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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8061322 | Engine starting system with throttle override A starting system for a combustion engine including a carburetor with a throttle valve moveable between idle and wide open positions, a throttle control to control movement of the throttle valve during normal operation of the engine, and a linkage between the thrott... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7971858 | Variable venturi carburetor A carburetor includes a main body defining a bore, a main passage and a venturi defined within the bore, and a fuel nozzle carried by the main body and including a fuel nozzle outlet communicating with the venturi. The carburetor may also include a valve member tran... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7827970 | Vapor separator A vapor separator includes a fuel pump, and a container at least partially defining a fuel reservoir to hold fuel and a pump chamber to hold the fuel pump. A closure is carried by the container to close the fuel reservoir and at least partially defines a vapor chamb... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7775189 | Fuel system with drain unit A fuel system for a carburetor that supports operation of an engine includes a body with a bore, a fuel source communicated with the bore and from which fuel is supplied to the bore for delivery to the engine, a drain unit and a control. The drain unit is communicat... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7753347 | Layered scavenging carburetor A valve is used with a carburetor, and the carburetor therefor. The valve has a throttle valve and an air valve. The air valve defines an air bore and has a baffle disposed within the air bore. The baffle separates one section of the air bore from another section, a... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7735471 | Controlling a light-duty combustion engine A method and system for controlling a light-duty combustion engine and, more particularly, a method and system that use an engine speed governor to limit the engine speed to a level that is less than a clutch-in speed of a centrifugal clutch. If it is determined tha... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7717403 | Accelerator device for a carburetor According to one implementation, a carburetor includes an intake bore, a throttle valve, a main fuel nozzle, an accelerator device and a fuel passage. The throttle valve is movable between an idle and wide open positions and includes a shaft rotatably supported arou... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7699294 | Charge forming device with idle and open throttle choke control A charge forming device may include a body having a fuel and air mixing passage, a throttle valve and choke valve moveable between first and second positions to control at least in part the fluid flow in the fuel and air mixing passage, and throttle and choke contro... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7690342 | Priming circuit for a fuel system A priming and purging fuel system for an internal combustion engine purges a diaphragm carburetor of the engine of stale liquid fuel and accumulated fuel vapor and air while simultaneously priming the carburetor and/or engine with liquid fuel for starting. A start p... | 04/06/2010 |
| RE41182 | Sealed pass-through electrical connector A pass-through electrical connector assembly with a body having at least one through-hole formed therein. A pin is forced into the through-hole and held by the body. The pin has a shank with opposed ends, each with a blind hole to receive a wire and a solid center p... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7600505 | Fuel system purge and starter system A recoil starter for an internal combustion engine has a housing with a pulley carried at least in part for rotation therein. The pulley is arranged in operable communication with a crankshaft of the engine. A pull cord is wound about the pulley with one end of the ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7591251 | Evaporative emission controls in a fuel system A method, fuel system, and components for facilitating the delivery of liquid fuel from a fuel tank in fluid communication with a float bowl carburetor of an internal combustion engine, wherein evaporative emissions of the fuel from the fuel tank and float bowl carb... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7568472 | Controlling evaporative emissions in a fuel system Methods and fuel systems to reduce evaporative emissions of a volatile fuel. A fuel tank contains fuel, a carburetor mixes air with the fuel from the fuel tank, and a plurality of fluid paths route fuel amongst and/or between the fuel tank and the carburetor. A valv... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7546836 | Ignition module for use with a light-duty internal combustion engine A capacitive discharge ignition (CDI) system that can be used with a variety of light-duty internal combustion engines, including those typically employed by lawn, garden, and other outdoor equipment. According to one embodiment, the CDI system includes an ignition ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7475871 | Start assist device for a rotary carburetor A rotary throttle valve carburetor has a start assist device with an operating member that interacts with a throttle lever of the throttle valve to axially displace the throttle valve, preferably without rotating it. The operating member may be rotated and moved lin... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475678 | Integrated fuel delivery system A fuel delivery system for a combustion engine has a fuel tank which defines an access hole preferably communicating through either the top wall or bottom wall of the tank. An associated top or bottom flange, both having a fuel channel for flowing fuel out of the ta... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7467785 | Auxiliary fuel and air supply in a carburetor A carburetor includes a fuel and air mixing passage with a throttle valve therein, and a bore with a valve therein defining in part a valve actuation chamber and a separate fuel and air mixing chamber in communication with the fuel and air mixing passage at a locati... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7448358 | Ignition timing control system for light duty combustion engines A control system for a low cost, light duty combustion engine, where the control system generally utilizes an engine speed input signal and independent operating sequences to determine a desired ignition timing. There are several independent operating sequences, eac... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7429033 | Scavenging carburetor A scavenging carburetor having an improved relationship between scavenging air flow and fuel-and-air flow to an engine over its range of operating conditions. The carburetor has a butterfly throttle valve and a plug-type scavenging valve. Levers are attached to supp... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7427057 | Control valve assembly of a carburetor and method of assembly A combustion engine carburetor has a control valve assembly that generally controls flow through a fuel-and-air mixing passage extending through a body of the carburetor. The control valve assembly has at least one valve preferably of a butterfly-type having a shaft... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7424884 | Controlling evaporative emissions in a fuel system Methods and fuel systems to reduce evaporative emissions of a volatile fuel. A fuel tank contains fuel, a carburetor mixes air with the fuel from the fuel tank, and a plurality of fluid paths route fuel amongst and/or between the fuel tank and the carburetor. A valv... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7395818 | Multi-gaseous fuel control device for a combustion engine with a carburetor A fuel control device for a combustion engine capable of running on any one of a plurality of fuels has a fuel selection module with a plurality of fuel type settings for selecting a specific fuel type whereupon the fuel control device controls the outlet pressure o... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7380772 | Charge forming device with controlled air bypass A charge forming device includes a body with a fuel and air mixing passage, a bypass passage that communicates with the fuel and air mixing passage, a throttle valve and a choke valve. The throttle valve is movable between idle and wide open positions and operable t... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374155 | Diaphragm carburetor and method of assembly A diaphragm carburetor for an internal combustion engine and method of assembly includes attaching an air-fuel mixing body to a fuel metering chamber assembly independent from assembling the fuel metering chamber assembly. The fuel metering chamber assembly has an u... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7350511 | Fuel vapor control system A system for reducing escape to the atmosphere of hydrocarbon fuel vapors from a fuel tank for a combustion engine powered device including at least one functional member that directly communicates with the fuel tank and is constructed to receive and retain hydrocar... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7334551 | Combustion engine pull cord start system A pull-cord start system has a recoil pulley coupled to a crankshaft of a combustion engine and a pull-cord wound about the recoil pulley which is pulled by an end user to rotate the recoil pulley and thereby start the engine. A throttle override device of the pull-... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7318422 | Fluid pump assembly A fluid pump includes an electric motor with a casing and a drive shaft extending from the casing, a pumping element coupled to the drive shaft for rotation with the shaft to take in fluid and discharge it under pressure. The fuel pump casing may be sealed and a hou... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7290757 | Rotary carburetor A versatile rotary carburetor has an idle adjustment needle, a high speed adjustment needle, and preferably an air bypass screw which are substantially parallel to one another and are axially exposed for adjustment in a substantially common direction. Preferably a c... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287743 | Carburetor with an air bleed passage A carburetor for use with an internal combustion engine has a fuel and air mixing passage, a choke valve with a valve head disposed at least partially in the fuel and air mixing passage and an air bleed passage with at least a portion that is communicated with the c... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287742 | Carburetor and method of manufacturing A carburetor has an air intake passage, a fuel passage, a fuel nozzle in communication with the fuel passage and having an opening through which fuel flows, a first valve in communication with the air intake passage and being movable between first and second positio... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7278401 | Fuel pressure regulator housing A housing for a fuel pressure regulator includes a body having a fuel inlet, a fuel outlet, a plurality of retention members, a bypass fitting, and preferably an electrical fitting and a ground fitting. Each retention member includes a catch that is constructed to e... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275508 | Combustion engine pull-starter A pull-starter for a combustion engine of an engine-powered apparatus having a startup element automatically actuated upon initial pulling of a pull-cord. The pull-cord is attached to and wound around a recoil pulley, routed at least partially around a portion of a ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7264230 | Carburetor and solenoid assemblies and methods of assembling the same An engine carburetor and a solenoid valve assembly therefor and methods of assembling the same. The carburetor has a body with a fuel and air mixing passage communicating with an air bleed passage. A cavity extends into the body for communication with the air bleed ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263981 | Controlling evaporative emissions in a fuel system Methods and fuel systems to reduce evaporative emissions of a volatile fuel. A fuel tank contains fuel, a carburetor mixes air with the fuel from the fuel tank, and a plurality of fluid paths route fuel amongst and/or between the fuel tank and the carburetor. A valv... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261280 | Engine start device of a rotary valve carburetor A compact engine start device of a combustion engine rotary-type carburetor overrides normal operation of a rotary throttle valve to provide a richer mixture of fuel-and-air to start a cold engine. Rotation of a start lever of the start device activates a releasable... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7249586 | Apparatus and method for limiting excessive engine speeds in a light-duty combustion engine A controlled slow down apparatus and method for use in the event that a light-duty combustion engine has entered a state of excessive speeds or auto-ignition. The controlled slow down method is preferably initiated when the engine speed exceeds an activation speed f... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7240896 | Carburetor fuel adjustment assembly A carburetor fuel adjustment assembly includes a low speed needle valve and preferably a high speed needle valve threaded into respective receptacles of a carburetor body. Each receptacle defines an elongated cavity which intersects a fuel passage and has a valve or... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7216635 | Evaporative emission controls in a fuel system A method, fuel system, and components for facilitating the delivery of liquid fuel from a fuel tank in fluid communication with a float bowl carburetor of an internal combustion engine, wherein evaporative emissions of the fuel from the fuel tank and float bowl carb... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213571 | Throttle valve arrangement for a carburetor A carburetor throttle valve actuation assembly for a combustion engine is readily adapted for use as a remote control actuator, a local control throttle actuator, or both together providing an optional choice for the end user. The carburetor has a throttle valve hav... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210466 | Purge valve and vapor control system A vapor control system includes a vapor receiver having an inlet through which vapor is received, an outlet through which vapor is discharged, and a control valve having a first inlet in communication with the outlet of the fuel receiver, a second inlet in communica... | 05/01/2007 |
