Patents by Inventor Masayosi Sawamura

Masayosi Sawamura has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Outboard motor with bracket assembly
    Patent number: 7172476
    Abstract: An outboard motor includes a drive unit and a bracket assembly mounting the drive unit on an associated watercraft. The bracket assembly includes a swivel bracket that carries the drive unit for pivotal movement about a steering axis that extends generally vertically, and a clamping bracket that supports the swivel bracket and the drive unit for pivotal movement about a tilt axis that extends generally horizontally. Either the swivel bracket or the clamping bracket, at least in part, has a first flange, a second flange spaced apart from the first flange, and a web that extends between the first and second flanges to connect together the first and second flanges. The first and second flanges extend generally parallel to the tilt axis. The web extend generally normal to the tilt axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Yamaha Marine Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Daisuke Nakamura, Isao Fujii, Masayuki Arito, Takashi Okajima, Masayosi Sawamura
  • Outboard motor with bracket assembly
    Publication number: 20050250394
    Abstract: An outboard motor includes a drive unit and a bracket assembly mounting the drive unit on an associated watercraft. The bracket assembly includes a swivel bracket that carries the drive unit for pivotal movement about a steering axis that extends generally vertically, and a clamping bracket that supports the swivel bracket and the drive unit for pivotal movement about a tilt axis that extends generally horizontally. Either the swivel bracket or the clamping bracket, at least in part, has a first flange, a second flange spaced apart from the first flange, and a web that extends between the first and second flanges to connect together the first and second flanges. The first and second flanges extend generally parallel to the tilt axis. The web extend generally normal to the tilt axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2005
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Inventors: Daisuke Nakamura, Isao Fujii, Masayuki Arito, Takashi Okajima, Masayosi Sawamura