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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110271890 | RUDDER ASSEMBLY FOR AN INFLATION BOAT A rudder assembly for a boat has a securing base, a rudder board and at least one engaging bolt. The rudder board is mounted detachably on the securing base and has a bottom and two rudder hooks. The rudder hooks are formed respectively on two ends of the bottom and are... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110223817 | RUDDER ASSEMBLY FOR A WATERCRAFT HAVING A JET-DRIVE OUTBOARD MOTOR A rudder assembly for use with a jet drive motor for a watercraft. The rudder assembly has at least one support member and at least one steering stabilizer member which extend from the at least one support member. The at least one steering stabilizer member has a longit... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110132247 | BOAT TILLER PRESENTMENT An apparatus and associated method relating to a tiller for steering a boat. The tiller has an elongated body proximally connected to a steering mechanism portion of the boat and cantilevered therefrom, terminating at a distal end that is ergonomically responsive to a s... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110023764 | LINKAGE DEVICE FOR FLAP RUDDERS FOR WATERCRAFT In a linkage device for flap rudders for watercraft, in particular ships, a first bearing housing includes a sliding piston and a first sliding bearing, and a second bearing housing includes a linkage pin and optionally a second sliding bearing. The first and the second... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20100251951 | RUDDER STOCK In order to achieve improved properties in a rudder stock for rudders for water vehicles, at least the lower end area of the rudder stock to be inserted into the rudder and to be mounted in the rudder has a non-metallic material.... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100248566 | AQUATIC CARRIER AND RUDDER THEREOF A rudder of aquatic carrier is described, which includes a fixing component, a retractable component, and a first elastic component. The retractable component is pivoted to the fixing component; the first elastic component connects the fixing component and the retractab... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100186648 | SHIP RUDDER AND SHIP PROVIDED THEREWITH A twisted rudder blade for a ship having a twist that is adapted to the configuration of the flow of the water in the region of the rudder blade if no propeller in operation is disposed in front of the rudder blades in the direction of travel of the ship.... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100167602 | Energy system and boat In one possible implementation the invention is electrical generating system, having: a wind power assembly having at least two rotatable propulsion systems: said wind power assembly further having an air pump, the air pump being connected to the wind power assembly and... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100083888 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DAMPENING RUDDER VIBRATION An apparatus is provided for dampening rudder vibration of a motorboat. The apparatus may include a tiller assembly rotatable about a pivot point adjacent the stern of the motorboat, the tiller assembly including a tiller arm extending in a first direction from the pivo... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100071607 | SHIP WITH A SPECIAL LOWER LEVEL The ship body of the present invention comprises at least two levels. One is an upper level that comprises a floatable body. The other is a lower level. The lower level is intended to be submerged under water in normal use. The lower level comprises at least two paralle... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100037809 | Rudder arrangement for ships having higher speeds comprising a cavitation-reducing twisted, in particular balanced rudder The rudder arrangement for ships comprises a twisted balanced rudder blade having a slender profile and having a low profile thickness and comprising a propeller facing the rudder blade and a rudder pipe located in the upper region of the rudder blade with rudder post l... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20090311924 | SHIP There is provided a ship, in particular a cargo ship. It has a plurality of Magnus rotors, wherein associated with each of the plurality of Magnus rotors is an individually actuable electric motor (M) for rotating the Magnus rotor, wherein associated with each electric ... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090198395 | Rudder System A rudder system for a kayak includes a rudder configured for pivotal attachment to the kayak and a propeller housed in and extending from the rudder. A battery is in electrical communication with the propeller to selectively power the propeller. The kayak system include... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090126614 | High performance rudder for ships A high performance full spade rudder for ships includes a rudder blade, a rudder trunk and a rudder post. The rudder blade widens from the leading edge to a central area which constitutes the widest point of the rudder profile. The rudder blade profile tapers from the c... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090126613 | Rudder for ships A rudder for ships comprising a rudder blade which has a leading edge and a trailing edge. The rudder blade has two superimposed rudder blade sections, the leading edge sections and/or the trailing edge sections of which are offset such that the one leading edge section... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090124142 | High Water-Speed Tracked Amphibian An amphibious vehicle capable of high speeds on the water has a buoyant hull with driven tracks on each side of the hull. The tracks are movable between an upper position and a lower position relative to the hull. The tracks propel the vehicle both for land travel and w... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090124145 | Marine Drive System with Partially Submerged Propeller A marine drive system (1) with a partially submerged propeller located at the transom of a boat comprising, for each propeller (2), a forward-opened shroud (20), positioned above the propeller (2), such as to define, between it and the water ... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090120343 | PROPULSION AND STEERING ARRANGEMENT FOR A SHIP The invention relates to a steering and propulsion arrangement for a ship. The inventive steering and propulsion arrangement comprises a screw propeller 3 and a rudder 6. A streamlined propulsion bulb 10 is made integral with or fixedly connected to... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090056610 | Rudder for ships In a rudder for ships composed of a rudder blade with a rudder post (40) held and supported in a rudder trunk (20), the rudder trunk (20) is made of a fiber composite material and is inserted into a nautical outer trunk tube (90) made of stee... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20080314303 | Rudder for ships A rudder (1) for ships with a swivellable rudder blade (2) and a fin (3) hinged thereon as well as with a fin control device (S) having control elements which is placed outside the rudder blade (2) in bearing vicinity between a hull (6... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080293312 | MARINE PROPULSION DEVICE A marine propulsion device such as an outboard motor includes a submersible electric motor having a propeller connected directly with the drive shaft of the motor. The motor is an efficient brushless motor having symmetrical elliptical coils connected with a stator whic... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080289556 | RUDDER FOR MARINE VEHICLES A rudder (1) adaptable to a rudder shaft (4) in a rudder mechanism for changing the direction of motion of a marine vehicle. The rudder (1) is provided at least one drive unit (2) for the rotation of the rudder (1) around an axis subst... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080229993 | Spade Rudder Disclosed herein is a spade rudder, which is intended to relieve bending moment generated by a rudder, and to suppress vibrations generated from the rudder due to a propeller, in the case of a large ship. The spade rudder has a rudder stock for rotating a rudder, and a ... | 09/25/2008 |
| 20080115713 | WATERCRAFT STEERING SYSTEM A boat steering system provides an operator with excellent efficiency and an excellent operation feel during direction guide member deflection by considering and making adjustments based on a running status of the boat. An ECU controls a direction guide member deflectio... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20080110386 | Rubber for ships The invention relates to a rudder for ships with propeller drive, in which the propeller is arranged to rotate about a propulsion axis, with a rudder blade (15) and a flow body (20) arranged on the rudder blade (15), whereby the flow body designed i... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20080105183 | Sailboat Rudder A rudder mechanism for use upon a sailboat is capable of being raised or lowered at the discretion of the boater using a single connected cable operating system, so that the system may be called a “one-pull” system for both raising and for lowering the rudder. The r... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20080098942 | STEERING SYSTEM AND AN ASSOCIATED VESSEL A steering system for a vessel is provided. The steering system includes an electric motor assembly and a steering linkage for transmitting the rotational output of the electric motor assembly to the vessel's rudder. The steering system may include at least three linkag... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20080041288 | Watercraft control apparatus In one embodiment, a watercraft control apparatus according to the present invention includes a control member that operates a power-consuming unit or load. The control member is operably connected to the power-consuming unit or load through a drive member that transmit... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20070113770 | High load balanced rudder It is proposed in order to create a high load balanced rudder (100) with a rudder blade (10), whereby the rudder blade (10) is rotatable over a rudder post (11) and the rudder post (11) is placed in a rudder port (12) and the ru... | 05/24/2007 |
| 20070000423 | Rudder post for rudders for water vehicles The rudder post (40) for rudders for water vehicles has end sections (41, 42) made of a metallic material, in particular of wrought iron, and a mid post section (45) made of a nonmetallic material connected with the end sections so that the rudder p... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20060118023 | Outboard skeg This invention can be fitted to a variety of vessels and accommodate a variety of accessories that may require deployment or retraction such as electronic equipment, downrigger or an outboard skeg mechanism as detailed in the preferred embodiment. This invention in it's... | 06/08/2006 |
| 20060000399 | Watercraft stabilizing device A device for stabilizing boats and other watercraft that is generally blade-shaped and attaches to the body or hull of the boat. The stabilizing device projects generally outwardly and downwardly from the boat and is pivotally connected along the vertical axis at the at... | 01/05/2006 |
| 20050235895 | Rudder with controllable tab A rudder primarily for use on a boat, which includes an independently operated trim tab or spoiler within the perimeter of the rudder. ... | 10/27/2005 |
| 20050204986 | Rudder indicator A rudder position indicator apparatus includes a cam mounted on a steering linkage of a watercraft. The steering linkage is coupled to a rudder. When the rudder is in a straight position, the cam activates a micro switch, which in turn, supplies a ground for an indicato... | 09/22/2005 |
| 20050145153 | Steering mechanism for watercraft The invention relates to an apparatus for and method of automatically actuating the movement of a rudder of a watercraft between a steering and a non-steering position in response to the speed of the watercraft. This invention is particularly applicable for use in jet-p... | 07/07/2005 |
| 20050039664 | HYDRODYNAMICALLY BALANCED AND RETRACTABLE RUDDER FOR SMALL BOATS A hydrodynamically balanced and fully retractable rudder for small boats for creating a device which enhances small boat performance (kayaks, small sailing craft, canoes and similar craft) which provides a high power, low drag, and low input force mechanism to aid contr... | 02/24/2005 |
| 20050011427 | Two degree of freedom rudder/stabilizer for waterborne vessels A method and apparatus for steering a vessel comprising a member rotatable around a first and a second axis. ... | 01/20/2005 |
| 20050000401 | Water craft stabilizing device A device for stabilizing boats and other water craft that is generally blade-shaped and attaches to the body or hull of the boat. The stabilizing device projects generally outwardly and downwardly from the boat and is pivotally connected along the vertical axis at the a... | 01/06/2005 |