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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322865 | Belt drive propulsion system An apparatus and method for providing propulsion to naval vehicles by using one or more suspended belt drives to consistently engage the water proximate to the surface using a variety of belts with multiple attachments, tires, or variable lugs. The drive belt system... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7131507 | Tracked ATV The invention relates to a tracked ATV which is fully supported, driven and steered by a pair of parallel endless tracks driven by means of an internal combustion engine. Steering means are arranged to control the differential speed between the tracks for steering t... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7063580 | Ship employing a buoyant propulsion system A ship employing a buoyant propulsion system. A preferred such ship comprises a superstructure, a backbone, and a sub-structure. The backbone supports the superstructure. The sub-structure depends from the backbone and adapted to float the backbone and the superstru... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7040938 | Armored foldaway inflatable floating device Disclosed is an AFIFD mounted on the front surface and both side surfaces of an amphibious vehicle to provide additional buoyancy. The AFIFD allows safe swimming of the amphibious vehicle, provides rapidity through automated folding and unfolding processes. The AFIF... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040426 | Suspension for a tracked vehicle The present invention relates generally to recreational vehicles. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods and apparatus for traversing challenging terrain with a recreational vehicle. A vehicle in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the pr... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7011557 | Amphibious vehicle Amphibious vehicle comprises longitudinally mounted prime mover, transmission, and offset final drive; with drive outputs; and a power take off. Outputs drive front and rear differentials, via optional decouplers. Power take off powers drive tube, independently from... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6921304 | Amphibious vehicle The amphibious vehicle is a motorized vehicle capable of travel on land as well as in the water. The amphibious vehicle has a boat-like hull, and a caterpillar track assembly mounted along each side by hinges. The tracks are arranged so that they can be rotated betw... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6626712 | Amphibious vehicle for civil protection applications, derived from tracked vehicles An amphibious vehicle comprising: a chassis (10), which has a hull-like structure and comprises supporting wheels (11) and driving wheels (13-14) for tracks (12) of the rubber-clad type, a fore buoyancy reserve (21) and an aft buoyancy reserve (22) which ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6505694 | Recreational vehicle A recreational vehicle which has a body which may be configured for land use or as a boat haul, the vehicle also having a pair of non interconnected spaced apart front wheels, an endless track located rearwardly of an intermediate of the spaced apart fron... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6139378 | Drive structure and assembly for a pontoon vessel A pontoon boat has a deck and laterally spaced supporting pontoons. A drive coupling assembly is secured to the aft end of the deck between the pontoons, and includes a vessel coupling unit. For a water propulsion drive such as an outboard motor, the coup... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5845595 | Amphibious vehicle having endless cleated tracks which are adaptable for a water mode and a land mode An amphibious vehicle has a land mode and a water mode wherein in the land mode the front end and the rear end angles of inclination are reduced to minimize the damage to the landscape of the earth's terrain. The amphibious vehicle comprises first and sec... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5027737 | Amphibious hydrofoil vehicle A power driven tracked amphibious vehicle is disclosed for moving troops from ships to shore at speeds in excess of 25 miles per hour. The vehicle includes a pair of hydrofoil assemblies each pivoted to the vehicle for movement between an operative water ... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4934300 | Vehicle propulsion apparatus and method of operation The invention provides a crawler track belt assembly with flexible parallel belts interconnected by transverse grouser bars. The bars have guide portions spaced transversely apart and mutually aligned longitudinally with guide portions of other bars. A tr... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4124124 | Hydraulic control and drive system for amphibious vehicle having a topside dragline draw works thereon The present disclosure is directed to a hydraulic system for an endless track pontoon type amphibious vehicle having a dragline draw works mounted on the vehicle and both topside and undercarriage mechanism are operated hydraulically, the undercarriage wo... | 11/07/1978 |
| 3976025 | Amphibious vehicle An amphibious vehicle is adapted to be propelled in water with a minimum of wet hull drag. The vehicle includes a semi-flexible frame and an engine fixed to the frame. Parallel sets of tandem rollers are mounted on the opposite sides of the body on which ... | 08/24/1976 |
