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US 12,703,462 B2Granted
Pontoon watercraft with electrical propulsion
AssigneeHyper Electric Marine Inc.
InventorsMichael D. Westrick, Kaleb J. Reinhart, Griff Suelzer, Steven V. Werling, Matthew R. Williams
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Abstract
A watercraft includes: a deck; and a first pontoon coupled with the deck, the first pontoon including: a first body; a first marine propulsion device coupled with the first body; and a first electric motor operably coupled with the first marine propulsion device and disposed within the first body.
Claims17
A watercraft, comprising:
- a deck;
- and
- a first pontoon coupled with the deck, the first pontoon including:
- a first body;
- a first marine propulsion device coupled with the first body;
- and
- a first electric motor operably coupled with the first marine propulsion device and disposed within the first body, the first marine propulsion device being a jet drive that includes an impeller disposed within the first body, a driveshaft operably coupling the impeller with the first electric motor, a nozzle that is configured for being dirigible and for being directionally controlled independent of a rotation of the first electric motor, and a reverse gate coupled with the nozzle.
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A pontoon of a watercraft, the watercraft including a deck with which the pontoon is coupled, the pontoon comprising:
- a body;
- a marine propulsion device coupled with the body;
- and
- an electric motor operably coupled with the marine propulsion device and disposed within the body, the first marine propulsion device being a jet drive that includes an impeller disposed within the first body, a driveshaft operably coupling the impeller with the first electric motor, a nozzle that is configured for being dirigible and for being directionally controlled independent of a rotation of the first electric motor, and a reverse gate coupled with the nozzle.
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A method using a watercraft, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing that the watercraft includes a deck and a first pontoon coupled with the deck, the first pontoon including a first body;
- coupling a first marine propulsion device with the first body;
- coupling operably a first electric motor with the first marine propulsion device;
- and
- disposing the first electric motor within the first body, the first marine propulsion device being a jet drive that includes an impeller disposed within the first body, a driveshaft operably coupling the impeller with the first electric motor, a nozzle that is configured for being dirigible and for being directionally controlled independent of a rotation of the first electric motor, and a reverse gate coupled with the nozzle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.