Granted Patent B2

US 12,637,183 · App. 18/482,120 · Granted May 26, 2026

Inventors: Curtis Michael Garver (Houston, TX); John Arthur Robinson, III (Marble Falls, TX)

Assignee: The Buffalo Bayou Partnership

B63B35/32B63H5/125B63B2035/001

Abstract

Claims (16)

1 . A waterborne vessel, comprising:

a removable container disposed upon a top surface of a body of the waterborne vessel;

two or more wheels coupled to the removable container;

one or more guiderails substantially beneath the removable container, wherein the one or more guiderails are operable to direct a movement of the two or more wheels;

at least one winch coupled to the container via one or more of a rope, a cable, and a chain, wherein the at least one winch is operable to pull the container generally along the one or more guiderails; and

a vacuum comprising a fan, wherein actuation of the fan causes one or more objects to be drawn substantially upward into the vacuum, and wherein the one or more objects are delivered to the removable container.

2 . The waterborne vessel of claim 1 , further comprising an actuatable arm coupled to the vacuum, wherein the actuatable arm is operable to control a position of at least a portion of the vacuum, and wherein the actuatable arm comprises one or more of a hydraulic arm, a hydroelectric arm, and a pneumatic arm.

3 . The waterborne vessel of claim 1 , further comprising:

a boat ramp, wherein at least a portion of the boat ramp is disposed beneath at least a portion of the waterborne vessel; and

a trailer disposed upon the boat ramp, wherein the trailer is operable to support the weight of the removable container.

4 . The waterborne vessel of claim 1 , wherein the removable container comprises at least one mesh drain way, and wherein the at least one mesh drain way is operable to remove a fluid from the removable container without removing at least one of the one or more objects.

5 . The waterborne vessel of claim 1 , further comprising an operator's platform disposed upon the top surface of the body of the waterborne vessel, wherein the operator's platform is raised to a sufficient height such that the container may roll under the operator's platform.

6 . The waterborne vessel of claim 5 , wherein the container is substantially between the operator's platform and the at least one winch.

7 . The waterborne vessel of claim 1 , further comprising:

an engine mount coupled to the body of the waterborne vessel; and

a propeller coupled to the engine mount, wherein the propeller is operable to drive motion of the waterborne vessel through a fluid, and wherein the engine mount is operable to alter a vertical position of the propeller such that the propeller may be raised when a depth of the fluid is low and lowered when the depth of the fluid is high.

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