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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 1994
Filed:
May. 15, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tomio Iwai, Hamamatsu, JP;
Ryoji Nakahama, Hamamatsu, JP;
Assignee:
Sanshin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Hamamatsu, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B03H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
440-1 ;
Abstract
Several embodiments of automatic position controls for marine propulsion devices wherein the lift condition of the propulsion device is adjusted in response to a sensed running condition of the watercraft such as changes in acceleration, speed or planing condition. In some embodiments, the trim of the propulsion unit is also adjusted in response to the sensed conditions.