US Patent Issued to Brunswick on Feb. 24 for "Lower unit for a marine propulsion device" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,218, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Brunswick Corp. (Mettawa, Ill.).

"Lower unit for a marine propulsion device" was invented by Brad J. VanRuiswyk (Waupun, Wis.) and Jay P. Dehling (Oshkosh, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lower unit for a marine propulsion device comprises a housing having a central bore extending along a longitudinal axis, wherein the central bore at least partially defines an exhaust passageway for travel of exhaust gas from upstream to downstream through the lower unit. A bearing carrier is seated within the central bore and the bearing carrier further defines a portion of the exhaust passageway. A pro...