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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. 24, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Akitaka Suzuki, Iwata, JP;
Assignee:
Yamaha HatsudokiKabushiki Kaisha, Iwata, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
440 83 ; 440 75 ;
Abstract
Several embodiments of personal watercraft having very compact construction, in particularly embodying a compact propulsion system wherein the engine and a number of its accessories all define a very compact area. This permits the center of gravity to be located at the desired location and maintain good balance for the watercraft regardless of the number of passengers who occupy it.