle and a carriage assembly interconnecting the boat cradle to the column support.

Patent number: 5701834

Filing date: Aug 26, 1996

Issue date: Dec 30, 1997

 

 

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51

Boating lift - A boat lift for attachment to the aft transom of a larger boat for lifting and lowering smaller water craft, utilizes a single double acting hydraulic cylinder to move a truck horizontally within an enclosure.

Patent number: 6591770

Filing date: Oct 23, 2000

Issue date: Jul 15, 2003

 

 

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52

Method of modifying a boat hull to obtain enhanced lift and rough water stability – Hydrofoil craft, particularly a method of economically modifying a conventional hull by means of foils to obtain enhanced lift and rough water stability.

Patent number: 4896621

Filing date: Jul 29, 1988

Issue date: Jan 30, 1990

 

 

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53

Hull for an inboard powered boat - An improved hull is disclosed for use on an inboard boat of a relatively increased length.

Patent number: 5046439

Filing date: Jul 24, 1989

Issue date: Sep 10, 1991

 

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54

Planing pontoon boat - A pontoon boat comprising elongated flotation units of generally circular cross-section.

 

Patent number: 5184561

Filing date: Jul 30, 1991

Issue date: Feb 9, 1993

 

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55

Non-linear tunnel hull boat - This tunnel-hull uses non-linear flow means to maximize tunnel lift efficiency, fuel economy, and directional stability.

Patent number: 5474014

Filing date: Mar 16, 1995

Issue date: Dec 12, 1995

 

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