Patents by Inventor Harold Bruce

Harold Bruce 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).

  • Water intake and transmission system
    Patent number: 7040939
    Abstract: A water intake and transmission system for simultaneously driving dual jet units of a jet boat. According to a preferred embodiment, the water intake includes dual channels to allow the uptake of dedicated streams of water. Mounted to the intake is a housing having first and second jet units encased therein wherein each jet unit receives a dedicated stream of water from a respective channel of the water intake. A transmission is operatively coupled to each respective jet unit and is further connected to the driveshaft of the boat engine, preferably via gears, belt-drives, and/or chain drives, that is operative to simultaneously drive both jet units from a single driveshaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Dual Drive Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Harold Bruce
  • Water intake and transmission system
    Publication number: 20040132358
    Abstract: A water intake and transmission system for simultaneously driving dual jet units of a jet boat. According to a preferred embodiment, the water intake includes dual channels to allow the uptake of dedicated streams of water. Mounted to the intake is a housing having first and second jet units encased therein wherein each jet unit receives a dedicated stream of water from a respective channel of the water intake. A transmission is operatively coupled to each respective jet unit and is further connected to the driveshaft of the boat engine, preferably via gears, belt-drives, and/or chain drives, that is operative to simultaneously drive both jet units from a single driveshaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventor: Harold Bruce
  • Water intake and transmission system
    Patent number: 6626713
    Abstract: A water intake and transmission system for simultaneously driving dual jet units of a jet boat. According to a preferred embodiment, the water intake includes dual channels to allow the uptake of dedicated streams of water. Mounted to the intake is a housing having first and second jet units encased therein wherein each jet unit receives a dedicated stream of water from a respective channel of the water intake. A transmission is operatively coupled to each respective jet unit and is further connected to the driveshaft of the boat engine that is operative to simultaneously drive both jet units from a single driveshaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Dual Drive Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Harold Bruce
  • Water intake and transmission system
    Publication number: 20030092330
    Abstract: A water intake and transmission system for simultaneously driving dual jet units of a jet boat. According to a preferred embodiment, the water intake includes dual channels to allow the uptake of dedicated streams of water. Mounted to the intake is a housing having first and second jet units encased therein wherein each jet unit receives a dedicated stream of water from a respective channel of the water intake. A transmission is operatively coupled to each respective jet unit and is further connected to the driveshaft of the boat engine that is operative to simultaneously drive both jet units from a single driveshaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventor: Harold Bruce