ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,608, issued on May 20, was assigned to Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Outboard motor" was invented by Kunihiro Kitsu (Wako, Japan), Kazuyoshi Sato (Wako, Japan), Haruhiko Komatsu (Wako, Japan) and Masami Okubo (Wako, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An engine cover of an outboard motor includes an upper cover and a lower cover that are vertically separable. A fixing belt capable of fixing the upper cover and the lower cover to each other is attached to the rear end of the engine cover. The upper cover includes a belt holding portion that holds the fixing belt. The belt holding portion includes a holding frame that forms a belt in...