Ships – Steering mechanism – Remote control steering excluding manual operation
Reexamination Certificate
2007-09-11
2007-09-11
Olson, Lars A. (Department: 3617)
Ships
Steering mechanism
Remote control steering excluding manual operation
C114S14400A
Reexamination Certificate
active
11248482
ABSTRACT:
A marine vessel is maneuvered by independently rotating first and second marine propulsion devices about their respective steering axes in response to commands received from a manually operable control device, such as a joystick. The marine propulsion devices are aligned with their thrust vectors intersecting at a point on a centerline of the marine vessel and, when no rotational movement is commanded, at the center of gravity of the marine vessel. Internal combustion engines are provided to drive the marine propulsion devices. The steering axes of the two marine propulsion devices are generally vertical and parallel to each other. The two steering axes extend through a bottom surface of the hull of the marine vessel.
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Bradley Eric
Konopacki Jeffery M.
Thaxton Carter J.
Brunswick Corporation
Lanyi William D.
Olson Lars A.
Venne Daniel V.
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