Marine propulsion inventions 10/07

20070249244 - Remote control unit for a boat: A remote control unit can be used for a boat having a plurality of propulsion units to perform output adjustment and tilt/trim angle adjustment of the propulsion units. Operating levers can be capable of forward and backward rotational movement to effect shift operation and throttle operation of the propulsion units... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070249241 - Powered kayak-like boat: A motor driven personal watercraft, including a multi-portion hull, an internal combustion engine, and a fuel tank. The upper portion includes a recessed cockpit region configured to accommodate a seat for a user and a storage container/area. The lower portion includes a user interface configured to provide controllable steering for... Agent: Belasco, Jacobs & Townsley LLP Howard Hughes Center

20070249242 - Safe efficient outboard motor assembly: An outboard motor assembly for use as external propulsion for a watercraft includes a drive assembly, a shaft assembly, and an impeller-jet assembly coupled to the shaft assembly. The impeller-jet assembly includes an inlet stator, an exit stator, an impeller, and an external housing surrounding the stators and impeller. The... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.

20070249243 - Variable area pump discharge system: A highly efficient watercraft propulsion system that operates continually submerged and relies on a non-circular variable area pump discharge opening which is configured, positioned and oriented so as to maximize the hydraulic reaction between the high velocity water jet stream and the surrounding body of water and is driven by... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20070243775 - Outboard motor: An outboard motor can be mounted on a transom plate of a hull, and can have an engine disposed in an upright position in a cowling so that a crankshaft thereof extends generally vertically during cruising. A surge tank can be located on the hull side of the engine in... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070243776 - Outboard motor cowl structure: An outboard motor has a cowl having a top cowl and a bottom cowl that are detachably connected using a clamp apparatus. The clamp apparatus has a clamp engaging member on the top cowl, a clamp fixing member on the bottom cowl, and a clamp for connecting the top and... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070243777 - Outboard motor: An outboard motor has a throttle actuator adapted to control an amount of intake air supplied to an engine, and a shift mechanism that controls shift operation between a neutral and at least a forward gear. The throttle actuator includes a member that is adapted to interfere with the shift... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070243778 - Fuel system for outboard motor: A boat has an outboard motor that is mounted to a hull and has a fuel system. The outboard motor has a cowling housing an engine. The fuel system includes an insulator that covers at least a portion of a fuel filter. The insulator provides a physical and thermal barrier... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070243774 - Highly stable all terrain vehicle powered watercraft: An auxiliary vehicle powered vessel. The vessel is configured to carry an auxiliary vehicle, such as an all terrain vehicle, preferably on its deck. The all terrain vehicle can be driven onto and off of the vessel. When in the vessel, the auxiliary vehicle engages a transmission that transfers power... Agent: R. Bennett Ford

20070238370 - Method and apparatus for controlling a marine vessel: One embodiment of the invention comprises a method for controlling a marine vessel having a first steerable propulsor, a corresponding first reversing device, a second steerable propulsor and a corresponding second reversing device. The method comprises receiving a first vessel control signal corresponding to a rotational movement and no translational... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi

20070238371 - Remote steering system for outboard motor: A remotely located steering system for an outboard motor that can be mounted at any position in the boat. The remotely located steering system generally includes a mounting bracket, gear box, coupling mechanism, and at least one handle. The handle can be used to control motor speed, boat direction, and... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070238372 - Watercraft with engine housing: A watercraft includes a hull, an engine, and a housing adapted to completely enclose the engine, the housing being adapted to be removably disposed in the hull.... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20070232161 - Drive unit, particularly for boats: A drive unit comprising a transmission with two coaxial bevel gears (11, 12) fitted opposite one another on the same engine shaft (10), which engage a bevel gear (13) fitted to a shaft (14) perpendicular to the preceding one, means designed to mesh said engine shaft with one or other... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070232157 - Trolling motor device: A trolling motor device including an extendable/retractable length drive unit. Preferably, the drive unit is a telescoping drive unit.... Agent: Klima Law Offices, P.l.l.c.

20070232158 - Ship driven by inboard engines and water jets: A ship is disclosed which is driven by inboard engines with propellers and by water jets producing jets of water. The inboard engines are embodied in the form of electric motors and the water jets are used underneath the bottom of the ship. The electric inboard engines are accommodated in... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070232159 - Trolling motor device: A trolling motor device including a combined mounting unit and steering unit, and including a variable length drive unit to assist in moving the trolling motor device in and out of the water.... Agent: Klima Law Offices, P.l.l.c.

20070232160 - Marine outboard motor jack plate stop: An easy to use, inexpensive jack plate stop device for insertion into the guide slot of a jack plate to immobilize an outboard motor in raised position is disclosed. An outboard motor is fully raised using the jack plate by way of a hydraulic cylinder; the jack plate stop device... Agent: Kammer Browning PLLC

20070232162 - Remote control device, remote control device side ecu and watercraft: A remote control device for controlling a watercraft propulsion device of a watercraft having an engine that generates propulsive power can have a plurality of remote control device side ECUs. All of the plurality of remote control device side ECUs can have the same construction. Each remote control device side... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP