Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Enhanced steering
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Application No.: US14435637Application Date: 2013-10-14
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Publication No.: US09694893B2Publication Date: 2017-07-04
- Inventor: Neil Graham Jenkins
- Applicant: Gibbs Technologies Limited
- Applicant Address: GB Warwickshire
- Assignee: Gibbs Technologies Limited
- Current Assignee: Gibbs Technologies Limited
- Current Assignee Address: GB Warwickshire
- Agency: Price Heneveld LLP
- Priority: GB1218402.4 20121014
- International Application: PCT/GB2013/052680 WO 20131014
- International Announcement: WO2014/057292 WO 20140417
- Main IPC: B63H21/21
- IPC: B63H21/21 ; B63H11/107 ; B63H11/08 ; F02D29/02 ; B60F3/00

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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150266556A1 Enhanced Steering Public/Granted day:2015-09-24
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