John F Corcoran

US Patent:

20020007602, Jan 24, 2002

Filed:

Jul 20, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/909593

Inventors:

John Corcoran - Hyannis MA, US

International Classification:

E04H001/00
E04B001/00
E04G021/00
E02D035/00

US Classification:

052/122100, 052/079100, 052/143000

Abstract:

A container pallet can be attached to a standard cargo container to facilitate movement, storage and retrieval of the cargo container by a fork lift truck. The container pallet comprises a rectangular base of rigid material for supporting a container comprising two opposing end members and two opposing side members. The container pallet further comprises at least one longitudinal member of rigid material that can be disposed in parallel to the side members between the two opposing end members. The container pallet further comprises a plurality of fork channels which are adapted to receive a respective fork-lift prong of the fork lift truck. The plurality of fork channels can be substantially parallel to each other and to the end members, and can be disposed between the side members. The container pallet and the container can have a length of twenty feet and greater.

US Patent:

20090308000, Dec 17, 2009

Filed:

May 12, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/464745

Inventors:

John F. CORCORAN - Hyannis MA, US

International Classification:

E04H 6/00
B63C 15/00
A47B 53/00

US Classification:

521731

Abstract:

A high density storage facility including a storage area is described. Storage racks may be provided in the storage facility, and may be divided from top to bottom into slots. The slots may extend the width of the racks and be accessible for inserting and removing objects into and from the racks. The racks may be disposed in rows within the storage area and include a mechanism for rolling the racks along the storage area. The storage area may include a wall disposed substantially parallel to a widthwise side of the storage area. Doors may be disposed along the length of the wall, for providing access to the width ends of the racks. The racks may be installed upon rollably movable carriages along the width of the storage area for providing access to the width ends of the carriage racks from the doors.

US Patent:

20120251277, Oct 4, 2012

Filed:

Sep 23, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/241326

Inventors:

John F. Corcoran - Hyannis MA, US

International Classification:

B65G 1/10

US Classification:

414267

Abstract:

A high density storage facility including a plurality of rows of independently movable carriage racks, each row having a plurality of the independently movable carriage racks. Each carriage rack has a height, a length and a width, and defines a plurality of tiers, each tier defining at least one storage slot, the slots extending substantially the length of the carriage racks and being substantially open and accessible for inserting and removing objects into and from the width ends of the carriage racks. The carriage racks are disposed within the floor area and are independently movable along the floor in a direction consistent with the width of the floor area. Preferably, the carriage racks are arranged in the rows within the floor area with the lengthwise sides of the carriage racks being arranged substantially parallel to the lengthwise sides of the floor area.

US Patent:

51407876, Aug 25, 1992

Filed:

Jan 18, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/642805

Inventors:

John Corcoran - Dennis MA

International Classification:

E04H 304
A47B 500
A47B 5300

US Classification:

52 36

Abstract:

A high density storage facility comprising: a building enclosing a rectangular floor area of certain length and width; a plurality of rectangular storage racks of certain height divided from top to bottom into storage slots, the slots extending the rectangular length of the racks and being open and accessible for inserting and removing objects into and from the width ends of the racks; the racks being disposed within the enclosed rectangular floor area and including a mechanism for rolling the racks along the floor area; the building including a wall disposed substantially parallel to a lengthwise side of the rectangular floor area, the wall including doors selectively disposed along the length of the wall for providing access to all of the width ends of all of the racks; the racks being rollably movable along the length of the enclosed rectangular floor area for providing access to the width ends of the racks from the doors.

US Patent:

60770198, Jun 20, 2000

Filed:

Jul 11, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/891541

Inventors:

John Corcoran - Harwich MA

International Classification:

B63B 2700

US Classification:

414281

Abstract:

The invention relates to a cargo container storage and retrieval system and method. One embodiment of a system according to the present invention includes a vessel having cargo hold with a plurality of bulkheads disposed along a width of the cargo hold to define a plurality of adjacent cells along a length of the cargo hold. The cargo hold is also equipped with a plurality of tiers along a depth of the cargo hold. The vessel also includes a deck having a plurality of hatch openings that are used to gain access to the cargo hold. In addition, the vessel includes a storage and retrieval system having a plurality of sets of parallel spaced tracks and a plurality of chassis seats disposed within each set of parallel space tracks. Each track of each set of parallel spaced tracks is mounted to a surface of a bulkhead of opposing bulkheads so that one set of parallel space tracks is disposed within each cell along the length of the cargo hold and so that a plurality of sets of parallel spaced tracks are disposed within each tier of the cargo. Each chassis seat has corresponding wheels that move along a corresponding set of parallel spaced tracks to provide a plurality of chassis seat along the width of the cargo hold for each set of parallel spaced tracks within each tier.

US Patent:

50622420, Nov 5, 1991

Filed:

Jul 10, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/378156

Inventors:

John Corcoran - Dennis MA

International Classification:

E04H 304
A47B 500
A47B 5300

US Classification:

52 36

Abstract:

A high density storage facility comprising: a building enclosing a rectangular floor area of certain length and width; a plurality of rectangular storage racks of certain height divided from top to bottom into storage slots, the slots extending the rectangular length of the racks and being open and accessible for inserting and removing objects into and from the width ends of the racks; the racks being disposed within the enclosed rectangular floor area and including a mechanism for rolling the racks along the foor area; the building including a wall disposed substantially parallel to a lengthwise side of the rectangular floor area, the wall including doors selectively disposed along the length of the wall for providing access to all of the width ends of all of the racks; the racks being rollalby movable along the length of the enclosed rectangular floor areas for providing access to the width ends of the racks from the doors.

US Patent:

58607838, Jan 19, 1999

Filed:

Aug 20, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/915294

Inventors:

John Corcoran - Harwich MA

International Classification:

B63B 2716

US Classification:

4141426

Abstract:

A cargo container storage and retrieval system and method. One embodiment of a system according to the present invention includes a vessel having cargo hold with a plurality of bulkheads disposed along a width of the cargo hold to define a plurality of adjacent cells along a length of the cargo hold. The cargo hold is also equipped with a plurality of tiers along a depth of the cargo hold. The vessel also includes a deck having a plurality of hatch openings that are used to gain access to the cargo hold. In addition, the vessel includes a storage and retrieval system having a plurality of sets of parallel spaced tracks and a plurality of chassis seats disposed within each set of parallel space tracks. Each track of each set of parallel spaced tracks is mounted to a surface of a bulkhead of opposing bulkheads so that one set of parallel space tracks is disposed within each cell along the length of the cargo hold and so that a plurality of sets of parallel spaced tracks are disposed within each tier of the cargo. Each chassis seat has corresponding wheels that move along a corresponding set of parallel spaced tracks to provide a plurality of chassis seat along the width of the cargo hold for each set of parallel spaced tracks within each tier.

US Patent:

20210300507, Sep 30, 2021

Filed:

Mar 24, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/211069

Inventors:

John F. Corcoran - Hyannis MA, US

International Classification:

B63B 43/08
B63H 23/26
B63H 21/17

Abstract:

A watercraft comprising a battery ballast system is shown and described. The battery ballast system comprises a plurality of carriage assemblies, each comprising a plurality of tiers along the watercraft's height axis, and each being movable along the watercraft's length axis. The batteries sit on movable supports that are movable along the watercraft's width axis. Each tier is loaded to less than 50 percent with batteries and battery supports so that the batteries in each tier can be moved along the ship's width axis relative to the hull in a manner that will affect the ship's list. The carriage assemblies occupy a portion of the length along which they are movable so that they can be moved along the ship's length axis relative to the hull to affect the ship's trim. In certain examples, the ship's potable water system is used to change the watercraft's total amount of ballast by changing the total volume of treated water on board such as by expelling treated water overboard or changing the rate of untreated water being fed to the potable water system.