Marine propulsion inventions 09/06

20060211314 - Bravo drive propeller shaft: A propeller drive system for V-hull and catamaran racing vessels including an offshore racing cleaver propeller run on a water's surface by means of a long, thick propeller shaft coupled with a Bravo Drive....

20060211315 - Bravo drive propeller shaft bearing carrier: A propeller drive system for V-hull and catamaran racing vessels including an offshore racing cleaver propeller run on a long, thick propeller shaft coupled with a Bravo Unit Drive Motor at, and above, the water's surface through a tightly fitted bearing carrier....

20060211316 - Air-cooled diesel outboard motor: An air-cooled diesel outboard motor comprising an air-cooled diesel engine. The diesel engine includes a vertical crankshaft, an exhausting port and a drive-leg. The drive leg includes a gear-box, a propeller and a water pump in a lower unit, a water cooling exhalation port and a mechanism fastened to the...

20060205292 - Marine - (navy) ship-type equipent system for electrically driven marine-(navy) ships having different sizeds and driving power: A marine-(navy) or commercial or yacht ship-type equipment system is for electrically driven ships having different sizes and driving power. The ships, as well as coast guard boats and customs boats, include standardized equipment segments for the propulsion and operation thereof. The individual equipment system for ship types consists of...

20060205293 - Coupling joint structure of small-sized boat: A coupling joint structure for a boat where the output of an engine can be securely transmitted to a propeller shaft and centrifugal force can be reduced. The structure includes a first coupler on the driving side to an output shaft, a second coupler on the driven side to a...

20060205294 - Muffler support structure for a small boat: A muffler support mechanism for a small boat is capable of reducing the number of parts required to fix a water muffler. The muffler support mechanism includes a second water muffler mounted on a left recess of a support plate. A bracing flotation member is mounted on an upper part...

20060205295 - Jet pump mounting structure of small-sized boat: Jet pump mounting structure of a small-sized boat including a front face of a thrust plate attached to a rear face of a front wall of a pump case, and a jet pump attached to a rear face of the thrust plate. The jet pump is arranged in the pump...

20060199449 - Amphibious vehicle: A sit-stride amphibious vehicle configuration which supports a high performance envelope both on land as well as in water. The vehicle has a planing hull and four retractable wheels. Handlebars provide for directional control in both modes of operation. Each road wheel is retractable by pivoting through at least 45°...

20060199450 - Specialty research & development subject advanced propulsion systems: s

20060199451 - Marine craft adapted for shallow water operation: A marine craft which includes a portable drive assembly temporarily attached to the transom, the portable drive assembly including an elongated drive housing enclosing an upper drive assembly and a lower driven assembly and a timing belt connecting the upper drive assembly to the lower driven assembly. The craft further...

20060199452 - Turning propeller drive for a boat: A rotatable propeller drive (1) for a boat, where the propeller drive (1) includes an upper fixing plate (4) adapted for rotationally fixed attachment to the hull bottom (2) of the boat. A lower underwater housing (6) is provided on which at least one propeller (10, 10a, 10b) is mounted,...

20060199449 - Amphibious vehicle: A sit-stride amphibious vehicle configuration which supports a high performance envelope both on land as well as in water. The vehicle has a planing hull and four retractable wheels. Handlebars provide for directional control in both modes of operation. Each road wheel is retractable by pivoting through at least 45°...

20060199450 - Specialty research & development subject advanced propulsion systems: s

20060199451 - Marine craft adapted for shallow water operation: A marine craft which includes a portable drive assembly temporarily attached to the transom, the portable drive assembly including an elongated drive housing enclosing an upper drive assembly and a lower driven assembly and a timing belt connecting the upper drive assembly to the lower driven assembly. The craft further...

20060199452 - Turning propeller drive for a boat: A rotatable propeller drive (1) for a boat, where the propeller drive (1) includes an upper fixing plate (4) adapted for rotationally fixed attachment to the hull bottom (2) of the boat. A lower underwater housing (6) is provided on which at least one propeller (10, 10a, 10b) is mounted,...