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Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017

Filed:

Oct. 14, 2013
Applicant:

Gibbs Technologies Limited, Warwickshire, GB;

Inventor:

Neil Graham Jenkins, Warwickshire, GB;

Assignee:

Gibbs Technologies Limited, Warwickshire, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 21/21 (2006.01); B63H 11/107 (2006.01); B63H 11/08 (2006.01); F02D 29/02 (2006.01); B60F 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 21/213 (2013.01); B60F 3/00 (2013.01); B63H 11/08 (2013.01); B63H 11/107 (2013.01); B63H 21/21 (2013.01); B60F 3/0007 (2013.01); B63H 2021/216 (2013.01); F02D 29/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

A watercraft or amphibian includes a prime mover operable with at least a first and a second idle speed, a marine propulsion device operable to generate thrust when connected to the prime mover, and a determining arrangement for determining whether or not the watercraft or amphibian is operating at or above a determined speed of travel, wherein the second idle speed of the prime mover is higher than the first idle speed, the marine propulsion device generates a steerable thrust when operated by the prime mover at a speed at or above the second idle speed, and wherein the prime mover is operated with the second idle speed when the determining arrangement determines the watercraft or amphibian is operating at or above the determined speed of travel.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Jenkins, Neil. (2017). Enhanced steering (U.S. Patent No. 9694893). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9694893

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