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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7658505 | Modular temporary lighting assembly A modular temporary lighting assembly and multi-outlet stringer particularly suited for building construction settings. The assembly is formed by connecting a plurality of like-shaped stringers and a plurality of like-shaped multi-outlet receptacles. Each of the sev... | 02/09/2010 |
| 6435159 | Fuel injected internal combustion engine with reduced squish factor A direct fuel injection internal combustion engine configured to reduce engine knock during high speed operation of the engine is provided. The engine comprises a cylinder head including a lower surface portion closing an upper end of a cylinder to define... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6425364 | Two-stroke direct fuel injected marine engine having anodized piston ring grooves A piston for a two-stroke direct fuel injection internal combustion engine coupled to drive a marine propulsion unit is provided. The piston has a generally cylindrical body with one or more grooves formed therein. Each groove defines an opening to receiv... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6422255 | Multi-function valve having a movable seat and needle A multi-function pressure relief valve having a moveable seat and a needle is mounted on a fuel vapor separator. The needle is connected to a float assembly for opening and closing the pressure relief valve for venting an internal chamber of the fuel vapo... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6416373 | Oil system vent with remote oil reservoir The invention includes an oil system vent that is remote from an oil reservoir so that the oil reservoir can be stored in the bilge section of a boat. The oil reservoir has an oil supply outlet and an oil supply return. The oil reservoir is constructed wi... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6416370 | Watercraft hydraulic apparatus A common fluid pressure supply apparatus (40) for a watercraft (10). A fluid interconnection apparatus interconnects the hydraulic fluid circuits operating the hydraulic transmission (18), power steering (30), and tilt-trim function (34) for an inboard/ou... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6416367 | Shift linkage A shift linkage has a linkage bracket that transmits motion from a drive linkage to a driven linkage. The linkage bracket has a slot that operably engages with a guide to facilitate during an outboard marine engine operation. The slot has an upper and a l... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415764 | Computerized system and method for controlling engine speed of an internal combustion engine Computerized system and method for controlling an internal combustion engine are provided. The system includes a speed-setting device operable to supply a signal indicative of a desired engine speed. A speed sensor is coupled to the engine to supply a sig... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6406344 | Marine exhaust with dual cooling A watercraft (10) having two sources of (22, 32) of cooling water (28, 34) for injection cooling of hot exhaust gas (30) being conveyed through an exhaust pipe (16) upstream of muffler (54). The first water source (22) may be an active apparatus such as t... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6395605 | Multifunctional protective component A method of making a multifunctional protective component is disclosed. The method includes plastering a suspension comprising a mixture of glass dust, binder, and solvent onto a multilayer ZnO polycrystalline diode chip, multilayer self-limiting condense... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6390033 | Oiling system The present invention, in one form, is an oiling system for an outboard engine and includes an oil tank and an oil pump located within the tank. A manifold is coupled to the oil pump, and the manifold includes a solenoid controlled valve. The solenoid con... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6389312 | Method and system having simplified neuromuscular transmission scoring A method and apparatus are each disclosed that are capable of providing a simplified neuromuscular transmission score utilizing multiple conventional stimulus modes. After applying a neuromuscular stimuli to a patient and measuring a neuromuscular respons... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6386171 | Oil delivery system with oil temperature compensation control An oil temperature compensation control is disclosed for use with an oil delivery system in an outboard marine engine. The control includes an oil injection system that normally routes lubricant through a closed loop, and periodically diverts lubricant to... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6384407 | Infrared receiver mount with directional reception capabilities An infrared receiver mount is disclosed that is capable of directional reception with discrete positions and is applicable for use in a mobile carriage system. An infrared receiver is mounted within a conical section of an outer cover which directs the in... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6384332 | Bladder insert for encapsulant displacement An encapsulated device and method for making such encapsulated device containing a bladder disposed between a wall of the case and the encapsulant. The bladder defines a space devoid of encapsulant and contains a collapsible insert such as an open cell fo... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6379200 | Watercraft fuel supply apparatus and method A fuel storage and supply apparatus (22) for a watercraft (10) incorporating a plurality of connections (50,66) penetrating a housing (32) in a single opening in a fuel tank (12). Each connection is sealed by a radial O-ring (56,68) so that the connection... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6371820 | Integral-piece gimbal ring and steering assembly for marine propulsion systems A marine propulsion system having an integral-piece gimbal ring and steering means is provided. The system is made up of a gimbal housing affixed through the rear of a boat transom and a gimbal ring pivotally connected to the gimbal housing. The system is... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6368170 | Marine propulsion apparatus having interchangeable parts A marine propulsion system (10) including a vertical drive unit (12) adapted to have a common upper gear case housing (26) for use with either one of a cone clutch shifting apparatus (60) or a clutch dog shifting apparatus (120). The upper gear case housi... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6360161 | Method and system for fuel injector coefficient installation State-of-the-art fuel injectors can be defined by a third-order polynomial to define their performance curve and to optimize performance of the fuel injected engine. Such systems are preprogrammed to use a set of fixed coefficients when replacing fuel inj... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6358109 | Air cooled marine engine exhaust A marine propulsion device (12) including a sleeve (32) formed around an exhaust conduit (26) to form an air cooling passage (34) there between. Cooling air (38) is moved through the cooling passage (34) by an active fan (42) and/or a passive venturi (56)... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6352457 | Assembly and method for providing shift control for a marine drive A shift control method and assembly for a marine drive having a transmission with a clutch member movable between a neutral position and a drive position are provided. The assembly includes a first lever responsive to a remotely actuated link and a second... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6351122 | MRI reconstruction using scan-specific partial echo and partial NEX data acquisitions and a network A method of MR imaging using fractional MRI acquisitions to reduce total acquisition time includes the steps of: obtaining a scan-specific partial MRI kx data set fraction and a scan-specific partial MRI ky data set fraction at a fir... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6350167 | Inflatable transom seal and techniques for assembling such seal in a stern drive A transom seal assembly for sealing an opening in a boat transom is provided. A propulsion system has a part thereof extending through the transom opening. The seal assembly comprises an inflatable seal between respective peripheries of the part and the t... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6350165 | Marine stern drive two-speed transmission An inboard/outboard powered watercraft (10) incorporating a transmission (30, 80) in its vertical drive unit (24) for providing two forward speeds plus reverse. The transmission is packaged to fit within the vertical drive unit (24) by incorporating a bev... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6339271 | Molded flywheel magnet cage A flywheel (20) having a molded cage (30) formed around a plurality of magnets (34) attached to the flywheel (20). The cage (30) extends into one or more grooves (40,42) formed in the flywheel (20) to resist the shrinkage of the cage 30 inside diameter as... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6316819 | Multilayer ZnO polycrystalline diode A multilayer ZnO polycrystalline diode that protects against electrostatic discharges, over-current, and voltage surges is provided. The polycrystalline diode includes a block having a plurality of polycrystalline layers in parallel having a first lateral... | 11/13/2001 |
