Marine propulsion inventions 12/07

20070298665 - Vertical power unit and outboard engine system: A vertical power unit includes an input shaft and an output shaft which have axes in the vertical direction and are vertically arranged to each other; and a torque converter between the input shaft and the output shaft. The output shaft includes an upper output shaft connected to a turbine... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20070293105 - Outboard motor having a cowling: An outboard motor has a cowling enclosing the engine. A sidewall of the cowling has an air introduction opening for introducing ambient air to an air introduction chamber within the cowling. A protruded suction opening of an air duct in the air introduction opening has a flange extending generally toward... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070293103 - Operation control apparatus for planing boat: An operating state determining device can determine whether or not an engine is in a certain operating state. A mode setting device can disable mode setting into a speed setting mode if a certain operating state of the engine has been determined, and can enable mode setting into the speed... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070293102 - Remote control device and watercraft: A remote control device can be provided in a watercraft equipped with at least three outboard motors for operating the outboard motors by remote control. The remote control device can have a pair of shift levers and can be provided with a detection device for detecting positions of the shift... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070293104 - Propulsion system for ships: Propulsion system for ships and other mobile marine structures, with a driving machine for running an electrical generator, which is further connected to an electrical propulsion motor with connection to a propeller or similar propulsion device. The system can be simplified in that the generator and the propulsion motor are... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20070287340 - Outboard motor: An outboard motor is provided that can include an exhaust guide, a shift shaft, a shift shaft rotating mechanism, and a shifting mechanism. The exhaust guide, on which an engine can be mounted, can be utilized to fix the relative positions of an axis of the shift shaft and a... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070287338 - Outboard engine system: An outboard engine system includes a casing and an engine mounted in an upper part of the casing. The casing also contains a torque converter, and a vertically arranged output shaft connected to a crankshaft through the torque converter. In the torque converter, a turbine runner is arranged above a... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20070287339 - Preload system for bearings in a waterjet propulsion apparatus: A preload system for bearings in a waterjet propulsion apparatus, the apparatus including a water intake section and a pumping unit including a bearing cartridge. The bearing cartridge is designed such that during operation a preload system provides tailoring between radial and axial thermal growths of a plurality of bearing... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070287341 - Reversion control device for watercraft exhaust system: The present invention is a reversion control device including a housing for a stationary vane and a flapper. In one example, the housing includes an expansion chamber to house the stationary vane and the flapper.... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070281560 - Seal pressure vent system for a waterjet apparatus: A seal pressure vent system for a waterjet propulsion apparatus including a water intake section and a pumping unit. The pumping unit is designed such that in operation the seal pressure vent system provides a fluidic path for the flow of high pressure water away from a lip seal assembly... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070281561 - Power system for watercraft: Personal watercraft systems and watercraft power systems are described. The personal watercraft power systems include a housing for supporting a water jet pump and engine system. The housing is constructed to support the power system and removably engage a watercraft. An engine and a centrifugal pump are enclosed in the... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20070281558 - Electrical machine with double-sided rotor: A machine useful for ship propulsion purposes include a double-sided generator or motor with two concentric air gaps. In one embodiment, the machine includes a double-sided rotor with an inner rotor side and an outer rotor side; and a stator with an inner stator core and an outer stator core,... Agent: General Electric Co. Global Patent Operation

20070281559 - Amphibious recreational vessel: A recreational vessel for carrying a plurality of passengers capable of movement on land and in water. The recreational vessel includes an upper section with passenger seating, and lower section having an engine, a transmission, a marine propulsion unit, and at least two sets of wheels joined by axles. The... Agent: Chris A. Caseiro