Patents Assigned to Applied Combustion Technology, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8241079
    Abstract: A pump jet assembly includes universal components, such as a rotor, shroud and stator, that can accommodate all marine drives within a given range and adapter components, that accommodate the difference between the universal components and a particular marine drive within the range. A pump jet adapter system includes both the universal components and a plurality of adapter components, and is made by assessing a variation in parameters for the range of marine drives and determining rotor parameters to allow use of a universal rotor for all the range of marine drives. Parameters for adapter components are determined to correspond to different marine drives within the range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Applied Combustion Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: John David Martino
  • Publication number: 20110053439
    Abstract: A pump jet assembly includes universal components, such as a rotor, shroud and stator, that can accommodate all marine drives within a given range and adapter components, that accommodate the difference between the universal components and a particular marine drive within the range. A pump jet adapter system includes both the universal components and a plurality of adapter components, and is made by assessing a variation in parameters for the range of marine drives and determining rotor parameters to allow use of a universal rotor for all the range of marine drives. Parameters for adapter components are determined to correspond to different marine drives within the range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: APPLIED COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: John David Martino
  • Patent number: 6887117
    Abstract: A marine outboard motor includes a power unit and a pump jet. The power unit includes a drive output and an exhaust outlet, and the pump jet includes a rotor hub and a rotor carried thereby. The rotor hub is connected to the drive output of the power unit for selective rotation for forward or reverse motion, and the rotor hub has an internal passageway connected in fluid communication with the exhaust outlet. The pump jet further includes an exhaust bypass movable between normal and bypassed positions. The exhaust bypass when in the normal position directing exhaust through the internal passageway of the rotor hub to discharge downstream of the rotor during forward motion. The exhaust bypass when in the bypassed position bypassing exhaust from the internal passageway to discharge downstream of the rotor during reverse motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Applied Combustion Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: A. Michael Varney, John D. Martino, Kimball P. Hall
  • Publication number: 20040157512
    Abstract: A marine outboard motor includes a power unit and a pump jet. The power unit includes a drive output and an exhaust outlet, and the pump jet includes a rotor hub and a rotor carried thereby. The rotor hub is connected to the drive output of the power unit for selective rotation for forward or reverse motion, and the rotor hub has an internal passageway connected in fluid communication with the exhaust outlet. The pump jet further includes an exhaust bypass movable between normal and bypassed positions. The exhaust bypass when in the normal position directing exhaust through the internal passageway of the rotor hub to discharge downstream of the rotor during forward motion. The exhaust bypass when in the bypassed position bypassing exhaust from the internal passageway to discharge downstream of the rotor during reverse motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2004
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Applicant: Applied Combustion Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: A. Michael Varney, John D. Martino, Kimball P. Hall