Patents by Inventor Larry E. Zdanowicz

Larry E. Zdanowicz 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).

  • Marine propulsion device with floating drive shaft
    Patent number: 4650428
    Abstract: A marine propulsion device comprising a mounting bracket adapted to be mounted on the transom of a boat, and a propulsion unit pivotally mounted on the mounting bracket for pivotal movement relative to the mounting bracket about a generally vertical steering axis, the propulsion unit including a rotatably mounted propeller, a lower drive assembly drivingly connected to the propeller and having a generally vertical axis of rotation, an upper drive assembly adapted to be driven by an engine and having a generally vertical axis of rotation, and a floating drive shaft connecting the upper drive assembly to the lower drive assembly and permitting misalignment of the upper drive assembly axis of rotation relative to the lower drive assembly axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1987
    Assignee: Outboard Marine Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald F. Bland, Larry E. Zdanowicz