Marine propulsion inventions

20090275248 - Watercraft reverse gate operation: A method of controlling a watercraft comprises actuating a lever, controlling a speed of rotation of an engine to be at or below a reverse gate actuation speed in response to the actuation of the lever, moving the reverse gate in response to the actuation of the lever without further... Agent: Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (brp)

20090264029 - Watercraft with steer-responsive reverse gate: A method of operating a watercraft is disclosed. The watercraft includes an engine, a jet propulsion system operatively connected to the engine, the jet propulsion system includes a reverse gate, and a steering assembly for steering the watercraft. The method comprises: determining if the steering assembly is turned; sensing an... Agent: Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (brp)

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... Agent: Raul V. Fonte Registered Patent Attorney

20090264031 - Shallow water boat: A shallow water boat is shown that operates well in both shallow water and deep water. A tunnel is provided along a centerline of a flat bottom, which tunnel starts near amidships increases in depth and terminates at the aft of the shallow water boat. A top of the tunnel... Agent: Ted D. Lee Gunn & Lee, P.C.

20090264032 - Outboard motor: An operating handle of an outboard motor is provided with a rotatable grip and a low-speed mode switch unit. A controller performs control so that when the low-speed mode switch unit is “on,” the ratio at which the target speed varies with the manipulated variable of the grip is reduced... Agent: Arent Fox LLP