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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7507130 | Remote control device for a boat A remote control device for controlling a propulsion unit of a boat is provided. The remote control device comprises a main body having a shift lever. A housing board is coupled to the main body of the remote control device and extends in a downward direction. The h... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7497747 | Control system for propulsion unit A propulsion unit control system is provided for a boat having plural propulsion units provided side by side and electrically connected in association with two adjacent operation levers. The control system synchronizes engine speeds of the respective propulsion unit... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7438787 | Impressed current cathodic protection system for marine engine A cathodic protection system has electrodes disposed in a coolant passage of an engine filled with a conductive coolant. The electrodes are electrically insulated from the engine. A power supply device provides for a protective electric current to form from the elec... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438614 | Cooling system for outboard motor A boat has an outboard motor mounted to a hull and a remotely mounted cooling air system. The outboard motor has a cowling housing an engine. The cooling air system receives air from within the hull and includes a ventilating fan box. The ventilating fan box may be ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7431809 | Electrode for a cathodic protection device An electrode for a cathodic protection device that has one or more electrode bodies formed of a conductive wire. The electrode includes a pair of films made of an insulating material which are bonded to each other while sandwiching the electrode body therebetween. P... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430466 | Steering force detection device for steering handle of vehicle A watercraft has steering force detection sections. Each steering force detection section includes a pressure receiving section. The pressure receiving sections are spaced from each other and are in the vicinity of a steering shaft. A pressing member is coupled to t... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7402090 | Watercraft A watercraft is controllable by either a main station or a substation. A main-side remote control device is disposed in the main station. A sub-side remote control device is disposed in the substation. An outboard motor for generating propulsion force is controlled ... | 07/22/2008 |
| D569781 | Water scooter | 05/27/2008 |
| D569330 | Water scooter | 05/20/2008 |
| 7364485 | Outboard motor having a cowling An outboard motor 1 has a cowling 10 of a two-piece structure including a top cowl 11 and a bottom cowl 12. Mating portions of the top and bottom cowls include a watertight seal. A first, horizontally-directed sealing portion is not visib... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7335075 | Outboard motor with cowling An outboard motor includes an engine. A cowling body defines an internal cavity in which the engine is enclosed. A partition member divides the internal cavity into a first cavity and a second cavity. The first cavity communicates with outside through a first openin... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7330133 | Engine condition indicating device for boat An engine condition indicating device for a boat automatically adjusts the indication range of condition data values of different engines to the range of an indicating section to provide an appropriately positioned indication for each engine. The engine condition in... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320630 | Top cowl for outboard motor and mold for forming top cowl An outboard motor has a top cowl and a bottom cowl. A elongate thickened portion protrudes inwardly from an inner surface of the top cowl into an engine compartment. A bottom opening edge of the top cowl mates with the bottom cowl. The elongate thickened portion ext... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316596 | Outboard motor An outboard motor has a cowling comprising a top cowl that is removably engagable with a bottom cowl. A mating portion of the top cowl and the bottom cowl is sealed when the top and bottom cowls are engaged so as to prevent or inhibit water from entering the cowling... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7296552 | Air intake structure for engine An air intake system for an engine of an outboard motor includes an air intake support member that provides support for other components of the air intake system. The other component of the air intake system that can be supported by the air intake support member inc... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7267591 | Outboard motor An outboard motor includes an engine having an air intake device. The cowling has an engine room in which the engine is disposed. One or more air intake openings are formed through the cowling. A water separation device is included in the cowling interposed between ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7252568 | Outboard motor An outboard motor comprises a cowling, having a top cowling and a bottom cowling, that cooperate to define an engine compartment. An intake air duct draws outside air into the engine compartment. A water collecting part is arranged in the bottom cowling for accumula... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249985 | Outboard motor having a cowling A cowling structure for an outboard motor having a top cowl and a bottom cowl for covering an engine, and sealing a mating face between the top cowl and the bottom cowl, including an annular sealing rail forming a sealing face and is attached to the bottom cowl. The... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7238068 | Boat and outboard motor having air intake system A boat includes an outboard motor having an internal combustion engine enclosed within a cowling. The cowling has a rear inlet port for allowing outside air to be drawn into the cowling. A closure member selectively closes the inlet port depending upon a certain eng... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238069 | Outboard motor An outboard motor has a cowling for enclosing an engine. Air inlet openings are formed in the cowling. An air intake chamber connects the air inlet openings and an air intake duct. Air that flows through the air inlet openings passes through the air intake chamber t... | 07/03/2007 |
| D543215 | Outboard motor | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217166 | Cowling structure for outboard motor An outboard motor has a cowling structure that includes a top cowl and a bottom cowl. The top cowl has a hook mounting member which is bonded to an inner side of the top cowl. The hook mounting member has a top cowl hook configured to engage a bottom cowl hook mount... | 05/15/2007 |
| D542809 | Fuel tank of outboard motor | 05/15/2007 |
| 7217168 | Engine exhaust system An engine exhaust system has an exhaust gas passage and a coolant passage. The coolant passage surrounds at least a portion of the exhaust passage. The system is also equipped with an exhaust conduit, which mixes exhaust gases and coolant and then releases the mixtu... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213558 | Intake device for outboard motor An engine air intake device for an outboard motor includes a plurality of main intake pipes corresponding to each cylinder. First and second branch pipes extend from an upstream end of each main part. The first branch pipes are longer than the second branch pipes. T... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7214113 | Steering handle for outboard motor A steering handle assembly for an outboard motor has a low speed control switch with at least one lead wire that is not twisted during control of the watercraft. The low speed control switch provides precise control of the engine speed of the outboard motor. The ste... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7198531 | Drive shaft supporting structure for jet propulsion watercraft A drive shaft supporting structure for a watercraft is provided that supports in a substantially watertight manner at least a portion of the driveshaft. The drive shaft extends from an engine, which is disposed within an inner section of a hull of the watercraft (e.... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7182658 | Outboard motor An outboard motor engine drives an output shaft which drives a propeller shaft. The output shaft has a drive gear that engages driven gears of the propeller shaft within an oil bath for holding a lubricant for soaking the drive and driven gears. The outboard motor h... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7172476 | Outboard motor with bracket assembly An outboard motor includes a drive unit and a bracket assembly mounting the drive unit on an associated watercraft. The bracket assembly includes a swivel bracket that carries the drive unit for pivotal movement about a steering axis that extends generally verticall... | 02/06/2007 |
| D534546 | Outboard motor | 01/02/2007 |
| D533877 | Bracket of outboard motor | 12/19/2006 |
| 7118432 | Outboard motor with cowling An outboard has a housing unit mounted on an associated watercraft. An engine is disposed on the housing unit. A cowling surrounds the engine. The cowling has an inlet port through which atmospheric air enters inside of the cowling. At least a substantial portion of... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7059922 | Trim angle correction indicating system for outboard motor A trim angle correction indicating system for an outboard motor indicates the trim angle of an outboard motor accurately even when misalignment of a detector and deviation in detection value occur. A detector detects the trim angle of an outboard motor, and a trim a... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7047943 | Engine control system for outboard motor A control system for an internal combustion engine includes a fuel injection control system having a first mode, wherein fuel injectors are controlled based on engine condition data supplied by a first group of sensors, and a second mode wherein fuel injectors are c... | 05/23/2006 |
| D520022 | Bracket for outboard motor | 05/02/2006 |
| D520021 | Bracket for outboard motor | 05/02/2006 |
| 7007656 | Lubrication supply control system An engine has a lubrication system to lubricate at least a portion of the engine with lubricant. The lubrication system has a lubrication pump that periodically pressurizes the lubricant toward the portion of the engine. A first sensor senses an engine speed. A seco... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6971360 | Knocking avoidance control system of a four-stroke engine for an outboard motor An outboard motor includes four-cycle engine for a marine drive, and more particularly a four-cycle engine for a marine drive that has a vertically extending camshaft. The four-cycle engine includes at least one pre-ignition or knock sensor. An electronic control un... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6893305 | Shift mechanism for marine propulsion unit A marine propulsion unit has a driveshaft and propulsion shaft driven by the driveshaft and driving a propeller. The driveshaft carries a pinion. The propulsion shaft carries forward and reverse gears. The pinion meshes with the forward and reverse gears. The pinion... | 05/17/2005 |
