Marine security system

• US 8,754,787 B2
• Filed: 03/03/2009
• Issued: 06/17/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lexgabinia Ug
• Original Assignee: Lexgabinia Ug
• Inventors: Furus, Sven, Stroher, Jan-Hendrik
• Primary Examiner(s): Lau, Hoi
• Application Number:
  US12/920,487
• Publication Number:
  US 20110102200A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,932 Days
• Field of Search: 340/984, 340/557, 348/143, 356/5.01, 356/139.03, 239/284.1, 239/289, 239/172, 222/150, 222/175, 165/63, 134/10
• US Class Current: 340/984
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 2017/045 Bulwarks, or the like
• CPC Class Codes: B63G 13/00 Other offensive or defensive arrangements on vessels; Vessels characterised thereby
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 9/0087 characterised by the intended use, e.g. for self-defence, law-enforcement, industrial use, military purposes F41B9/0046 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F41H 11/00 Defence installations; Defence devices constructional aspects see Section E, e.g. air-raid shelters E04H9/04; protective arrangements for buildings E04B1/92; extinguishing or preventing the spread of fire from, incendiary bombs A62C3/06; dynamic armour F41H5/007; ballistically deployed systems for restraining persons or animals F41H13/0006; electronic countermeasures G01S
• CPC Class Codes: F41H 13/00 Means of attack or defence not otherwise provided for details of radar or sonar systems G01S7/00
• CPC Class Codes: F41H 9/04 Gas-blowing apparatus, e.g. for tear gas F41H9/10 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 15/02 with smoke, gas, or coloured or odorous powder or liquid

Abstract

There is proposed a marine security system which comprises at least two different monitoring elements (IRC, IRS) and a controller (PC) connected thereto in particular for warding off pirates, said controller triggering an alarm and/or activating alarm devices as a function of the displays or outputs of the different monitoring elements. In addition, at least two separate line or conduit systems (LA, LB) and outlets (DA, DB) connected thereto are provided, from which at least one substance can be discharged. In the event of an alarm, at least one substance is specifically supplied to the outlets (DA, DB), wherein said outlets are installed in different locations or sections (A1-A5, B1-B5) of the hull (S) and can be specifically activated there. The outlets (DA, DB) may also have different designs in order to optimally discharge the respective substance, for example by atomizing, nebulizing, spraying or pouring.

Claims

1. A marine security system for a ship comprising:

outlets for a liquid or gaseous substance, the outlets being mounted at a hull of the ship, the substance being supplied to the outlets by means of at least one pump via conduits in order to discharge the substance at the outside of the hull to fend off an attack of pirates,

at least two different monitoring elements comprising optical and non-optical monitoring elements,

a controller which activates alarm devices as a function of indications from the different monitoring elements, and

at least two separate conduit systems and outlets being connected thereto,

wherein the at least two separate conduit systems comprise separately controllable valves, the valves producing different modes of supply of the substance, the different modes include clocked flow pulses which differ from each other in their amplitudes, durations, or time slots.

2. The marine security system according to claim 1, wherein the different monitoring elements are designed as monitoring devices or monitoring sensors, the monitoring elements selected from a group consisting of an optical camera, an infrared camera, a radar apparatus, an acoustic sensor, movement sensor, an optical sensor and an infrared sensor.

3. The marine security system according to claim 1, wherein the controller triggers a predefined alert phase, in particular a silent or non-silent alarm, as a function of the indications from the at least two monitoring elements.

4. The marine security system according to claim 1, further comprising a recording device which records and logs the indications from the different monitoring elements in case of an alarm and records and logs the activations of alarm devices triggered by the controller.

5. The marine security system according to claim 4, wherein in the case of an alarm the recording device records and logs the status of the ship on which the security system is installed.

6. The marine security system according to claim 1, wherein the controller activates one or more of the at least two separate conduit systems in order to discharge the substance via the outlets, and the controller activates one or more outlets of the at least two separate conduit systems in order to discharge the substance via the outlets at specific portions of the ship'"'"'s hull.

7. The marine security system according to claim 1, wherein the outlets of the at least two separate conduit systems are arranged at different portions of the hull and that the outlets of the at least two separate conduit systems are arranged in portions in an interleaved manner and the outlets of the at least two separate conduit systems are arranged in portions which partially overlap.

8. The marine security system according claim 1, wherein the outlets are designed as spray nozzles, permeable membrane or a controllable valve for at least one of the conduit systems, wherein the controllable valve produces a pulsed supply of the substance to the respective conduit system and the outlets connected thereto.

9. The marine security system according to claim 1, wherein the at least two separate conduit systems comprise separately controllable valves, the valves producing the substance, wherein at least two tanks are provided in the hull, the tanks being connected with valves or pumps and containing the substance.

10. The marine security system according claim 1, wherein at least one of the separate conduit systems comprises a separately controllable valve, the valve producing a dosed discharge of the substance.

11. The marine security system according to claim 1, wherein the controller controls at least one pump and valves such that the substance is temporary provided only in one of the separate conduit systems and at least a pump connected to an intake pipe on the hull below the water surface and to at least one of the conduit systems or one or more tanks to suck water from outside the ship.

12. The marine security system according claim 1, wherein the substance is a mixture of water, lubricating liquid or defense liquid, where the defense liquid contains at least one irritant for a human mucosas.

13. The marine security system according to claim 12, further comprising at least a mixer connected to the intake pipe, and wherein the mixer produces a mixture.

14. The marine security system according claim 1, wherein the outlets are spray nozzles, permeable membrane, or a controllable valve provided for at least one of the conduit systems, where the valve produces a pulsed supply of the substance to the conduit system and the outlets connected thereto.

15. The marine security system according to claim 8, wherein the conduit comprises separately controllable valves, the valves producing the substance, wherein at least two tanks are provided in the hull, the tanks being connected with valves and/or pumps and containing the substance.

16. The marine security system according to claim 1, wherein the controller controls the pumps and valves such that the substance is at least temporary provided in one of the separate conduit systems to the connected outlets and that the pump is connected to an intake pipe on the hull below the water surface and to at least one of the conduit systems and one or more tanks to suck water from outside the ship.

17. The marine security system according claim 1, wherein the substance is a mixture of water, lubricating liquid or defense liquid, where the defense liquid contains at least one irritant for a human mucosas.

18. The marine security system of claim 1,

wherein the outlets of the at least two separate conduit systems are arranged at different portions of the hull,

and

wherein at least two tanks are provided in the hull, the tanks being connected with the valves and pumps and contain the substance.

19. A marine security system comprising:

outlets for a liquid or gaseous substance, the outlets being mounted at a hull,

the substance being supplied to the outlets by means of at least one pump via lines or conduits in order to let the substance discharge at the outside of the hull to fend off an attack of pirates,

at least two separate conduit systems and outlets being connected thereto,

wherein the marine security system comprises at least two different monitoring elements and a controller connected thereto which activates alarm devices as a function of indications from different monitoring elements;

wherein the controller triggers a predefined alert phase, comprising a silent alarm, as a function of the indications from the at least two monitoring elements, and

wherein the at least two separate conduit systems comprise separately controllable valves, the valves producing different modes of supply of the substance, the different modes include clocked flow pulses which differ from each other in their amplitudes, durations, or time slots.

20. A marine security system comprising:

outlets for a liquid or gaseous substance, the outlets being mounted at a hull, the substance being supplied to the outlets by means of at least one pump via conduits in order to let the substance discharge at the outside of the hull to fend off an attack of pirates,

at least two different monitoring elements and

a controller connected thereto which activates alarm devices as a function of indications from different monitoring elements;

a recording device which records and logs signals coming from the different monitoring elements, and

at least two separate conduit systems and outlets being connected thereto,

wherein the at least two separate conduit systems comprise separately controllable valves, the valves producing different modes of supply of the substance, the different modes include clocked flow pulses which differ from each other in their amplitudes, durations, or time slots.

21. A marine security system comprising:

outlets for a liquid or gaseous substance, the outlets being mounted at a hull,

the substance being supplied to the outlets by means of at least one pump via conduits in order to let the substance discharge at the outside of the hull to fend off an attack of pirates,

at least two different monitoring elements and a controller connected thereto which activates alarm devices as a function of indications from the different monitoring elements; and

at least two separate conduit systems and outlets being connected thereto, respectively;

wherein the controller activates one or more outlets of the separate conduit systems in order to let discharge the substance via these outlets at certain portions of the ship'"'"'s hull, and

wherein the at least two separate conduit systems comprise separately controllable valves, the valves producing different modes of supply of the substance, the different modes include clocked flow pulses which differ from each other in their amplitudes, durations, or time slots.

22. A marine security system comprising:

outlets for a liquid or gaseous substance, the outlets being mounted at a hull, the substance being supplied to the outlets by means of at least one pump via conduits in order to let the substance discharge at the outside of the hull to fend off an attack of pirates,

at least two different monitoring elements and a controller connected thereto which activates alarm devices as a function of indications from the different monitoring elements; and

at least two separate conduit systems and outlets being connected thereto, respectively;

wherein the outlets of the separate conduit systems are arranged on different planes or floors of the hall at or below the railing, and

wherein the at least two separate conduit systems comprise separately controllable valves, the valves producing different modes of supply of the substance, the different modes include clocked flow pulses which differ from each other in their amplitudes, durations, or time slots.

23. A marine security system comprising:

outlets for a liquid or gaseous substance, the outlets being mounted at a hull, the substance being supplied to the outlets by means of at least one pump via conduits in order to let the substance discharge at the outside of the hull to fend off an attack of pirates,

at least two different monitoring elements and a controller connected thereto which activates alarm devices as a function of indications from the different monitoring elements;

at least two separate conduit systems and outlets being connected thereto, respectively; and

at least two of the separate conduit systems comprise separately controllable valves, the valves producing at the outlets the substance,

wherein at least two tanks are provided in the hull, the tanks being connected with the valves and pumps and containing the substance or concentrations thereof

wherein the valves producing different modes of supply of the substance, the different modes include clocked flow pulses which differ from each other in their amplitudes, durations, or time slots.

24. A marine security system comprising:

outlets for a liquid or gaseous substance, the outlets being mounted at a hull,

the substance being supplied to the outlets by means of at least one pump via conduits in order to let the substance discharge at the outside of the hull to fend off an attack of pirates,

at least two different monitoring elements and a controller connected thereto which activates alarm devices as a function of indications from the different monitoring elements;

at least two separate conduit systems and outlets being connected thereto, respectively;

wherein at least two of the separate conduit systems comprise separately controllable valves, the valves producing in the conduit systems and at the connected outlets different modes the substance,

wherein the different modes include clocked flow pulses which differ from each other in their amplitudes, durations, or time slots.