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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:
Aug. 15, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Akihiko Hoshiba, Hamamatsu, JP;
Assignee:
Sanshin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Hamamatsu, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
440-1 ; 440 86 ; 440 87 ;
Abstract
A marine propulsion control that permits the use of transmission braking for a watercraft without the likelihood of engine stalling by increasing engine speed during this condition. Nevertheless normal idle speeds can be maintained when running in neutral. This is accomplished with a single lever control.