US Patent Issued to Brunswick on Feb. 10 for "Stern drives and noise-vibration-harshness dampening assemblies for a stern drives" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,391, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Brunswick Corp. (Mettawa, Ill.).

"Stern drives and noise-vibration-harshness dampening assemblies for a stern drives" was invented by Joseph A. Holda (West Bend, Wis.) and Jeremiah L. Prochnow (Appleton, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A noise-vibration-harshness (NVH) dampening cover for a stern drive is configured to propel a marine vessel in water. The NVH dampening cover comprises a plurality of panels which together enclose a powerhead suspended from a transom of the marine vessel. The plurality of panels is configured to be suspended from an inner portion of a mounting assembly, the m...