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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2006
Applicants:
Kazuyuki Shiomi, Wako, JP;
Tetsuro Ikeno, Wako, JP;
Takeshi Okada, Wako, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 20/32 (2006.01); B63H 21/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An outboard engine comprises a power source inside a power source compartment. The power source room is formed by an upper cover and an undercover. A buoyant body is disposed outside the power source compartment, and has a lower surface wall in a position that is lower than the undercover. The buoyant body is provided separately from the upper cover.