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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6656004 | Tilt-trim subsystem for boats using a stern drive system A tilt-trim subsystem assembly affixed to an outdrive of a stern drive that may be supported by a gimbal unit and may be configured to rotate about a predetermined axis to impart a desired trim or tilt to the drive system is provided. The tilt-trim assemb... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6453877 | Fuel delivery system using two pressure regulators with a single electric fuel pump A fuel delivery system uses a single electric fuel pump to deliver fuel to a fuel injected engine and returns excess fuel to the single electric fuel pump via a vapor separator and two pressure regulators. A primer bulb draws fuel from a fuel tank with a ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6345581 | Modular pontoon boats A modular pontoon boat including a modular deck and modular pontoons is described. The modular deck includes interlocking portions. Each modular pontoon includes interlocking sections having locks and keys. The modular pontoon boat enables the length of t... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6314939 | Methods and apparatus for controlling engine operation Engine control apparatus and methods for avoiding heavy soot production yet providing smooth engine acceleration and deceleration without significant engine RPM increases and decreases with small throttle movements are described. In one embodiment, once t... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6299494 | Articulating nozzle assembly for water jet apparatus A water jet propulsion unit having an articulating exit nozzle assembly which serves as both a thrust nozzle and a steering nozzle. The assembly includes a flow-through inner housing or duct having a flanged portion with an inlet and a ball-shaped portion... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6267634 | Propeller flare A propeller flare having a periodic shape and extending from the aft end of the propeller hub is described. The periodic shape of flare provides that the trailing edge, or aft end, of the propeller hub is increased only at locations where such increased m... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6257940 | Outboard motor with centralized rigging An outboard motor includes a propulsion unit having a power head which includes an internal combustion engine, a lower unit including a drive shaft housing fixed to the engine and a propeller shaft joined by the lower unit driven by the engine and having ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6244917 | Fuel delivery system for a boat A fuel delivery system for a boat having an internal combustion engine is provided. The system provides a source of fuel. A fuel supply conduit is connected to the source of fuel to deliver fuel to the engine. A fuel impermeable housing has one end couple... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6233943 | Computerized system and method for synchronizing engine speed of a plurality of internal combustion engines Computerized system and method for controlling a plurality of internal combustion engines are provided. The system includes a respective speed sensor coupled to a corresponding engine to supply a respective speed sensor signal indicative of each engine's ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6220905 | Tilt-trim subsystem for marine propulsion systems A tilt-trim subsystem and method for a boat propulsion system is provided. A stern bracket is mounted on a transom of the boat. A swivel bracket is pivotally supported relative to the stern bracket for rotation about a generally horizontal axis. The subsy... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6210110 | Propeller having a stress relief flare arrangement A propeller including, in one embodiment, a flare having a sinusoidal, or tulip, shape is described. The flare is located at a trailing edge of the propeller, and the sinusoidal flare shape of the propeller trailing edge has reduced stresses as compared t... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6196524 | Fuel enrichment system Disclosed herein is a fuel supply system comprising a carburetor including a fuel bowl, an air induction passage including therein a venturi, a throttle valve located in the air induction passage downstream of the venturi, a fuel enrichment conduit commun... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6193572 | Propeller assembly including a cantilever spring A propeller assembly that includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a cantilever spring for securing a propeller to a propeller shaft is described. In the exemplary embodiment, the propeller assembly includes a thrust bearing which tightly fits to an inclined... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6190219 | Seal system for outboard motor covers A seal system for a motor cover of an outboard motor includes a resilient hollow tubular seal member for providing a substantially water impervious seal at a joint between the motor cover and an adjoining housing member of the motor and wherein the seal m... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6190218 | Pump jet with redirected exhaust gas through stator vane for drag reduction An ETV-type pump jet having a stator housing with an attachment for minimizing the mismatches between the velocity and direction of the exhaust gas stream flowing out of a stator vane outlet and the velocity and direction of boat and pump jet motion. In o... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6173692 | Time delay ignition circuit for an internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine assembly including an internal combustion engine including an engine block having at lest one cylinder, a piston mounted within the cylinder for reciprocal movement in the cylinder, a fuel injector for injecting fuel into the... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6170457 | Fuel injection engine having fuel spray deflector An internal combustion engine having fuel injection with a protrusion placed between a fuel injection nozzle and a spark plug in the combustion chamber. The protrusion shields the core nose of the spark plug, but not the gap between the center electrode a... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6170463 | Method and apparatus for optimizing engine operation A method and apparatus for optimizing desired operational characteristics of an engine having a positionable throttle and a plurality of cylinders wherein data representing the same gross amount of fuel to be injected into all of the cylinders at any give... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6168485 | Pump jet with double-walled stator housing for exhaust noise reduction A pump jet apparatus having a double-walled stator housing containing an annular passage through which exhaust gas can flow. Gas enters the annulus through an exhaust gas inlet or port formed in the outer stator shell at the top of the stator housing, flo... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6167875 | Multiple spark capacitive discharge ignition system for an internal combustion engine An ignition system for an internal combustion engine that generates more ignition sparks per ignition event, i.e., per cylinder, per cycle, when the engine is operated in the stratified fuel injected mode than when the engine is operated in the homogeneou... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6158409 | Two-stroke engine piston bowl configurations A piston for a direct fuel injection engine is described. The piston comprises a cylindrical skirt and a piston face. The cylindrical skirt has an axis. The piston face has a bowl. The bowl has a wall extending about an axis in inclined relation to the cy... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6148902 | Multiple die casting machines with single vacuum source A vacuum die casting system has three die casting machines connected to a single vacuum system, all of which is controlled by a programmable logic controller. The controller allows any two of the machines to be operatively connected to the vacuum system s... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6146219 | Reverse propulsion and control means for water jet powered boats A simple and efficient reverse propulsion and control means for water jet powered boats which includes a sliding water valve for controlling exhaust thrusters mounted around the peripheral of the boat and which is coordinated with pivotal movement of the ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6132269 | Cantilever jet drive package A marine vessel and jet propulsion system cantileverly mounted to the transom of a boat having a water tunnel or cavity integrally formed as a part of the boat structure. The turbojet pump assembly is cantileverly mounted on the aft portion of the transom... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6116022 | Catalytic reactor for marine application A catalytic reactor for an internal combustion engine having a cooling jacket surrounding multiple catalyst elements. A thermal barrier layer is formed between the catalyst elements and the cooling jacket to prevent over cooling of the catalyst elements. ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6116973 | Apparatus and methods for preventing relative side to side motion between a propshaft housing and a gear case A wedge for preventing relative side to side motion between the propshaft housing and the gear case of an outboard engine is described. The wedge is configured to be located between the propshaft housing and the gear case bore inner diameter surface so th... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6115666 | Method and apparatus for creating a profile of operating conditions of an engine A method and apparatus for measuring and recording various conditions of engine performance and in particular provides a useful record of the speeds at which the engine has been operated over the life of the engine.... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6109549 | Fuel injector for internal combustion engines and method for making same A fuel injector nozzle includes a nozzle body and a poppet disposed in the body for reciprocating movement. The body has an internal bore surrounding the poppet. The internal bore tapers in a constant angle of taper from a front seating region to a fuel r... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6082438 | Method and system for the control of a vacuum valve of a vacuum die casting machine A vacuum valve control system for a vacuum die casting machine that controls the opening and closing of a vacuum valve. The system comprises an input device for entering certain values, a detecting device for determining the position and speed of an injec... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6066941 | Switching alternator system A method and apparatus for controlling AC power from the stator of an alternator in which groups of windings have various numbers of turns and various numbers of poles per winding can be connected in series to achieve optimum power generation at one RPM a... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6044822 | Programmed break-in mode for two-cycle engine An automatic and initial adjustment of pertinent engine parameters to provide an engine with a gentle break-in period. The engine's electronic control unit adjusts the engine parameters most conducive to proper break-in during operating speeds greater tha... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6036556 | Outboard motor with bleed for engine cooling jacket Disclosed herein is a jet propulsion unit comprising a housing including a wall defining a water tunnel having therein a water outlet port, and a recess located in the wall defining the tunnel and in surrounding relation to the port, and a screen located ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6033272 | Marine jet drive system with debris cleanout feature A marine jet propulsion system for a boat or the like comprises a power plant for rotating a drive shaft. A gear system is connected to the drive shaft and is configured to engage and rotate an impeller shaft. An impeller mounted to the impeller shaft is ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6034525 | Method and apparatus for detecting rotational direction of a two cycle engine A system for determining the direction of rotation of the crankshaft of an internal combustion engine includes a sensor assembly for generating a crank rotation direction signal. The sensor assembly includes a stator having a sprocket fixed to the crank a... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6026792 | Method of operating a fuel injected engine A method of operating a two-stroke, spark-ignited, internal combustion engine in which the ignition is time-based controlled at low or idle speeds and is crank-angle-based controlled at higher speeds.... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6015365 | Electronic gear shift assist circuitry A shift-assist circuit for reducing the clutch wear of a transmission on a marine propulsion system during the shift process by anticipating the probable shifting forces and providing an ignition-kill signal before the shift forces can build to an unaccep... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6012434 | Fuel system vapor separator for an internal combustion engine A fuel system vapor separator has an outer housing member with a generally cylindrical internal wall and has two open opposed ends. A generally cylindrical inner housing member is fitted within the outer housing member and defines a sealed space between t... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5996734 | Air intake silencer for a two-stroke engine An air intake noise suppression device comprises a housing defining a passage having a relatively small height, preferably no greater than one-half inch, and a length defined by the expression ##EQU1## where H is the height of the passage and f is th... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5992016 | Method of controlling the magnetic gap length and the initial stroke length of a pressure surge fuel pump A method of partially fabricating a precisely dimensioned fuel pump wherein selected pump elements are partially assembled before those elements are machined. After machining, the partially assembled elements exhibit enhanced concentricity.... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5992401 | Capacitive discharge ignition for an internal combustion engine A capacitive discharge ignition system deriving the ignition pulse from a capacitor storing the flyback voltage induced from the fuel injector coil when the pulse supplied to the fuel injector coil is removed.... | 11/30/1999 |
