ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,066, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to YAMAHA HATSUDOKI K.K. (Shizuoka, Japan).
"Outboard motor" was invented by Kimitaka Saruwatari (Shizuoka, Japan), Tomohiro Hagi (Shizuoka, Japan) and Yu Wakamizu (Shizuoka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An outboard motor includes a first housing, a second housing, and a steering mechanism. The steering mechanism is operable to steer the second housing around a steering axis. The steering mechanism includes a pinion gear, a first rack, and a second rack. The pinion gear is connected to the first housing or the second housing. The first rack includes first teeth and a first relief portion. ...