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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8083558 | Outboard motor An outboard motor has a top cover extending over an engine cover covering an engine, and an upstream intake silencer spaced upward apart from the top wall of the engine cover. The upstream intake silencer has an entrance duct spaced apart from the top wall and formi... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7938704 | Outboard motor and hook assembly used for outboard motor A hook assembly is arranged to engage with an engaged member to fix a first housing to a second housing of an outboard motor. The hook assembly includes a rotation shaft, a hook member, a lever, and a weight. The rotation shaft is rotatably mounted on the first hous... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7883385 | Outboard motor An outboard motor having an engine cover formed from a lower cover fixed to a casing and an upper cover joined to the lower cover at a first mating surface. A linear member lead-out part is formed from a case part integrally connected to the lower cover. The linear ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7867047 | Outboard motor intake port system An outboard motor intake port system includes an internal cover mounted, from the inside, on an engine cover to form an intake chamber between the internal cover and the engine cover. The internal cover is integrally provided with a bottom plate portion facing the i... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7736207 | Marine outboard engine having a padded section A marine outboard engine for a watercraft is disclosed. The marine outboard engine features a padded section adapted to provide a padded area for carrying the outboard engine over the shoulder of a person. ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7621791 | Outboard engine unit In an outboard engine unit, a cover assembly, defining a lower half section of an engine room, is composed of left and right cover members each formed of resin, and a bracket is fixed to a rear portion of the engine or engine support structure. The left and right co... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7540794 | Sealing structure of outboard motor A sealing structure of an outboard motor includes a bottom cowling covering a lower part of an engine, a top cowling covering an upper part of the engine, and a sealing material via which the top cowling is coupled to the bottom cowling. The sealing material include... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7517265 | Outboard motor An outboard motor has an engine, a cowling for accommodating the engine, and an air duct for introducing ambient air into the cowling 11. An air filter is provided in the air duct. One or more sensors detect when the air filter is clogged. When air filter clo... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7510451 | Watercraft A watercraft has an outboard motor mounted to a hull and a remotely mounted air intake system. The outboard motor has an engine and an air/fuel mixing device. The air intake system is disposed within the hull and may include one or more filters for removing foreign ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7488227 | Outboard engine unit An outboard engine unit having plural electronic components is disclosed. The electronic components are wholly supported by a single bracket which is mounted to a crankcase through a vibration damping rubber grommet. ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7455560 | Outboard motor having a cowling An outboard motor has a cowling enclosing the engine. A sidewall of the cowling has an air introduction opening for introducing ambient air to an air introduction chamber within the cowling. A protruded suction opening of an air duct in the air introduction opening ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7448928 | Outboard motor cowl structure An outboard motor has a cowl having a top cowl and a bottom cowl that are detachably connected using a clamp apparatus. The clamp apparatus has a clamp engaging member on the top cowl, a clamp fixing member on the bottom cowl, and a clamp for connecting the top and ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7425163 | Outboard motor An outboard motor includes a cowling enclosing an engine, an ambient air intake defined by the cowling, and an intake passage introducing ambient air taken through the ambient air intake to the engine. The intake passage extends out of and above a top section of the... | 09/16/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7334560 | Accessory drive unit The accessory drive unit, mounted intermediate an engine and a transmission, provides mounts for a water pump, an alternator, a supercharger and a starter. The accessory drive unit includes a main planetary gear driving a supplemental gear which is rotatably interco... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7306498 | Outboard motor having air suction device An outboard motor having an air suction device comprising a main part having an engine, a top cover mounted on a top portion of the main part, the top cover being composed of a main cover having an air space surrounding an outer surface of the engine and of an auxil... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7299783 | Auxiliary control of airflow through an engine enclosure of an outboard motor A marine propulsion device is provided with an air control system that draws air from the region under the cowl of the outboard motor and induces a flow of air out of the region. The air is caused to flow through a second opening formed in the cowl. As a result, air... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300325 | Outboard motor In an outboard motor, an extension case (member constituting a frame of the outboard motor) has the natural frequency (resonance frequency) of higher than the vibration frequency produced when the engine operates at maximum speed. Since this configuration prevents t... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7284535 | Motor driving type throttle apparatus An throttle valve is controlled by using an electric actuator. A cover for covering one end side of the throttle valve shaft is attached to a side wall of a throttle body. A throttle position sensor unit and an electronic control module for controlling the throttle ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7267592 | Latching system for an outboard motor cowl A latch mechanism for a cowl of an outboard motor provides a handle and retaining mechanism for the handle which define a detent position when the handle is in a latching or closed position. A protrusion of the handle rotates in a plane which places it between a rol... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7255617 | Personal watercraft incorporating capsize-recovery facilitating structure, and method of using same A personal watercraft can be rotated in a correct direction of rotation when the personal watercraft has been overturned, and can thereby be restored to a normal, upright position. The personal watercraft includes a vessel body, an engine, and an exhaust system. The... | 08/14/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7247064 | Cowling assembly for outboard motor A cowling assembly for an outboard motor includes a top cowling and a bottom cowling for covering an internal combustion engine for an outboard motor. The top cowling is formed by pressing a nonferrous material. The top cowling includes an opening edge and attaching... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7247065 | Outboard motor An outboard motor can includes an engine for driving a propulsion device, a cowling for covering the engine, a fresh air intake opening formed in the cowling for drawing fresh air, and an engine compartment defined in the cowling. The outboard motor can have a botto... | 07/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7222595 | Internal combustion engine for vehicle A valve system of an internal combustion engine mounted on a vehicle comprises a valve characteristic varying mechanism for controlling valve operation characteristics of an engine valve, and an electric motor of the valve characteristic varying mechanism is dispose... | 05/29/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7210972 | Outboard engine An outboard engine with a cover for allowing for an improved outward appearance is disclosed. The engine includes a leg case that houses a drive shaft for transmitting the output from the engine to a propeller. The cover covers the leg case. The cover is formed inte... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7210973 | Outboard engine cowling A cowling for an outboard marine engine includes an upper motor cover and a lower motor cover that cover an engine, and a gear case that houses a drive mechanism. The upper motor cover detachably mates with the lower motor cover along corresponding edges. At least o... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7205075 | Method of forming a vertical memory device with a rectangular trench A method of forming a vertical memory device with a rectangular trench. First, a substrate covered by a photoresist layer is provided. Next, the photoresist layer is defined by a mask to form a rectangular opening, wherein the mask has two rectangular transparent pa... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201623 | Inertial lock for an outboard cowl A locking system is provided for the cowl structure of an outboard motor. An impulse sensitive locking mechanism is configured to rotate into a locking position in response to an impact, or impulse force, exerted against the outboard motor. This rotation of the impu... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7163428 | Outboard engine cowling A cowling for an outboard marine engine includes an upper motor cover and a lower motor cover that cover an engine, and a gear case that houses a drive mechanism. The upper motor cover detachably mates with the lower motor cover along corresponding edges. At least o... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156709 | Method for controlling the tilt position of a marine propulsion device The calibration procedure allows an upward maximum limit of tilt to be automatically determined and stored as an operator rotates a marine propulsion device relative to a marine vessel with a particular indication present. That indication can be a grounded circuit p... | 01/02/2007 |
