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(43) Date of publication: 02.12.1992 Bulletin 1992/49 (21) Application number: 92903472.0 (22) Date of filing: 17.12.1991

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B63B 3/ 09( . ) B63B 9/ 06( . ) B63B 3/ 16( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1991/009324 (87) International publication number: WO 1992/011178 (09.07.1992 Gazette 1992/17)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU MC NL SE (30) Priority: 21.12.1990 US 19900632346 18.07.1991 US 19910732467 (71) Applicant: FALCON MARITIME VENTURES, INC. Colorado Springs, CO 80906 (US)	(72) Inventor: JOHNSTON, Daniel, D. Plantation, FL 33322 (US) (74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät  Maximilianstrasse 58 D-80538 München D-80538 München (DE)