Patents by Inventor Jeffrey D. Switzer

Jeffrey D. Switzer 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).

  • Patent number: 8656967
    Abstract: A cover for a boat motor is provided. The cover is for a boat motor of the type having an upper portion having a housing for containing an engine, and a lower portion having a cavitation plate, a propeller for providing propulsion, a skeg for providing directional stability under propulsion, and a transom. The cover includes a first panel and a second panel. Each panel has a shape that generally approximates the lower portion. A first fastener is carried on a substantial length of a periphery of the first panel. A second fastener is carried on a periphery of the second panel and is mutually engageable with the first fastener. The first and second panel are positioned on opposing sides of the lower portion and fastened to each other by the first and second fasteners to form an enclosure for covering the lower portion of the boat motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Inventor: Jeffrey D. Switzer
  • Publication number: 20120090745
    Abstract: A cover for a boat motor is provided. The cover is for a boat motor of the type having an upper portion having a housing for containing an engine, and a lower portion having a cavitation plate, a propeller for providing propulsion, a skeg for providing directional stability under propulsion, and a transom. The cover includes a first panel and a second panel. Each panel has a shape that generally approximates the lower portion. A first fastener is carried on a substantial length of a periphery of the first panel. A second fastener is carried on a periphery of the second panel and is mutually engageable with the first fastener. The first and second panel are positioned on opposing sides of the lower portion and fastened to each other by the first and second fasteners to form an enclosure for covering the lower portion of the boat motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventor: Jeffrey D. Switzer
  • Publication number: 20110232813
    Abstract: A cover for a boat motor is provided. The cover is for a boat motor of the type having an upper portion having a housing for containing an engine and a lower portion having a cavitation plate, a propeller for providing propulsion, and a skeg for providing directional stability under propulsion. The cover includes a first panel and a second panel. Each panel has a shape that generally approximates the lower portion. A first fastener is carried on a substantial length of a periphery of the first panel. A second fastener is carried on a substantial length of a periphery of the second panel and is mutually engageable with the first fastener. The first and second panel are positioned on opposing sides of the lower portion and fastened to each other by the first and second fasteners to form an enclosure for covering the lower portion of the boat motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Switzer, Elizabeth W. Switzer