ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,391,354, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to JAKSCHE KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH (St. Andrae, Austria).
"Lining for vessel drives" was invented by Franz Jaksche (St. Stefan, Austria).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a lining for drives, such as sterndrives, of vessels has a housing that consists of two housing halves. The housing is secured on an adapter plate fastened to the vessel. A seal is provided between the housing halves. A seal that can be expanded by compressed air is arranged between the housing and the adapter plate. The housing halves are connected to one another by use of tension locks. The housing is secured on the ada...