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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7134923 | Retractable rudder assembly for a watercraft The assembly includes a nozzle adapter rotatably mounted via a pair of axles onto a jet nozzle of a personal watercraft. A hinge rotatably connects a rudder and cap onto the nozzle adapter. A torsion spring on the hinge retracts and retains the rudder and cap in a p... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7086810 | Floating structure The present invention relates to a floating structure to receive maritime production or drilling installations that is provided with means to reduce movement caused by the action of environmental forces on it. These means confer a more stable behavior on the structu... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7044816 | Jet drive and retractable rudder fin and filter systems and methods for watercraft A watercraft is fitted with any one or combination of a retractable rudder fin and filter systems and improved jet drive systems. A retractable rudder-fin and filter system includes an extendable/retractable blade and a mechanism for extending the blade a variable a... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6945833 | Fluid thrust assembly with self-aligning thrust bearings A thrust bearing assembly is described that includes a self-aligning thrust bearing used in fluid thrust assemblies where the thrust may become unevenly distributed, e.g. in a water jet propulsion unit. The thrust bearing is designed to be lubricated by water and to... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6523489 | Personal watercraft and off-power steering system for a personal watercraft A watercraft is disclosed that includes a hull having port and starboard sides and a propulsion system that generates a stream of pressurized water through a nozzle. A helm operatively connects to the nozzle, whereby turning the helm turns the nozzle. At ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6415729 | Side plate rudder system The present invention relates to an improved steering system for a water craft and an improved method of steering. The steering system includes at least two variable camber plates or rudders mounted to a hull of the water craft for imparting a steering fo... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6361385 | Dual electric motor stern drive with forward rudder control A system for propelling and steering a watercraft is provided that includes a pair of electric motor propulsion units provided aft of a transverse centerline of the watercraft hull. A rudder is provided forward of the transverse centerline. The propulsion... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6302047 | Retractable rudder assembly for personal watercraft A retractable rudder assembly for use in steering a personal watercraft is disclosed. The rudder assembly includes at least one planar rudder operably coupled to an elongate shaft rotatably mounted on a water jet drive nozzle. The rudder is biased into a ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 5588391 | Fin with trailing edge fixed flaps for ships A fin with trailing edge fixed flaps for ships, characterized in that it is made of a main fin (1) to which are associated one or several pairs of fixed flaps (2a and 2b) of mean camber.... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5136960 | Method and apparatus for reducing the draft and increasing the load bearing area and stability of marine drilling barges An apparatus for reducing the draft and increasing the load bearing area and stability of a Marine drilling barge may be temporarily or permanently mounted to the barge. The apparatus includes twin parallel hulls separated by and connected to a tension re... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5129346 | Rudder sleeve for boat rudder A rudder sleeve for enlarging the surface area of a boat rudder includes first and second stainless steel plates having four side edges defining first and second opposed major hydrodynamic surfaces. The rudder sleeve has a substantially rectilinear periph... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5069648 | Sailing boat model adapted for exhibition and for sailing on the water A sailing boat model adapted for exhibition and for actual sailing on water includes a hull, a keel provided on a bottom portion of a midship of the hull to extend downward from the hull, a rudder provided on a bottom portion of a stern of the hull, a mas... | 12/03/1991 |
| 3991694 | Wind-propelled apparatus Wind-Propelled craft including a transport carrying a sail and including a support vehicle pulled by the transport. The support vehicle is pivotally secured to the transport. The transport and sail turn as one unit relative to the support vehicle about an... | 11/16/1976 |
