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Floating vessel cargo optimization system

  • US 10,246,171 B1
  • Filed: 10/25/2018
  • Issued: 04/02/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A floating vessel in water comprising:

  • a. a buoyant hull for cargo, the buoyant hull having a draft, wherein the buoyant hull is required under International Convention on Load Lines 1966 signed in London, England, 5 Apr. 1966 amended by Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 and revised as International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 and Protocol of 1988, as amended Consolidated edition, 2005 Supplement December 2013 to display of baseline load line indicator plimsoll mark;

    b. at least one load line presentation device affixed to the buoyant hull without interrupting water flow along the buoyant hull the load line presentation device presenting;

    i. a baseline load line indicator plimsoll mark representing an unrestricted service criteria, each baseline load line indicator plimsoll mark approved and issued by a vessel classification regulatory society further comprising;

    (a) a fresh water load line mark;

    (b) a tropical fresh water load line mark;

    (c) a tropical salt water load line mark;

    (d) a winter salt water load line mark;

    (e) a summer salt water load line mark; and

    (f) a winter North Atlantic salt water load line mark; and

    ii. a plurality of increased capacity load line indicator plimsoll marks each increased capacity load line plimsoll mark comprising;

    (a) a fresh water load line mark;

    (b) a tropical fresh water load line mark;

    (c) a tropical salt water load line mark;

    (d) a winter salt water load line mark;

    (e) a summer salt water load line mark; and

    (f) a winter North Atlantic salt water load line mark;

    c. an increased capacity model in memory connected to a processor in communication with the load presentation device, the increased capacity model configured for automatically integrating a plurality of variables including at least four of;

    a wave size, a wave period, a wind speed, a surface current, a length over all (of the buoyant hull), a type of floating vessel a quantity of disconnected superstructures (mounted to the buoyant hull), sheer value (in degrees sustainable by the buoyant hull without deforming), and a bow height of the buoyant hull as measured from a keel and identifying increased capacity load line plimsoll mark for a voyage of the floating vessel, and wherein the increased capacity model displays a calculated increase capacity load line plimsoll mark for use on the load line presentation device; and

    when the increased capacity model indicates the baseline load line indicator plimsoll mark can be hidden and an increased capacity load line plimsoll mark can be used, the load line presentation device displays the increased capacity load plimsoll mark improving baseline capacity of the buoyant hull from 1% to 30%;

    wherein the load line presentation device automatically changes which of the pre-calculated plimsoll marks is displayed, based on the environmental criteria, based on a navigation route and based on weights of cargo loaded and offloaded along the navigation route.

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