Fluid reaction surfaces (i.e. – impellers) – Specific blade structure – Coating – specific composition or characteristic
Reexamination Certificate
2007-08-17
2011-12-20
Look, Edward (Department: 3745)
Fluid reaction surfaces (i.e., impellers)
Specific blade structure
Coating, specific composition or characteristic
C416S24400R
Reexamination Certificate
active
08079822
ABSTRACT:
A propeller for watercraft having excellent abrasion resistance and deformation resistance includes a propeller body having a blade and a hub portion, the propeller body being composed of an aluminum alloy and having a Vickers hardness of no less than about 60 Hv and no more than about 95 Hv; and an anodic oxide coating of the aluminum alloy provided so as to cover a surface of the propeller body. The anodic oxide coating has a thickness of no less than about 20 μm and no more than about 100 μm. Preferably, the anodic oxide coating has a hardness of no less than about 300 Hv and no more than about 450 Hv.
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Toru Kitsunai et al.; “Propeller for Watercraft and Outboard Motor”; U.S. Appl. No. 11/840,254, filed Aug. 17, 2007.
Kitsunai Toru
Kurimoto Yukihiro
Keating & Bennett LLP
Look Edward
White Dwayne J
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
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