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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120083172 | AUXILIARY MARINE VESSEL PROPULSION SYSTEM The main propulsion and drive system of a merchant vessel such as a freighter or tank vessel, or a military vessel is supplemented by an auxiliary propulsion and drive system that includes at least one, but preferably a pair of auxiliary propellers that flank the main p... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20110318978 | MODULAR GONDOLA DRIVE FOR A FLOATING DEVICE A gondola drive for a floating device has an underwater housing circulated around by water. The gondola drive contains a drive module which has a drive module housing and a shaft disposed therein, a transmission module with a transmission module housing and a transmissi... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110294373 | OUTBOARD MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS In an apparatus for controlling operation of an outboard motor having an internal combustion engine and a transmission selectively changeable in gear position to establish speeds including a first speed and a second speed and transmitting power of the engine to the prop... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110294371 | OUTBOARD MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS In an apparatus for controlling operation of an outboard motor having an internal combustion engine to power a propeller, and a transmission selectively changeable in gear position to establish speeds including at least a first speed and a second speed and transmitting ... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110212657 | PROPELLER UNIT FOR MARINE VESSEL PROPULSION DEVICE AND MARINE VESSEL PROPULSION DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME A propeller unit for a marine vessel propulsion device includes an inner cylinder arranged to be fixed to the propeller shaft, an outer cylinder, a first driving force transmitting member, and a second driving force transmitting member. The propeller unit for marine ves... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110195620 | LARGE OUTBOARD MOTOR FOR MARINE VESSEL APPLICATION AND RELATED METHODS OF MAKING AND OPERATING SAME An outboard motor for a marine vessel application, and related methods of making and operating same, are disclosed herein. In at least one embodiment, the outboard motor includes a horizontal-crankshaft engine in an upper portion of the outboard motor, positioned substa... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110195621 | PROPELLER DRIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTROLLING AND DRIVING A SHIP A propeller drive configuration, for the control and drive of a ship (1), having at least an engine (3), supported by the ship hull (2), with at least a transmission enclosure (5) and with at least a control enclosure (7) with at least... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110195619 | TRIMMABLE POD DRIVE Disclosed herein is a trimmable pod drive assembly that includes a pod drive unit having a transmission assembly secured to a steering unit, a gear case assembly coupled to and rotatable by the steering unit about a steering axis, and a propeller rotatable about a prope... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110124250 | OUTBOARD MOTOR An outboard motor includes a transmission mechanism mounted between an output shaft of an engine and a propeller drive shaft. The transmission mechanism includes a clutch. An oil pump for generating a hydraulic pressure so as to switch the clutch is disposed underneath ... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110111653 | Propulsion chain A propulsion chain (8) for a ship (6) including a main heat engine (18); at least one secondary electrical power house (26) powering a distribution panel (34); at least one transmission line (16) provided with an end propeller (... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20100311291 | MARINE POWER SPLITTING GEARBOX A power splitting gearbox is provided that allows a single prime mover to distribute power, for example torque, to multiple final drive assemblies, such as surface drives or other final drives. The power splitting gearbox can be provided downstream from a marine transmi... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100274420 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING PROPULSION SYSTEMS Methods and systems are provided for controlling a propulsion system of a vessel including an engine and a propeller. In one embodiment, the method comprises independently adjusting each of an engine setting and a propeller setting responsive to real-time vessel operati... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100248565 | POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR MARINE PROPULSION UNIT A power transmission system for a marine propulsion unit includes a case arranged to be supported on a hull; a propeller supported at the lower end portion of the case for rotation about an axis extending in a fore-and-aft direction; a transmission housed in the case an... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100248564 | LUBRICATOR IN POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OF MARINE PROPULSION UNIT A power transmission system of a marine propulsion system includes a transmission arranged to change the speed of an output from an engine and then to transmit the output to a propeller shaft. Wet-type multi-plate clutches provided in the transmission include a pluralit... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100216358 | OUTBOARD DRIVE DEVICE The present invention relates to an outboard drive device (10) comprising an outboard motor (11) having a crankshaft (16), wherein said outboard drive device (10) further comprises a propeller which propeller is below the hull (13) of ... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100203777 | HYBRID MARINE POWER TRAIN SYSTEM A hybrid marine power train system is provided that facilitates selective use of one of multiple prime movers for powering and driving a boat. The multiple prime movers can include an internal combustion engine and an electric motor which can itself be part of a motor/g... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100197180 | MARINE VESSEL PROPULSION UNIT A marine vessel propulsion unit includes an engine, a drive shaft, a single propeller shaft, a single propeller, and a planetary gear mechanism. The drive shaft is arranged to extend vertically. The propeller shaft is arranged to extend in a direction intersecting the d... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100130078 | MARINE VESSEL PROPULSION UNIT A marine vessel propulsion unit includes an engine, a drive shaft, a propeller shaft, a propeller, an intermediate shaft, a forward-reverse switching mechanism, and a shock reduction mechanism. The intermediate shaft is arranged on a central rotation axis of the propell... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100124858 | MARINE VESSEL PROPULSION UNIT A marine vessel propulsion unit includes an engine, a drive shaft, a propeller shaft, a propeller, an intermediate shaft, and a first reduction gear mechanism. The drive shaft is arranged to be rotated by the engine. The rotation of the drive shaft is transmitted to the... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100035489 | MARINE PROPULSION AND CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS THEREOF A marine drive system mounted in the hull of a marine craft, the marine drive system comprising an engine connected to a gearbox by means of a drive shaft (532), a propeller (1) connected to the gearbox by means of a propeller shaft (501), wherein t... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20090298361 | BOAT PROPULSION UNIT A boat propulsion unit has a construction that prevents a structure near a drive shaft from becoming complicated and increased in size. The boat propulsion unit preferably in the form of an outboard motor includes a front propeller that is rotated together with a front ... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090280701 | MARINE-VESSEL TRANSMISSION The invention relates to a marine-vessel transmission having an input-drive shaft (10), which extends along an input-drive shaft axis (A) and on which an input-drive shaft gearwheel (12) is arranged, a first pinion shaft (14), which extends coaxiall... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090247026 | BOAT PROPULSION UNIT A boat propulsion unit includes a power source, a propeller, a shift position changing mechanism, a control device, and a speed reducing switch. The shift position changing mechanism has an input shaft, an output shaft, and first and second clutches. The first and secon... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090227159 | High Speed Watercraft Suitable for Rough Water Conditions A watercraft suitable for operation in rough water conditions is disclosed. The watercraft comprises a central platform (13) and two pairs of hull units (60), a forward pair and an aft pair. The hull units are located on opposite sides of tie platform and ... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090209144 | MARINE PROPULSION SYSTEM A marine propulsion system includes an engine, propellers rotated by the engine, a transmission mechanism arranged to transmit a driving force of the engine to the propellers with a speed thereof shifted to at least a low speed reduction ratio or a high speed reduction ... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090209149 | MARINE VESSEL AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A MARINE VESSEL A modified marine vessel system including a marine vessel configured to carry and transport marine freight in an ocean environment, and at least one engine module carried on the marine vessel. The engine module includes an engine housed inside a marine freight container... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090209148 | BOAT PROPULSION UNIT An outboard motor includes a variable speed mechanism portion arranged to transmit a driving force to propellers such that the driving force is changed in its speed by a low reduction ratio and a high reduction ratio, an upper housing that houses the variable speed mech... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090209147 | BOAT PROPULSION SYSTEM A boat propulsion system includes a drive bevel gear fixed on a lower end of a drive shaft, a forwarding bevel gear and a reversing bevel gear rotatably fitted on a propeller shaft and meshing together with the drive bevel gear, and a dog clutch mounted on the propeller... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090208293 | Propulsion and Steering Mechanism for an Underwater Vehicle A propulsion system is provided for an underwater vehicle such as a Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV). Two propellers are independently driven by motors, while the orientation of the propellers is simultaneously controlled by a third motor. A means is provided for reprogram... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090203272 | OUTBOARD MOTOR A power transmitting portion of an outboard motor has a power transmitting shaft connected to an output shaft of an engine to rotate together therewith, an oil pump disposed on the power transmitting shaft, and a driving force acquisition mechanism arranged to acquire d... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090203271 | OUTBOARD MOTOR A transmission device includes hydraulic type transmission mechanisms arranged to change the speed or the direction of rotation of an engine, and hydraulic pressure control valves arranged to control hydraulic pressure supplied to the hydraulic type transmission mechani... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090186537 | Torque transmission device for a ship The invention is directed to a torque transmission device for a ship for optionally transmitting a drive torque from a main drive or from an auxiliary drive to a propeller shaft (1, 2, 3) of the ship, with a gear unit (10, 11) which can be driven by the ma... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090170385 | OUTBOARD MOTOR An outboard motor includes a lower casing provided below an upper casing, amounting plate provided above the upper casing, and an engine with a vertically-arranged crankshaft mounted on the mounting plate. The rotation of the crankshaft is transmitted to a drive shaft t... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090124146 | Ship propulsion unit and ship propulsion method The invention relates to a ship propulsion unit with drive devices in the hull and all underwater pod, which is located outside of the hull and which has a front propeller and a rear propeller as well as torque transmitting devices between the drive devices and the prop... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090053944 | PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR A SHIP OR SEAGOING VESSEL A marine drive is engaged with and is driven by a vessel's engine drive shaft. The drive includes: a universal joint secured to the vessel's hull; a first screw shaft supporting a first screw; a first gear set driven by the first screw shaft; a second screw shaft driven... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090047847 | Marine vessel propulsion drive module A drop in-module consisting of a mass produced engine coupled to a drive system by use of a common mid-section mounting platform. The module provides a single assembly that can be easily installed and removed from a vessel. The drive system is based on motors using a ve... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20090029607 | Propeller power transmission device for 1-engine, 2-shaft vessel A propeller power transmission device according to the present invention comprises an input shaft 9 connected to a drive shaft 7 of an engine 3 via a coupling 8; a pair of right and left output shafts 12 and 13 connected to the ... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20080233814 | PROPULSION DRIVE The invention concerns a propulsion drive (P) with an underwater housing (6; 11) arranged on the bottom of a ship's hull, in which at least one propeller (5; 18) is mounted, being driven by a drive train of drive motor mechanisms (12) lying at least... | 09/25/2008 |
| 20080227585 | OUTBOARD MOTOR A power transmission mechanism transferring a power output from an engine to a propeller includes a transmission planetary gear train that transforms the output power of the engine before it is transferred to the propeller. The transmission planetary gear train includes... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080214068 | Enclosed shaft system for marine propulsion The system is an enclosed, oil filled, shaft and thrust bearing assembly which includes an oil pump to circulate the oil throughout the system. The thrust bearing assembly allows the thrust to be directed to the shafts mounting system rather than through the vessels mai... | 09/04/2008 |
