Brian K Barbier

US Patent:

8136464, Mar 20, 2012

Filed:

Feb 5, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/365977

Inventors:

Brian K. Barbier - Berwick LA, US
Frankie L. Yates - Raceland LA, US

International Classification:

B63B 3/00

US Classification:

114 65R, 114 79 W

Abstract:

A vessel constructed with a series of hull, bulkhead, and/or deck panels. The vessel includes a vessel frame and multi-panel sections attached to the frame. The multi-section panels include a plurality of elongated cold formed steel sections welded together. The sections include a flat segment and a web segment, where the flat segment is wider than the web segment. The multi-panel section is attached to the vessel frame and the flat segments form the hull, bulkhead, or deck of the vessel.

US Patent:

D4144570, Sep 28, 1999

Filed:

Nov 26, 1997

Appl. No.:

D/080019

Inventors:

Brian K. Barbier - Berwick LA
John B. Crabtree - Houma LA
Peter W. Tsang - Thibodaux LA

Assignee:

Service Marine Industries, Inc. - Amelia LA

International Classification:

1206

US Classification:

D12304

US Patent:

D440031, Jan 12, 1999

Filed:

Nov 27, 1997

Appl. No.:

D/080848

Inventors:

Brian K. Barbier - Berwick LA
John B. Crabtree - Houma LA
Peter W. Tsang - Thibodaux LA

Assignee:

Service Marine Industries, Inc. - Amelia LA

International Classification:

1206

US Classification:

D12310

US Patent:

57878285, Aug 4, 1998

Filed:

Nov 27, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/755565

Inventors:

Brian K. Barbier - Berwick LA
John B. Crabtree - Houma LA
Peter W. Tsang - Thibodaux LA

Assignee:

Service Marine Industries, Inc. - Amelia LA

International Classification:

B63B 124

US Classification:

114 61

Abstract:

A small water plane area twin hull (SWATH) ship (10) has two demi-hulls (11), a strut (12) mounted to each hull which extends to a cross structure (14) spanning the struts. A buoyant foil (18) extends between the two hulls.