Patents by Inventor Lars Skyman

Lars Skyman 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).

  • Reversing gear for boats
    Patent number: 5709128
    Abstract: Reversing gear for boats, comprising a displaceable engaging sleeve (10) with a V-shaped groove (22), into which there extends a gear selector in the form of a dog (21) on a pin (29) movable in the axial direction of the engaging sleeve. The pin is excentrically mounted in a rotatable sleeve (31). A ball-and-socket joint (27,28) between the dog and the pin assures that the dog will retain its orientation and contact surface in the groove during the shifting movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: AB Volvo Penta
    Inventor: Lars Skyman
  • Compression washer assembly with line cutter for a boat propeller shaft
    Patent number: 5547408
    Abstract: Compression washer assembly with line cutter for mounting on a boat propeller shaft between a shoulder on the shaft and the end of a propeller hub. The compression washer assembly comprises a hub portion with a cross section conforming to the shaft. The hub portion is fixed in a central opening in a sheet metal cup, the edge of which serves as a line cutting edge, and consists of a number of punched sheet metal washer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1996
    Assignee: AB Volvo Penta
    Inventor: Lars Skyman