Marine propulsion inventions 04/08

20080096446 - Propeller for boat: A propeller for a boat includes a propeller shaft having a shaft hole, a shaft sleeve mounted in the shaft hole of the propeller shaft and provided with a metal core with a through hole for insertion of a driving shaft of the boat, and a shock-absorbing member covering an... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080096447 - Stern drive motor or out board motor that can rotate 360 degrees and still go vertical or horizontal or both at the same time at any given time: The out board motor and stern drive motor have been around for over 100 years using the same concept, the only change has been in the performance and the physical design, (there still very limited in use). Just by the very simple rotation 360 degrees and flexibility movements horizontal or... Agent: Douglas D. De Masi Sr.

20080096444 - Optical potentiometer and control lever assembly: A control lever assembly having a potentiometer is disclosed which has a light emitter (14) and a light collector (15) with a screen (12) located between the emitter (14) and the collector (15). The screen is moveable with a control lever so that by providing varying translucency along the screen,... Agent: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

20080096445 - Personal watercraft: A personal watercraft can have a steering nozzle pivoting in accordance with the operation of a steering handle unit to change the traveling direction of a vehicle body. A steering position sensor can be configured to detect the steering angle of the steering handle unit. An actuator can be arranged... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080090475 - Watercraft propulsion system and operation control method therefor: A watercraft propulsion system can be a hybrid type watercraft propulsion system including an engine and an electric motor both working as drive power sources for a propeller. When an operating lever instructs a speed reduction assist mode as a stopping mode, a controller can stop the engine and reverse... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080085640 - Sailing control system of boat: An outboard motor includes a throttle actuator that controls throttle opening of the engine, a shift actuator that controls a shift position to be put into one of neutral, drive, and reverse positions, and an engine control unit that controls the engine. At the steering seat are mounted an operation... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080085641 - Trolling motor cable cover: A trolling motor with sensor unit construction is provided. A sensor is mounted to a lower portion of the trolling motor preferably adjacent the trolling motor propulsion unit. A signal conductor extends from the sensor unit connecting it to a display device. The signal conductor is mounted to a tube... Agent: Blackwell Sanders LLP

20080085642 - Method for engaging a watercraft speed control system: The present invention is a method for controlling the speed of a watercraft that allows for engaging the speed control system without limitation to current engine or vessel speed.... Agent: William B. Nash, Esq. Jackson Walker L.l.p.

20080081521 - Watercraft propulsion system and operating method: A watercraft propulsion system has a control lever for giving instructions regarding the operating mode as well as the amount of output power from a source of driving force, and a controller for setting a propeller driving mode according to the instruction given by the control lever. When a reverse... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080081523 - Internal combustion engine and outboard motor provided with the same: An internal combustion engine installed in an engine compartment 15 covered with an engine cover C is provided with an intake air passage P. The intake air passage P extends continuously from an intake air inlet Pi to intake air outlets Pe in the engine compartment 15 and has a... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20080081522 - Internal combustion engine installed in engine compartment: An outboard motor S is provided with an internal combustion engine E installed in an engine compartment 15 which is defined by an engine cover C. The engine E has an intake air inlet Pi of an intake system of the engine. The intake air inlet Pi is formed by... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20080081524 - Machine provided with internal combustion engine and generator: An outboard motor S includes an internal combustion engine E having a crankshaft 7, and an alternator G having a shaft 81 and a housing 82. The engine E and the generator G are disposed in an engine compartment 15 with the crankshaft 7 of the engine E and the... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates