Patents by Inventor Troy Kite

Troy Kite 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).

  • Watercraft
    Patent number: 6508187
    Abstract: The present invention provides a watercraft having steering components (steering tabs or stabilizers) for maintaining steering capability even while amount of water ejected from a propulsion pump is decreased. The steering components are movably disposed on a hull of the watercraft at or below the water level on both right and left sides to be in an “Operating State” in which resistance of water is larger or to be in a “Non-operating State” in which the resistance of water is smaller in accordance with steering operation. Furthermore, a mechanism for absorbing an external force acting on the steering components in the “Operating State” is located in a system for operating the steering components. The mechanism reacts to the external force to allow the steering components to be transformed into the “Non-operating State.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kiyoaki Maeda, Yoshinori Tsumiyama, Takehiro Nakashima, Kanji Kiyohara, Haruyoshi Maruyama, Masafumi Ikeyama, Haruki Okada, Kunihiko Kamio, Troy Kite, Chris Hagest, Joe Heim
  • Watercraft
    Publication number: 20010018884
    Abstract: The present invention provides a watercraft having steering components (steering tabs or stabilizers) for maintaining steering capability even while amount of water ejected from a propulsion pump is decreased. The steering components are movably disposed on a hull of the watercraft at or below the water level on both right and left sides to be in an “Operating State” in which resistance of water is larger or to be in a “Non-operating State” in which the resistance of water is smaller in accordance with steering operation. Furthermore, a mechanism for absorbing an external force acting on the steering components in the “Operating State” is located in a system for operating the steering components. The mechanism reacts to the external force to allow the steering components to be transformed into the “Non-operating State.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2001
    Publication date: September 6, 2001
    Inventors: Kiyoaki Maeda, Yoshinori Tsumiyama, Takehiro Nakashima, Kanji Kiyohara, Haruyoshi Maruyama, Masafumi Ikeyama, Haruki Okada, Kunihiko Kamio, Troy Kite, Chris Hagest, Joe Heim