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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162706 | Watercraft steering system, and watercraft A watercraft can have an electric motor mounted on a screw bar extending in a right/left direction. The electric motor can move along the screw bar in the right/left direction to steer an outboard motor, or another part of a different marine propulsion system. One o... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8142243 | Outboard engine unit Outboard engine body is mounted via a swivel shaft to a stern bracket. Angle sensor, provided on the stern bracket, includes a contact having a maximum operating angle set to be not greater than half of a maximum steered angle of the engine body, and it outputs dete... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8011982 | Outboard motor support system A support system for an outboard motor provides a restricted member that is attached to a bottom portion of the outboard motor and a restricting member that is attached to a support structure that is, in turn, attached to a transom of a marine vessel. The restricted... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7887381 | Electrically powered watercraft Improvements to electrically powered watercraft including kayaks are disclosed. The watercraft comprises a hull defining a cavity and a battery powered retractable propulsion unit. The retractable propulsion unit can be retracted into the cavity with powered or unpo... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7871302 | Outboard motor with reverse shift An outboard motor for small watercraft, such as a pleasure boat, has a capability of changing between a forward shift position and a reverse shift position by causing a lower part of the unit to rotate in small increments and move along an arc formed by a ratchet pl... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7845997 | Boat-propelling machine In a boat-propelling machine for attachment to a boat hull (200), an outer wall unit (4) is fixedly provided on a body of the machine for covering part of a cylindrical structural body (60) that is formed of metal alloy and positioned so as to b... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7828614 | Piggyback auxiliary motor bracket An outboard motor auxiliary mounting bracket for attaching an auxiliary motor to an existing outboard motor using the bracket of the instant invention. The bracket comprises an auxiliary motor mounting plate with divergently extending arms to receive the body of the... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7731552 | Manually operated jack plate/travel stop system The jack plate has two vertically aligned side plates and a transom plate. A travel stop block is couple to the jack plate transom plate. The travel stop block is located between an upper and lower transom bars. The operational height of the jack plate can be manual... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7722417 | Trolling motor mount with mono main arm A mount for securing a trolling motor to a watercraft has a base, a main arm, a motor coupling, and a linkage. The motor coupling is configured to rotatably retain the trolling motor. The main arm is pivotally coupled to the base. The linkage is pivotally coupled wi... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7666038 | Steering arm structure of outboard motor An outboard motor is steerably mounted to a hull via a bracket and a steering arm is mounted to a steering bracket unit attached to the outboard motor. The steering arm includes a shift grip as a shift operating unit, a throttle grip as a throttle operating unit and... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7662005 | Outboard motor with reverse shift An outboard motor for small watercraft, such as a pleasure boat, has a capability of changing between a forward shift position and a reverse shift position by causing a lower part of the unit to rotate in small increments and move along an arc formed by a ratchet pl... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7614926 | Means for bearing a propulsion unit and a propulsion system for a waterbourne vessel A propulsion system 2 for a waterborne vessel 4 having a hull structure 6, typically for a full or semi planing boat. The propulsion system 2 has a pod housing 8 having a front end 10 and a rear end 12, a propeller | 11/10/2009 |
| 7588473 | Marine drive A stern drive for a boat is provided, which comprises an outer structure that is attachable to the stern of a boat, a housing supported in the outer structure, a gear set and reversing clutch inside the housing, said gear set including a pinion that is rotatable abo... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7527537 | Electric type steering device for outboard motors A steering device can include a steering wheel, connecting members for connecting outboard motors together, and a plurality of steering motors for steering a plurality of outboard motors. A target steering angle setting device can be configured to obtain a steering ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7494390 | Action control device for small boat An action control device for a small boat can include a running condition detecting device, a running environment determining device configured to determine a running environment based upon the running condition, and a steering control device configured to set a ste... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7481688 | Propulsion unit and boat A boat can have a propulsion unit connected to a rear surface of a transom plate of a hull. The propulsion unit can have a propeller for producing thrust, a power device for driving the propeller, and a power transmission mechanism for transmitting power from the po... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7455558 | Trolling motor steering positioner Trolling Motor Steering Positioner: A trolling motor steering positioner (1) mounted on electric trolling motor shaft blocks (20) used on boats. The positioner (1) is made up of a tiller (12), which has a positioning pin attached to it an... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7452253 | Propulsion system of marine vessel A propulsion system for a marine vessel is provided with at least one skeg in its hull and with a first propulsion device provided at the stern area of the vessel for providing propulsion power. A second propulsion device is located in connection with the skeg and c... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7442104 | Steering handlebar for outboard motor A tiller handle assembly for an outboard motor is provided that comprises a steering handle having a generally hollow body. A throttle grip is attached to a front end of the steering handle, and a shift mechanism coupled to the steering handle. The shift mechanism i... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7431620 | Articulating surface drive A watercraft having an inboard motor and a transom aft of the motor includes an elongate propeller shaft. A propeller is mounted to a distal end of the propeller shaft and a universal joint is disposed in engaging relation to a proximal end of the propeller shaft. T... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429202 | Outboard motor control system In an outboard motor control system having two outboard motors each mounted on a stern of a boat, there is provided a controller that controls operation of steering actuators to regulate steering angles of the outboard motors such that lines extending from axes of r... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7416458 | Controller for propulsion unit, control program for propulsion unit controller, method of controlling propulsion unit controller, and controller for watercraft A boat control system can include a propulsion unit controller, a port outboard motor, and a starboard outboard motor. The propulsion unit controller can includes an electronic throttle valve control section, an electronic shift control section, an electronic steeri... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7416456 | Automatic trim system for a marine vessel An automatic trim control system changes the trim angle of a marine propulsion device as a function of the speed of the marine vessel relative to the water in which it is operated. The changing of the trim angle occurs between first and second speed magnitudes which... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7410397 | Outboard motor with bracket assembly An outboard motor includes a bracket assembly that has a swivel bracket carrying a drive unit for pivotal movement about a steering axis that extends generally vertically. The swivel bracket has a tubular section that extends generally vertically. The drive unit has... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7407420 | Trim and tilt apparatus A trim and tilt system for use with an outboard propulsion unit on a marine craft having a transom. The trim and tilt system comprises a stern bracket configured to be mounted on the transom of the marine craft and a swivel bracket for supporting the outboard propul... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7407419 | Outboard engine mounting assembly An assembly for mounting an auxiliary outboard engine on a boat has a support frame with attachment means for mounting the support frame in an inclined position between a transom of the boat and a rear edge of a bathing platform projecting outwardly of the transom. ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7398742 | Method for assisting a steering system with the use of differential thrusts A steering assist system provides differential thrusts by two or more marine propulsion devices in order to create a more effective turning moment on a marine vessel. The differential thrusts can be selected as a function of the magnitude of turn commanded by an ope... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7371140 | Protective marine vessel and drive A marine vessel and drive combination includes port and starboard tunnels formed in a marine vessel hull raising port and starboard steerable marine propulsion devices to protective positions relative to the keel. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7361069 | Multiple speed marine propulsion system A marine stern drive and multi-speed transmission propulsion system in which a transmission, either manual or automatic, is interposed between the engine and stern drive extending at least partially outboard of the transom. A stern drive extension housing enclose th... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354323 | Motor mount for watercraft A motor mount for a watercraft having a frame of tubular construction fixed to the stern of the watercraft to space the motor from the stern. The frame includes a pair of vertical legs receiving a yoke slidable along the legs. The motor is fixed to the yoke to be ra... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351125 | Outboard engine system A thrust receiver abuts against an expandable and contractable trim rod to adjust a trim angle of a body of an outboard engine system. The thrust receiver includes a shaft portion rotatable about an axis generally parallel to an axis of the trim rod, and a pressure-... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7334501 | Gear case assembly with pressure-compensating function for marine propulsion machine A gear case forming a lower part of a marine propulsion machine is provided with a gear chamber for housing a bevel gear mechanism, used for transmitting power from a drive shaft to a propeller shaft. The gear chamber is connected to the bottom of a vertical drive s... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335073 | Apparatus and method for securing an outboard boat motor during transit This invention relates to a method to an apparatus and method for securing an outboard boat motor during transportation. More particularly the invention is directed towards a removable support mount capable of attaching to the hydraulic trim cylinders mounted on the... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331419 | Dual-circuit steer-by-wire steering system comprising a common cradle The invention relates to a steer-by-wire steering system comprising a hydraulic control unit that acts on the steerable wheels (1, 20), the control unit having at least one cradle (4, 23), which is displaceably mounted on at least one guide rod (5, ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325505 | Outboard motor steering control system In an outboard motor steering control system having a plurality of outboard motors each adapted to be mounted on a stern of a boat by a shaft to be movable by an actuator relative to the boat and each having an internal combustion engine to power a propeller, a desi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320629 | Steering device for small watercraft In a steering device for a small watercraft that has at least two outboard motors which propulsive directions and propulsive forces are individually controllable. The steering device can have a steering wheel that can be inclined relative to an axis of a steering sh... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318761 | Marine stern drive and multi-speed transmission propulsion system A marine stern drive and multi-speed transmission propulsion system in which a transmission, either manual or automatic, is interposed between the engine and stern drive extending at least partially outboard of the transom. A stern drive extension housing enclose th... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318760 | Mechanism for transferring total weight of outboard engine from boat and ship A mechanism for transferring total weight of outboard engine from a boat to be loaded onto water surface comprises mainly of two parts, first part is to be fixed to the boat and second part to be fixed to an engine where the second part connected to the first part t... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7311569 | Marine outboard motor jack plate stop An easy to use, inexpensive jack plate stop device for insertion into the guide slot of a jack plate to immobilize an outboard motor in raised position is disclosed. An outboard motor is fully raised using the jack plate by way of a hydraulic cylinder; the jack plat... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311571 | Hydraulic steering device for a marine propulsion system A support device for a marine propulsion system, such as an outboard motor, provides a swivel bracket that is rotatable about a tilt axis relative to a transom bracket with a hydraulic cylinder formed as an integral part of the swivel bracket. A vertical plane in wh... | 12/25/2007 |
