ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,072, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Brunswick Corp. (Mettawa, Ill.).

"Outboard motors and cooling systems for outboard motors" was invented by Joseph A. Holda (West Bend, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An outboard motor comprises a first cooling system comprising a first pump configured to circulate the first cooling fluid through the outboard motor and a second cooling system comprising a reservoir configured to contain a second cooling fluid and a second pump configured to pump the second cooling fluid to at least one component of the outboard motor. A heat exchanger is configured to exchange heat between the first cooling f...