ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,221,940, issued on Feb. 11, was assigned to Yanmar Power Technology Co. Ltd. (Osaka, Japan).
"Engine device" was invented by Koki Kashiwa (Osaka, Japan) and Hiroaki Naganawa (Osaka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An engine device including a cylinder block having one side portion to which a flywheel that is rotated integrally with a crankshaft is disposed. The engine device is provided with a starter that transmits a rotational force to the flywheel at a time of engine start. A flywheel housing, which accommodates the flywheel and includes a starter attachment pedestal for attaching the starter, is attached to the one side portion ...