Frankie L Yates

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.