| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 440061000 |
Having fluid motor to move propulsion unit or a segment of the propulsion unit
| 22 |
| 440058000 |
Having toothed or threaded member to move propulsion unit or a segment of the propulsion unit
| 10 |
| 440063000 |
Having link or lever to move propulsion unit or a segment of the propulsion unit
| 6 |
| 440055000 |
Having restraining means | 5 |
| 20100291816 | BREAKAWAY SAFETY SYSTEM - There is provided a breakaway safety system for a vessel. The vessel includes: (a) a hull; (b) one or more engine arrangements supported by the hull; and (c) one or more propeller extensions mounted to the hull and coupled to receive motive power from the one or more engine arrangements in operation. The safety system includes: one or more sensors mounted to the vessel for measuring operating parameters of the vessel and generating one or more corresponding input signals; a control unit for receiving the one or more corresponding input signals, and for processing the one or more input signals to generate at least one control output; one or more fracturable regions for mounting the one or more propeller extensions to the at least one hull; and one or more fracturing devices operable to fracture the one or more fracturable regions for jettisoning associated one or more propeller extensions in an event that the control unit detects a potentially hazardous impact event and activates its at least one control output accordingly. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100178818 | STEERING APPARATUS FOR PROPULSION DEVICE AND PROPULSION DEVICE - A steering apparatus for a propulsion device includes a swivel portion, a motor, a lock portion, and a lock release mechanism. The motor is arranged to generate a driving force to turn the propulsion device main body in right and left directions. The lock portion is provided in a transmission path of the driving force. The lock portion is arranged to transmit a force from an upstream side to a downstream side thereof and to be locked when a force is applied from the downstream side to thereby prevent a turning of the propulsion device main body in the right and left directions. The lock release mechanism is provided in the transmission path at the downstream side relative to the lock portion. The lock release mechanism is arranged to shut off or stop a transmission of force to the upstream side thereof to thereby prevent application of the force to the lock portion. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20130178118 | CAM LOCK - A cam lock that includes a cam body having a lobe-shaped working periphery and rotatable between a first locking position and a second unlocked position, a handle shaft mounted to the cam body for moving the cam body through a predetermined range of motion, and a cam shaft mounted to the cam body for pivotal movement relative to the cam body and having an end remote from the cam body for being fixed to a structure to be locked by a force applied against the structure. A bushing is mounted on the cam shaft and has an end proximate the cam body against which a locking force is applied when the cam body is rotated into its locking position. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20160059948 | Boat Propulsion Device - A detachable boat propulsion device ( | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160114875 | MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR POSITIONING STERN-MOUNTED PROPULSION UNITS WITH A FORWARD CONVERGENCE - There is provided a mounting assembly for a marine vessel having a pair of stern-mounted propulsion units. The assembly includes a moo pair of angle-setting members which forwardly angle the propulsion units towards a bow of the marine vessel when each propulsion unit is at the center of its total steering range. Each propulsion unit has a line of action of its propulsion force. The lines of action of the propulsion units intersect each other between a center of rotation of the marine vessel and a stern of the marine vessel when the propulsion units are steered forwardly towards each other. | 04-28-2016 |
| 440065000 |
With means to lift propeller when an obstruction is hit | 3 |
| 20090163090 | AUTOMATIC TRIM APPARATUS - A trim adjustment system includes a means for sensing the depth of the water over which a power boat is traversing and automatic means for raising the propeller and shaft of the boat motor out of danger of the propeller and shaft from becoming damaged by contact with the bed of the water. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20120077395 | OUTBOARD MOTOR TILT MOVEMENT INTERRUPTION DEVICE, OUTBOARD MOTOR, MARINE VESSEL PROPULSION APPARATUS, AND MARINE VESSEL - In an outboard motor tilt movement interruption device, when a tilt-up stop condition is established by a presence of an obstacle in a tilt-up movement range of an outboard motor and the obstacle and the outboard motor are equal to or less than a predetermined distance from each other, a circuit arranged to actuate a tilt device is cut off by an ON/OFF switch. On the other hand, when the tilt-up stop condition is not established, the circuit is connected. When the tilt-up stop condition is established during an operation of the ON/OFF switch, the circuit is cut off, and tilt-up of the outboard motor is stopped. Thereafter, when the tilt-up stop condition becomes canceled, the circuit is connected and tilt-up of the outboard motor is restarted. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120214366 | Mud runner out boord motor - A marine motor for shallow water boats that has a universal mounting bracket to fit all shallow water boats, the Mud Runner has a mid length drive system with a parallel shaft technology that has the most efficient forward thrust drive system for swallow water boats. The upper drive system is where the reverse drive system happens by way of gears and a drive shaft. The upper drive system and lower drive system are connected together by way of a drive belt. The lower drive system has an output drive shaft that comes down at an approximate 153 degree angle which then than transfers to a 0 degree angle. The 0 degree angle output drive shaft has a propeller attached to the shaft which gives this motor the forward thrust. | 08-23-2012 |
| 440054000 |
With means limited to vertical movement within hull cavity | 2 |
| 20120231682 | VESSEL WITH A RETRACTABLE THRUSTER ASSEMBLY - A vessel with a retractable thruster assembly, the vessel comprising a hull, a vertical thruster well ( | 09-13-2012 |
| 20150321741 | FLOOR DEVICE CAPABLE OF UP-DOWN MOVEMENT FOR VESSELS - Provided is a floor apparatus which is vertically movable with a thruster canister within a vertical trunk of a hull. The floor apparatus includes a floor frame which is installed in an upper space of a vertical trunk of a ship, that is, a space above a thruster canister. The floor frame is installed to be vertically movable along the vertical trunk. The side of the floor frame is installed to be vertically movable while being guided along the sidewall of the vertical trunk. In particular, at least one pair of guide frames which guide the side of the floor frame are symmetrically installed on the sidewall of the vertical trunk. | 11-12-2015 |
| 440057000 |
Having gimbal or universal joint support | 2 |
| 20090264030 | Method and kit for assembling marine propulsion systems - A method and a conversion kit are provided for assembling marine propulsion systems such as those comprised of a Mercruiser Alpha-One-type sterndrive unit, an OMC Cobra-type inboard engine and a transom assembly, and attaching the propulsion systems to marine vessels. The method and the kit use commercially available parts and minimal special hardware. The technique involves a modified transom assembly comprised of an inner transom plate, a gimbal housing, a gimbal ring equipped with machined custom-made hinge pins, two trim cylinders with corresponding trim pins, and a bell housing with specially designed bellows and adaptor nipple. The invention is also applicable to the assembling of other marine propulsion systems that are comprised of equivalent combinations of similar sterndrive units attached to other similar inboard engines by means of transom assemblies. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100221964 | ADJUSTABLE PROPELLER - An adjustable propeller assembly that includes a propeller housing and a drive shaft. A propeller shaft is linked with a propeller. The propeller is linked with a pivotal housing. A coupling member is connected to the drive shaft and propeller shaft. The coupling member pivotally transmits a torque from the drive shaft to the propeller shaft. An actuator is connected to the pivotal housing. The actuator moves the pivotal housing and propeller wherein a thrust vector of the propeller is adjusted relative to the propeller housing | 09-02-2010 |
| 440062000 |
Having pliant member to move propulsion unit or a segment of the propulsion unit | 2 |
| 20110009017 | CABLE STEERING SYSTEM FOR A MARINE VESSEL WHICH HAS A PRIMARY PROPULSION UNIT AND AN AUXILIARY PROPULSION UNIT - A steering system for a marine vessel which has a primary propulsion unit and an auxiliary propulsion unit is disclosed. In one embodiment, a cable extending through a support rod of a tilt tube of the primary propulsion unit couples the primary propulsion unit to the auxiliary propulsion unit. Also disclosed is a method of coupling a primary propulsion unit to an auxiliary propulsion unit with a cable. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20140065902 | STEERING APPARATUS FOR OUTBOARD MOTOR - In an outboard motor steering apparatus, a stiff but flexible cable is wound on a reel driven by a reversible motor. The cable extends from a housing containing the reel and connects to a rod within the tilt tube of an outboard motor. The rod is in turn linked to the outboard motor so that steering of the outboard motor can be accomplished by winding the cable onto, and unwinding the cable from, the reel. The cable is guided by a bent channel within the housing so that it extends from a narrow part of the housing located aft of the reel. | 03-06-2014 |
| 440064000 |
Having shaft with releasable coupling | 1 |
| 20090075535 | Torsional Force Transmitting Apparatus - The present invention aims to couple a propeller with a power output shaft to transmit the torsional force of the power output shaft to the propeller. The apparatus includes a first sleeve and a second sleeve that form a coupling surface between them to hold a torsional force transfer means. The torsional force transfer means is coupled with the first sleeve and the second sleeve to transmit only a selected amount of the torsional force. The first sleeve has a first outer surface and the second sleeve has a second inner surface that are engaged respectively with the propeller and the power output shaft in the rotating direction so that the power output shaft can transmit the torsional force to the propeller. In the event that the propeller is overloaded the torsional force transfer means between the first sleeve and the second sleeve slip to form a protection mechanism. | 03-19-2009 |
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| 20080261469 | Outboard motor control system - A system for controlling the steering of an outboard motor mounted on a stern of a boat and having an internal combustion engine to power a propeller, which includes an actuator which steers the outboard motor relative to the boat, a left steer stop which mechanically stops leftward steering of the outboard motor, a right steer stop which mechanically stops rightward steering of the outboard motor, a rudder angle sensor which produces an output indicating a rudder angle of the outboard motor; and a maximum rudder angle memorizer which memorizes the output of the rudder angle sensor as a maximum leftward rudder angle of the outboard motor when the outboard motor is mechanically stopped by the left steer stop, and memorizes the output of the rudder angle sensor as a maximum rightward rudder angle of the outboard motor when the outboard motor is mechanically stopped by the right steer stop. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080268729 | Steering Arm Structure of Outboard Motor - An outboard motor is steerably mounted to a hull via a bracket and a steering arm is mounted to a steering bracket unit attached to the outboard motor. The steering arm includes a shift grip as a shift operating unit, a throttle grip as a throttle operating unit and a throttle adjusting knob as a throttle adjusting operating unit. These units are adjacently disposed in the described order in a forward direction of a hull. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080299846 | Steering Control System for a Vessel, a Vessel Including Such a Steering Control System and a Method for Controlling a Steering System - Steering control system for a vessel including at least two propulsion units pivotally arranged in relation to the hull of the vessel for generating a driving thrust of the vessel in a desired direction, wherein each propulsion unit is moveable within a working volume defined for each propulsion unit and wherein the working volume for neighboring propulsion units of the at least two propulsion units have a common space, the control system including at least two separate control units each controlling an associated propulsion unit, and a steering control instrument for determining the desired angular position of the propulsion units, where each of the separate control units are arranged for receiving a first input signal from the steering control instrument for determining the desired angular position of its associated propulsion unit and second input signal(s) originating from the other separate control units, associated with neighboring propulsion units, which second input signal(s) indicating the status of the their associated propulsion units. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090017706 | MARINE OUTBOARD ENGINE HAVING A PADDED SECTION - A marine outboard engine for a watercraft is disclosed. The marine outboard engine features a padded section adapted to provide a padded area for carrying the outboard engine over the shoulder of a person. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090075534 | TILLER ARM - A tiller arm pivotably mountable to a marine outboard engine about a pivot axis is described. First and second arms extend away from the pivot axis. A middle portion has a first end attached to the first and second arms. A handle portion extends away from the second end of the middle portion in a direction away from the pivot axis. A throttle grip is rotatably mounted to the handle portion and rotatable with respect thereto about a throttle grip axis generally perpendicular to the pivot axis. The throttle grip is operatively connectable to the marine outboard engine. The width of an aperture defined by the arms and the middle section is greater than the widths of the throttle grip and the first and second arms. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090104825 | BOAT PROPULSION ENGINE - A boat propulsion engine ( | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090117791 | MOTOR LIFT ASSEMBLY - A motor lift assembly having a first side plate and a second side plate oppositely disposed from the first side plate. The motor lift assembly further includes a motor mount that is selectively moveable relative to the first and second side plates and a ladder assembly disposed on at least one of the first and second side plates. A method of extending a ladder assembly includes the step of pulling the ladder assembly from a motor lift assembly where the ladder assembly is engaged with the motor lift assembly. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090142973 | JACK PLATE FOR AN OUTBOARD MOTOR - A jack plate for vertically raising and lowering an outboard motor mounted on a boat. The jack plate comprises a motor lift and a jack plate mounting assembly. The jack plate mounting assembly has a transom plate and a pair of spacing brackets with jack plate rails. The motor lift has a pair of bearings that are interlocked to a lift plate. The motor lift is slidably situated within the jack plate rails. Complementary geometries of the outer side edges of the lift plate and inner edges of channels in the bearings, as well as the spacing between the jack plate rails, provide a pressure fit that secures the lift plate between the bearings once the bearings are inserted into the jack plate rails. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090170384 | Support system for a marine propulsion device - A support system for a marine propulsion device attaches a plurality of mounts to a transom, or transom plate, of a marine vessel. The mounts remain generally stationary with respect to the transom when the outboard motor is trimmed or tilted about its trim axis. This allows easy access to the mounts which are not buried within the structure of the outboard motor. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090176418 | BOAT - A boat includes a steering load detector arranged to calculate an output value of a steering motor necessary for steering an outboard motor in a traveling state, a motor output detector arranged to detect a possible output value that can be output by the steering motor, a prediction determination unit arranged to compare the necessary output value from the steering load detector with the possible output value from the motor output detector, and an electric power load control unit arranged to perform a control operation so as to increase a battery charge amount and/or to reduce the electric power load when the necessary output value is determined to be larger than the possible output value. As a result, the boat that can effectively perform steering when a motor output becomes small as a result of a reduced battery charge amount. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090191774 | Outboard motor with reverse shift - An outboard motor for small watercraft, such as a pleasure boat, has a capability of changing between a forward shift position and a reverse shift position by causing a lower part of the unit to rotate in small increments and move along an arc formed by a ratchet plate secured above the propeller assembly. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090197486 | Method and system for maneuvering aquatic vessels - An aquatic vessel ( | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090247028 | Marine Drive - A stern drive for a boat has inboard and outboard portions, the outboard portion having a propeller rotatably disposed thereon, and the inboard portion being adapted to receive rotational power about a motor output drive axis to rotationally drive the propeller. A mounting structure is operative to secure the inboard portion to the stern of a boat in a manner permitting the inboard and outboard portions to be rotated about the motor output drive axis for steering purposes. The outboard portion of the stern drive is rotatable relative to the inboard portion, about a second axis transverse to the motor output drive axis, in raising/lowering/trimming directions. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090253317 | STEERING APPARATUS WITH INTEGRATED STEERING ACTUATOR - The present invention relates to a steering apparatus for a marine craft. The marine craft has a stern and a propulsion unit. The steering apparatus includes a stern bracket connectable to the stern of the marine craft. A swivel case is connected to the stern bracket. The swivel case defines a steering axis. The steering apparatus includes an electric motor coaxially disposed within the swivel case for swivelling the propulsion unit about the steering axis. The steering apparatus includes a gear reducing unit having an input operatively engageable with the electric motor and an output. A first member operatively extends from the output and is connectable to the propulsion unit. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20100087107 | PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR MARINE VESSEL - The invention concerns a marine vessel propulsion system that can be set into an opening of a boat's hull and which comprises a propulsion and steering unit ( | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100240267 | OUTBOARD MOTOR - An outboard motor includes a propeller, an engine, a transmission, a casing, an engine cooling mechanism, a cooling jacket, a water intake opening, and a transmission coolant flow channel. The casing is arranged to house the transmission. The engine cooling mechanism is arranged to cool the engine by supplying the water taken into the casing from the water intake opening to the engine via an engine coolant flow channel. The cooling jacket is arranged adjacent to the transmission inside the casing. The water intake opening is provided at a predetermined position of the casing to which a dynamic pressure is applied by water flow when a marine vessel travels. The transmission coolant flow channel is arranged to connect the water intake opening and the cooling jacket. The transmission coolant flow channel is provided independently of the engine coolant flow channel. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100267296 | OUTBOARD MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS - In an apparatus for controlling operation of an outboard motor mounted on a boat and having a torque converter equipped with a lockup clutch, it is configured to regulate a trim angle relative to the boat by trim-up operation and trim-down operation; calculate a speed ratio of the torque converter based on an input rotation speed and output rotation speed of the torque converter; and control operation of the trim angle regulator based on the calculated speed ratio. With this, it becomes possible to mitigate a deceleration feel to be generated after the acceleration is completed, and easily sets a trim angle of after the trim-up operation to an optimal value. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100273367 | Trolling Motor Steering System - A steering mount for use with a watercraft trolling motor. The steering mount including a bracket assembly for securing the steering mount to a substantially vertical surface of a watercraft. The mount also includes an arm member pivotally secured to the bracket assembly and a drive assembly secured to the arm member. A transom block is also attached to the drive assembly to which the trolling motor can be releasably secured. A first and second drive cable are utilized for rotating the transom block and a foot pedal is attached to the first and second drive cable for selectively imparting tension upon either the first or second cable to thereby rotate the transom block. A first and second electrical switch are disposed within the foot pedal for providing power to the trolling motor and for activating the trolling motor when needed. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100273368 | OUTBOARD ENGINE UNIT - Outboard engine body is mounted via a swivel shaft to a stern bracket. Angle sensor, provided on the stern bracket, includes a contact having a maximum operating angle set to be not greater than half of a maximum steered angle of the engine body, and it outputs detection information indicative of an operating angle of the contact. Curved member is provided on the engine body and normally held in engagement with the contact, and it has a continuously varying radius of curvature from the central axis of the swivel shaft, so that the contact varies in operating angle while sliding along a curved outer peripheral surface of the curved member in response to steering operation. Thus, a steered angle is determined on the basis of the detection information from the angle sensor. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100311290 | Propulsion System For A Watercraft - A propulsion system | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100323565 | Drive Device for a Watercraft - The invention relates to a drive device ( | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110028057 | STEERING CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A VESSEL AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A STEERING CONTROL SYSTEM - Steering control system ( | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110065340 | Outboard motor steering structure - A steering system for an outboard motor uses bearing support structures to attach a steering mechanism to a trim/tilt bracket which is attachable to a transom of a marine vessel. The steering mechanism comprises upper and lower attachment brackets which are permanently attached to a tubular member extending therebetween. The tubular member is attached to the bracket through the use of two bearing support structures in combination with two pairs of split bearings. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110104964 | MOUNT STRUCTURE OF OUTBOARD MOTOR - A mount structure of an outboard motor includes a first member, a second member, a buffer member, a sandwiching member, and a second elastic member. A propulsive force generated by a propeller of the outboard motor is applied to the first member. The second member is arranged such that the propulsive force is transmitted to the second member via the first member. The buffer member includes an outer sleeve fixed to the first member, an inner sleeve inserted in the outer sleeve, a first elastic member fixed to the outer sleeve and the inner sleeve. The sandwiching member is arranged to sandwich the second member and the inner sleeve in a direction of action of the propulsive force. The second elastic member is fixed to the first member. The second elastic member is opposed to the sandwiching member across a gap in the direction of action. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110104965 | BOAT PROPELLING APPARATUS - A boat propelling apparatus includes an outboard engine including an outboard engine main body arranged to propel a boat; a trim bracket which includes mutually opposed platy side portions and a platy front portion connecting the side portions with each other, and arranged to pivotably support the outboard engine main body; and a clamp bracket which is mountable to and demountable to a boat edge and is connected with the trim bracket via one of the side portions and the front portion. The clamp bracket includes a swivel bracket mounted to the trim bracket and a holding portion which holds the swivel bracket. The swivel bracket has a convex portion whereas the holding portion has a concave portion. The concave portion and the convex portion have an identical curvature. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110130055 | STEERING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MOTOR DRIVEN CRAFT - A steering system for craft turns a motor from a fixed position to a secondary position. As a result, the craft turns right or left as desired by a user of the craft. A control unit instructs the steering system to turn the craft to a desired orientation. A steering motor is activated that turns a cam attached to a shaft. The shaft is attached to the motor. The cam also includes an indent and sensors to indicate when the motor is in the fixed position or a secondary position that corresponds to a maximum angle for turning the motor. The steering system returns the motor back to the fixed position when the user indicates the steering system is to stop turning, or when the secondary position is reached. The steering system returns the motor back to the fixed position without knowledge of the user. Thus, the motor stays in one of three positions unless instructed by the control unit to turn. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110143608 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A SURFACE DRIVE FOR A WATERCRAFT - A surface drive for a watercraft ( | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110177730 | PROPELLER DRIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTROLLING AND DRIVING A SHIP - A propeller drive assembly, for steering and driving a ship ( | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110177731 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE ANGULAR POSITION OF A STEERING SHAFT - A device for detecting an angular position of a steering shaft ( | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110263167 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A WATERCRAFT HAVING A SURFACE DRIVE - A method of controlling a watercraft having a drive which can be pivoted about a control angle. According to the method, a maximum adjustable control angle is automatically reduced by a defined gradient with an increasing speed. The drive is configured as a surface drive comprising at least two drive units, and the drive units are adjusted in the vertical direction about a trim angle in a pre-adjustable automatic operating mode ( | 10-27-2011 |
| 20120028517 | MARINE VESSEL - A marine vessel includes an outboard motor mounting portion provided at a stern of a hull, an outboard motor locating hole provided rearward of the outboard motor mounting portion and near the outboard motor mounting portion and penetrating vertically through the stern, a platform provided rearward of the outboard motor locating hole, and an outboard motor located in the outboard motor locating hole and mounted to the outboard motor mounting portion. This structure enables an occupant of the marine vessel to freely move in a space around the outboard motor on the platform and use the space. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120034828 | OUTBOARD MOTORS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Lightweight and versatile outboard motors and methods for manufacturing the same from existing motorized lawn implements and lawn implement parts. The outboards consisting essentially of a motor for driving a propeller, an elongate housing creating the body of the outboard, a drive shaft disposed within the elongate housing, and a propeller. The methods involving attaching the motor to the elongate housing and the drive shaft and mounting the propeller to a second end of the elongate housing and drive shaft. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120094557 | MARINE VESSEL PROPULSION APPARATUS - A marine vessel propulsion apparatus includes an outboard motor, a transom bracket, a steering shaft, a first mount, a second mount, a tilt bracket, a tilt mechanism, and a steering mechanism. The tilt bracket is attached to a transom via the transom bracket and the steering shaft. The outboard motor is joined to the tilt bracket. The tilt bracket includes a first joint portion joined to the outboard motor via a first mount, a second joint portion joined to the outboard motor via a second mount, and a support portion arranged to support the outboard motor at a height different from heights of the first mount and the second mount. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120100764 | POD DRIVE INSTALLATION AND HULL CONFIGURATION FOR A MARINE VESSEL - A pod drive installation and hull configurations for mounting a pod drive unit to a hull which includes a horizontally disposed pod drive platform for supporting a rotational pod drive mount for mounting the pod drive unit with a vertically oriented steering axis. The pod drive platform is mounted to the hull, outward of the keel of the vessel, such that the pod drive platform intersects a plane defined by a bottom hull surface tilted from the horizontal along a contour of intersection, between an outboard boundary of the pod drive platform and an inboard boundary of the pod drive platform, and is connected to the bottom hull surface by at least one of an outboard sidewall and an inboard sidewall. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120302113 | Marine Propulsion Assembly - A marine propulsion assembly comprises or consists of a marine engine, a pair of parallel laterally spaced propeller shafts and a pair of marine propellers with one of the propeller fixed to each of the shafts for rotation. Each of the propellers includes a hub and four equally spaced blades and wherein the hub has a forward portion having the shape of a frustum of a cone with a decreasing radius from a forward edge thereof to the middle of the hub and a rear or second continuous portion having the shape of a frustum of a cone with an increasing radius from the middle of the hub to the rear of the hub. The bases or larger ends of the frustums are of equal size as are the tops of the frustums. In addition, each of the blades has a complex concave shape wherein an arcuate leading edge curves outwardly and upwardly at a reduced radius from a shallow forward portion to an outwardly extending rear portions and with a relatively straight trailing edge that is generally perpendicular to the axis of rotation and wherein the leading edge of one of the propellers face the leading edge of the other of said propellers as they rotate inwardly and in which they are spaced apart by about ½ or less of the trailing edge of one of the blades. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20130084761 | Floating transom - This invention is The Floating Transom. The floating transom comes with manual control, and two 12 volt hydraulic systems, and clamps on the back of a boat, extending a new transom eighteen inches behind the boats transom. When traveling in ten inches of water the floating transom allows the boat motor to be picked up, lifting up the boat motor until the lower unit is flush with the bottom of the boat. The adjustable trim on the floating transom allows the back plate, which the boat motor clamps on. To adjust the angle of the boat motor, making the boat move flat on the top of the water. The lower unit of the boat motor rides in the wake the boat forms, making the water pump work, cooling the boat motor. Allowing you to move up or down shallow water rivers | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130084762 | ADJUSTABLE SKEG - An adjustable skeg has a body formed by sidewalls including a closed bottom or base. The sidewalls converge to form a leading edge and a trailing end. The top is generally open and the top and sidewalls define a cavity for receiving a skeg or stub. The skeg may also be of unitary construction with the lower drive unit/gear case of a boat motor. The top and bottom portions of the trailing end project rearwardly to form extensions beyond a central portion of the trailing end. A torque vane is pivotally mounted between the top and bottom extensions. The vane is pivotable to subtend a preselected angle with a respective sidewall for eliminating steering torque. A plurality of receivers is positioned on either the top or bottom extension for locking the vane in place following adjustment. The receivers are identified by respective indicia for calibrating adjustment of the torque vane. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130090026 | APPARATUS FOR MOVING AN OUTBOARD MOTOR INSTALLED ON A BOAT AND BOAT WITH FOLDAWAY OUTBOARD MOTOR - An apparatus for moving an outboard motor installed on a watercraft of the type that comprises a transom for the stable coupling of adapted engagement elements that are jointly connected to the motor; the apparatus comprises a panel, which is articulated at least to bottom boards of the watercraft and at least partially superimposed on the transom, for the engagement of the engagement elements of the motor; the panel, by virtue of articulation elements, can move from a first configuration for navigation, in which it is partially superimposed on the transom and rigidly coupled thereto, to a second configuration for housing the watercraft, in which it is rotated substantially at right angles to the transom in the second configuration, the panel is almost parallel to a plane of the bottom boards of the watercraft. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130252491 | SUSPENSION DEVICE FOR OUTBOARD MOTOR AND VESSEL PROPULSION APPARATUS - A suspension device includes a clamp bracket, a tilting shaft, a swivel bracket, and a steering shaft. An outboard motor is to be connected to the steering shaft. The steering shaft is to be driven about a central axis of the steering shaft by either one of an electric steering mechanism and a hydraulic steering mechanism. The swivel bracket includes a placing portion arranged to support the electric steering mechanism and a wall portion arranged to support the hydraulic steering mechanism at a position different from that of the electric steering mechanism, and supports either one of the electric steering mechanism and hydraulic steering mechanism. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130252492 | SUSPENSION DEVICE FOR OUTBOARD MOTOR AND VESSEL PROPULSION APPARATUS - A suspension device includes a clamp bracket, a tilting shaft, a swivel bracket, a steering shaft, a case, an electric motor, and a transmitter. The electric motor and the transmitter are held in the interior of the case. The electric motor produces power to rotate the steering shaft about a central axis of the steering shaft. The transmitter transmits power from the electric motor to the steering shaft side. The case is located on a placing portion provided on the swivel bracket, and removably attached to the swivel bracket. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130316603 | OUTBOARD MOTOR - In an outboard motor, a first damper member is disposed between a bracket and a casing such that the first damper member supports a weight of an outboard motor body. A second damper member is disposed between the bracket and the casing. The casing or the bracket includes a left first inclined surface and a right first inclined surface. The left first inclined surface and the right first inclined surface are inclined with respect to a front-back direction of the outboard motor body in a planar view of the outboard motor body. The second damper member includes a left second inclined surface and a right second inclined surface. The left second inclined surface is arranged to oppose the left first inclined surface. The right second inclined surface is arranged to oppose the right first inclined surface. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140030939 | OUTBOARD MOTOR - An outboard motor attached to a hull includes a body, a body driving device, and a control device. The body includes an engine and a propeller shaft. The propeller shaft is configured to be rotated by a drive force from the engine. The body is configured to pivot about a tilt axis extending in a lateral direction of the hull. The body driving device is configured to drive the body about the tilt axis. The control device is programmed to control the body driving device so that a rear end of the propeller shaft is positioned higher than a front end of the propeller shaft when the control device determines that the propeller shaft is to rotate in a direction in which the hull is propelled in reverse. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140038478 | Outboard Marine Drive - An outboard marine drive with an engine is described. The marine drive can include a drive housing with an upper drive housing and lower drive housing. The drive housing can be attached to a transom of a marine craft. An upper gear drive assembly can be located in the upper drive housing. A transmission can be provided with the upper gear drive assembly in the upper drive housing. In addition, a lower gear drive assembly can be located in the lower drive housing and coupled to the upper gear drive assembly. A propeller shaft may also be coupled to the lower gear drive assembly. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140242857 | MULTI-USE CONFIGURABLE WATERCRAFT - A variety of multi-use, configurable watercraft is disclosed. A first type of watercraft used in a first water-based activity may be used as a component in a second type of watercraft used in a second water-based activity. For example, a stand-up paddleboard (SUP) may be used for paddle boarding, and then converted into a kayak, sailboat, catamaran, motorboat, or other type of vessel by adding one or more components to the SUP. In one embodiment, two paddleboards are used to construct a variety of multi-hull watercraft. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140342622 | Trimmable Pod Drive - Disclosed herein is a trimmable pod drive assembly that includes a pod drive unit having a transmission assembly secured to a steering unit, a gear case assembly coupled to and rotatable by the steering unit about a steering axis, and a propeller rotatable about a propeller driveshaft axis extending through the gear case assembly so as to generate thrust along a thrust vector. The trimmable pod drive assembly further includes a trim assembly secured to the pod drive unit in a manner allowing for rotation of the pod drive unit about a trim axis that is substantially perpendicular to the steering axis, wherein actuation of at least one component of the trim assembly causes movement of the pod drive unit and the thrust vector about the trim axis. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20150367924 | OUTBOARD MOTOR INCLUDING ONE OR MORE OF COWLING, WATER PUMP, FUEL VAPORIZATION SUPRESSION, AND OIL TANK FEATURES - Embodiments of outboard motors and related systems and components thereof, as well as arrangements of marine vessels implementing same, as well as related methods of operation, use, assembly, and manufacture, and related improvements, are disclosed herein. The outboard motor includes an oil tank feature that allows for desirable oil drainage from the engine of the outboard motor particularly when the outboard motor is in particular (e.g., storage) positions. In at least some embodiments, the outboard motor includes a cowling system in which at least one divider portion separates an interior region into first and second portion, with the transmission and engine respectively being situated in the first and second portions, respectively. Additionally, in at least some embodiments, the outboard motor includes a water pump system in which a water pump is integrated with the transmission. Further, in at least some embodiments, the outboard motor includes a fuel vaporization suppression feature. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160001863 | OUTBOARD MOTOR INCLUDING ONE OR MORE OF COWLING, WATER PUMP, FUEL VAPORIZATION SUPRESSION, AND OIL TANK FEATURES - Embodiments of outboard motors and related systems and components thereof, as well as arrangements of marine vessels implementing same, as well as related methods of operation, use, assembly, and manufacture, and related improvements, are disclosed herein. In at least some embodiments, the outboard motor includes a cowling system in which at least one divider portion separates an interior region into first and second portion, with the transmission and engine respectively being situated in the first and second portions, respectively. Additionally, in at least some embodiments, the outboard motor includes a water pump system in which a water pump is integrated with the transmission. Further, in at least some embodiments, the outboard motor includes a fuel vaporization suppression feature, or an oil tank feature that allows for desirable oil drainage from the engine of the outboard motor particularly when the outboard motor is in particular (e.g., storage) positions. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160001864 | OUTBOARD MOTOR INCLUDING ONE OR MORE OF COWLING, WATER PUMP, FUEL VAPORIZATION SUPRESSION, AND OIL TANK FEATURES - Embodiments of outboard motors and related systems and components thereof, as well as arrangements of marine vessels implementing same, as well as related methods of operation, use, assembly, and manufacture, and related improvements, are disclosed herein. In at least some embodiments, the outboard motor includes a cowling system in which at least one divider portion separates an interior region into first and second portion, with the transmission and engine respectively being situated in the first and second portions, respectively. Additionally, in at least some embodiments, the outboard motor includes a water pump system in which a water pump is integrated with the transmission. Further, in at least some embodiments, the outboard motor includes a fuel vaporization suppression feature, or an oil tank feature that allows for desirable oil drainage from the engine of the outboard motor particularly when the outboard motor is in particular (e.g., storage) positions. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160023737 | OUTBOARD MOTOR INCLUDING ONE OR MORE OF COWLING, WATER PUMP, FUEL VAPORIZATION SUPRESSION, AND OIL TANK FEATURES - Embodiments of outboard motors and related systems and components thereof, as well as arrangements of marine vessels implementing same, as well as related methods of operation, use, assembly, and manufacture, and related improvements, are disclosed herein. In at least some embodiments, the outboard motor includes a cowling system in which at least one divider portion separates an interior region into first and second portion, with the transmission and engine respectively being situated in the first and second portions, respectively. Additionally, in at least some embodiments, the outboard motor includes a water pump system in which a water pump is integrated with the transmission. Further, in at least some embodiments, the outboard motor includes a fuel vaporization suppression feature, or an oil tank feature that allows for desirable oil drainage from the engine of the outboard motor particularly when the outboard motor is in particular (e.g., storage) positions. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160068246 | TOE ANGLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND TOE ANGLE CONTROL METHOD FOR OUTBOARD MOTORS - There is provided a toe angle control system for outboard motors. A memory stores therein a toe angle data table in which a running state of a ship and a lifting force generated along with propulsion of a plurality of outboard motors which are mounted on a body of the ship are associated with each other for each toe angle of the outboard motors. A controller is configured to adjust a toe angle of the outboard motors based on the running state of the ship and the toe angle data table. The toe angle data table is adapted to be associated with a plurality of running states of the ship mounted with the outboard motors. The controller selects a toe angle of the outboard motors so as to minimize the lifting force depending on a speed of the ship and trim angles of the outboard motors. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160075419 | Trimmable Pod Drive - Disclosed herein is a trimmable pod drive assembly that includes a pod drive unit having a transmission assembly secured to a steering unit, a gear case assembly coupled to and rotatable by the steering unit about a steering axis, and a propeller rotatable about a propeller driveshaft axis extending through the gear case assembly so as to generate thrust along a thrust vector. The trimmable pod drive assembly further includes a trim assembly secured to the pod drive unit in a manner allowing for rotation of the pod drive unit about a trim axis that is substantially perpendicular to the steering axis, wherein actuation of at least one component of the trim assembly causes movement of the pod drive unit and the thrust vector about the trim axis. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160090164 | STEERABLE TRACTOR-TYPE DRIVE FOR BOATS - A tractor-type stern drive for a boat includes a drive housing pivotally attached to the stern of the boat about a steering axis. At least one pulling-type propeller is rotatably mounted to a forward end of the gear casing. The at least one propeller is powered by a vertical drive shaft perpendicular to the propeller shaft axis. The steering axis is offset forward of the drive shaft to help minimize steering torque about the steering axis. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160176488 | BOAT DRIVE | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160200410 | WATERCRAFT WITH STERNDRIVE AND HULL WITH VENTED TUNNEL | 07-14-2016 |
| 20190144094 | MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR POSITIONING STERN-MOUNTED PROPULSION UNITS WITH A FORWARD CONVERGENCE | 05-16-2019 |
