Patents by Inventor Philip C. Caricof

Philip C. Caricof 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).

  • Dual drive for power boats
    Patent number: 5649844
    Abstract: A drive system for a boat having a hull with an inboard motor and two spaced drive units mounted in the hull, including a dual drive package having a housing with first and second output shafts mounted in bearings in the housing and an input shaft mounted in bearings in the housing between the output shafts, first and second drive chain sprockets mounted on and spaced axially along the input shaft, a third drive chain sprocket mounted on the first output shaft, a fourth drive chain sprocket mounted on the second output shaft, a first drive chain coupling the first and third sprockets, a second drive chain coupling the second and fourth sprockets, and arrangements for connecting the input shaft to the motor and each of the output shafts to a respective drive unit. The drive system may further include first and second torque limiters for connecting between the respective drive units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1997
    Assignee: Hydra Drive System, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip C. Caricof, Neil A. Newman, Warren H. Robbins, Lawrence C. Smith