Patents by Inventor Myron G. Platten

Myron G. Platten has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Removable rudder assembly
    Patent number: 4441447
    Abstract: A removable rudder assembly for a boat includes a rudder and upper and lower rudder shafts which are detachably connected together. The lower shaft is connected to the rudder, and connecting plugs are attached to the adjacent ends of the upper and lower shafts. A pair of wedge-shaped tongues on one plug extend into wedge-shaped recesses in the other plug. A rod extends through the upper shaft and the connecting plug attached thereto and is threadedly engaged with the connecting plug on the lower shaft to hold the two plugs together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1984
    Assignee: Coast Catamaran Corporation
    Inventors: Hobart L. Alter, Lewis F. Wake, Myron G. Platten