ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,385, issued on July 15, was assigned to SUZUKI MOTOR Corp. (Hamamatsu, Japan).
"Foreign matter collecting device" was invented by Masatoshi Kimpara (Hamamatsu, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A foreign matter collecting device provided at a ship propulsion device that is configured to apply a propulsive force to a ship, the foreign matter collecting device includes an anti-ventilation plate extending in a horizontal direction and a collecting part provided in the anti-ventilation plate. A flow path extending from a water intake port to a water discharge port is provided in the anti-ventilation plate. A filter configured to colle...