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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6588393 | Low-sulfur consumable lubricating oil composition and a method of operating an internal combustion engine using the same This invention relates to a low-sulfur consumable lubricating oil composition, comprising: a base oil; an acylated nitrogen-containing compound having a substituent of at least about 10 aliphatic carbon atoms; and a sulfur content of about 5 to about 250 ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6588391 | Device for rotating a valve A device for rotating a valve for producing rotations of a gas charging valve in an internal combustion engine during its opening and closing movements. The device has a basic body having a plurality of pockets oriented in a peripheral direction for recei... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6581563 | Method for lubricating two-cycle internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine includes a combustion chamber, a chamber portion, and a communication passage for communicating the combustion chamber to the chamber portion. A valve for opening/closing the passage allows a high compression gas to be charge... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6578541 | Internal-combustion engine, in particular for motorcycles The invention relates to an internal-combustion engine, in particular for a motorcycle. The motorcycle engine preferably includes a crankshaft rotatable about an axis, a web coupled to the crankshaft, and curved wall portions surrounding the crankshaft. T... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6568507 | Gas and oil suction system and method A system and method for removing liquids from engines, the system including first and second liquid storage tanks that are disposed for serial flow therebetween, a pressure source, and a vacuum source. The first liquid storage tank is continuously connect... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6564905 | Lubrication system for a marine engine Installation and assembly of an outboard motor made in accordance with the present invention is significantly simplified. Since no spline connection between the sleeve and the crankshaft is required, the engine can be attached to the adapter plate in a mu... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6561156 | Cylinder head apparatus The object of the present invention is to facilitate an appropriate oil supply to the tensioner without a complex apparatus. A valve chamber 3A is formed in a cylinder head 3 which is connected to a cylinder block 2. An opening 23--for discharging the oil... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6561297 | Snowmobile four-cycle engine arrangement A snowmobile four-cycle engine arrangement, includes: a four-cycle engine arranged in an engine compartment formed in the front body of a snowmobile with its crankshaft laid substantially parallel to the body width and having a cylinder case inclined forw... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6557516 | Engine unit for a vehicle An engine unit for a vehicle comprises an engine case in which a crankshaft and a counter shaft are rotatably supported and an oil pump is provided so that rotation of the crankshaft is transmitted to the counter shaft. The counter shaft serves as a drivi... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6557515 | Structure for lubricating valve-operating device of OHC engine and cover member for OHC engine A ceiling surface of a rocker cover mounted on a top of a cylinder head has an oil guide groove and an oil dripping portion. The oil guide groove extends along a rotation direction of a chain and faces the chain for guiding lubricating oil droplets separa... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6554104 | Lubrication structure for internal combustion engine A lubrication structure for an internal combustion engine including an oil pump provided at a first end of an oil pump shaft arranged parallel to a crankshaft. Oil passageways are formed from a side surface of a pump chamber of the oil pump to another end... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6546907 | Four-stroke cycle internal combustion engine A four-stroke cycle internal combustion engine in which an oil reservoir for storing lubricating oil is arranged below a crank chamber housing a crankshaft, and oil mist formed in the oil reservoir is supplied to the interior of the crank chamber and to a... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6546906 | Installation structure of oil control valve An installation structure for an oil control valve, wherein a timing chain transmitting rotation of a crankshaft of an engine to camshafts is arranged, and a chain cover is installed on the engine so as to cover the timing chain. A cooling fan rotated by ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6547038 | Lubrication system for large diesel engines For the lubrication of the cylinders in marine diesel engines, it is normal practice to supply doses of oil through non-return valves in a ring area of the cylinder in immediate connection with the passage of a piston ring. It is aimed at providing a more... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6539912 | Oil pan for engines or transmissions A plastic oil pan (1) for engines or transmissions with integrated suction oil filter and integrated pressure oil filter, wherein parts of the oil pan (1) form the base for suction oil filter housing (2) and pressure oil filter housing (7), wherein a one-... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6539911 | Lubrication mechanism for a cam drive A cam drive is provided for a valve-controlled mixture-lubricated internal combustion engine having a cylinder in which is formed a combustion chamber that is delimited by the cylinder wall, a piston and a cylinder head. Disposed in the cylinder head are ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6536400 | Lubricating structure for internal combustion engine A relief valve is interposed in an oil supply passage, and the relief valve internally includes a bottom passage for supplying oil from one oil supply passage to another oil supply passage. Since any branched oil passage for a relief valve is not required... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6532930 | Timing chain lubricating structure for engine Camshaft sprockets are fixed to ends of an intake camshaft and an exhaust camshaft supported between a lower camshaft holder and an upper camshaft holder, and a timing chain is wrapped around these camshaft sprockets. A variable cam phase mechanism is pro... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6535001 | Method and device for sensing oil condition A device for sensing oil condition includes an oil condition sensor that includes a first sensing plate separated from a second sensing plate by a spacer. Affixed to the first sensing plate and the second sensing plate is a platinum sensing electrode and ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6530356 | Engine block structure for reciprocating engine A cylinder block for a multi-cylinder engine is provided with a water jacket partly on an intake side of a row of cylinders and partly on an exhaust side of the row of cylinders and a water guide passage through which cooling water is introduced into the ... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530355 | 4-cycle engine A 4-cycle engine includes an oil tank mounted to one side of an engine body, and an oil slinger accommodated in the oil tank and adapted to scatter an oil stored in said oil tank to generate a lubricating oil mist. In the 4-cycle engine, a timing transmit... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6523519 | Oil supplying apparatus and method of controlling the same An engine output shaft drives an engine driven pump. The engine driven pump pressurizes oil. An accumulator accumulates the pressurized oil. An electric motor drives a motor driven pump. When the engine rotates low speed, both the engine driven pump and t... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6523505 | Coolant and/or lubricant transport device A coolant and/or lubricant transport device supplies lubricant or circulating cooling water in internal combustion engines. The pump can be driven by an electric motor which can be controlled in dependence upon a control quantity of a continuous controlle... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6520139 | Timing chain lubricating structure for engine Sprockets are fixed to ends of camshafts supported in a cylinder head via camshaft holders. A timing chain is wrapped around these sprockets. The relief oil from a hydraulic control value for controlling a variable valve operating characteristic mechanism... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6516771 | Method and system for extending engine oil life A method and system for introduction of nitrogen enriched air into the crankcase of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The introduction of the nitrogen-enriched air operates to extend the oil life of the oil present in the engine crankcase due to... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6513480 | Pick-up tube for hydraulically-actuated valve deactivation An engine assembly includes an engine block with a laterally extending oil supply gallery formed therethrough. The engine block includes an aperture formed in fluid communication with the oil supply gallery. The hydraulically-actuated valve deactivation s... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6510829 | Handheld type four-cycle engine In a handheld type OHV engine, an oil tank is provided so as to be connected to one side wall running the length of a crankcase and a cylinder block, the oil tank houses oil mist generation means to and a rotational movement section of a valve operation m... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6508224 | Handheld type four-cycle engine In a handheld type four-cycle engine, a valve operation mechanism includes a camshaft rotatably supported in a cylinder head so as to open and close an intake valve and an exhaust valve and a timing transmission placed on one side outside an engine main b... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6505597 | Cleansing oil filter containing quick-release liquid antioxidant/additive solution, and method of using same to convert an engine from petroleum-based oil to botanically-based oil A cleansing oil filter includes a housing, a porous filter element disposed in the housing, and a quantity of liquid antioxidant/additive solution in the housing associated with the filter element. Preferably, the filter contains at least 10 ml of antioxi... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505596 | Handheld type four-cycle engine In a handheld type four-cycle engine, the lubricating system includes an oil tank placed outside an engine main body, a through hole providing communication between the oil tank and a crank chamber, an oil feed pipe placed outside the engine main body and... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6497596 | Oil cooler for watercraft A lubrication cooling system for an internal combustion engine positioned within an engine compartment of a personal watercraft for powering a water propulsion unit thereof, is disclosed. The lubrication cooling system lowers the temperature of the lubric... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6497211 | Lubrication structure of power unit A power unit has a power case which includes a crankcase portion integrally formed with a transmission case portion. The crankcase portion forms a crankcase in which the crankshaft of a 4-cycle internal combustion engine is received. The transmission case... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6494177 | Oil-pump drive for an internal-combustion engine An oil-pump drive for an internal-combustion engine, in particular for a motorcycle. The drive includes an oil pump, in the housing of which is arranged at least one rotor member for supplying a volumetric flow of oil, wherein the rotor is driven via the ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6494176 | Oil mist generation system in handheld type four-cycle engine In an oil mist generation system, an oil slinger is disposed in an oil tank and is rotated by a crankshaft, the oil slinger scattering oil store in the oil tank by the rotation of the oil slinger so as to generate an oil mist. The oil mist generation syst... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6491556 | Ventilation system for watercraft engine A ventilation system for a watercraft engine includes an improved construction that can inhibit oil in an oil container from flowing into an air induction system even if the watercraft capsizes. The engine includes an engine body and an air induction syst... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6491010 | Over-head cam type V-type engine An over-head cam type V-type engine comprises a crank shaft provided to penetrate through a crank chamber, a cam shaft provided in a head portion of each of two cylinders provided above the crank chamber, an intermediate shaft provided to penetrate throug... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6488002 | Motor vehicle engine unit oil tank A lubricating oil tank for an engine unit arranged in a motor vehicle engine compartment, open from below, including a flat-shaped tank arranged in the compartment lower part, beneath the engine unit, and connected to the engine unit by an oil outlet cond... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6488479 | Variable pressure oil pump A variable pressure oil pump assembly for use with a vehicle having a controller includes a pump body having an inlet, an outlet, a valve chamber, a first passage disposed between the inlet and the valve chamber, and a second passage disposed between the ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6484701 | Four-stroke cycle internal combustion engine In a compression stroke and an exhaust stroke, a part of a mixture in a downstream intake passage 30b is introduced through a branch intake passage 50a into a crank chamber 20. The mixture introduced into the crank chamber 20 flows into a valve chamber 16... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484681 | Outboard motor An outboard motor, which is improved for higher output energy, lower fuel consumption, and also simplified in layout of oil paths and facilitating maintenance of hydraulic control valves, includes an engine with a crank shaft, an engine body mounted to a ... | 11/26/2002 |
