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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7434561 | Engine An engine including an oil passage through which oil output from an oil pump flows, an oil cooler mounted to the oil passage, and a branched oil passage for a hydraulically-powered device of the engine that is configured to branch in a location of the oil passage ex... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431006 | System and method for lubricating power transmitting elements Disclosed herein is a lubrication system and method. The system includes a main engine bearing and a crankshaft in operational association with the bearing. The crankshaft includes an end having a cavity with a power transmitting element (e.g., splines). The cavity ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7421996 | Lubricating device for engine An lubrication device for an engine includes: a crank case which freely rotatably supports a crank shaft and also which stores oil at its lower part; an oil strainer which is so arranged as to be fixed in the crank case; and an oil pump which suctions the oil at the... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7418938 | Engine balancer system An engine balancer system is provided in which a balancer housing disposed so as to face an oil pan beneath a crankshaft is formed by joining an upper housing and a lower housing via mating faces, and the height of the mating faces is lower on a vehicle front side t... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7415946 | Engine and method for operating an engine An engine includes a housing having a combustion chamber. The engine may also include a fuel injector for supplying fuel directly or indirectly to the combustion chamber. Additionally, the engine may include an engine-lubricant-supply system operable to discharge en... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7415960 | Engine fluid passage intersection and method A fluid passage intersection (314) within a component (100) includes a supply passage (118) formed in the component (100), a cavity (316) in fluid communication with the supply passage (118), and at least one outlet passage ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7412949 | Dual head piston engine A gas or diesel internal combustion engine of either a two or four stroke design uses both ends of each piston to create a combustion chamber. The piston rod rides linearly through a lower cylinder head. The lower cylinder head forms a lower combustion chamber with ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7412957 | Crankcase, oil channel mold core for producing a crankcase and process for producing a crankcase A crankcase of an internal combustion engine with at least one main lubricant channel for supplying the internal combustion engine with lubricant and with at least one oil return flow channel (10) for return guidance of the excess lubricant into a reservoir c... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7410398 | Engine mounted oil tank An oil system for an outboard motor is disclosed. The oil system has a pump disposed in an oil reservoir. The oil reservoir is attached to an engine of the outboard motor. The oil reservoir is preferably sized according to engine size to hold an average year's suppl... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7401589 | Engine An engine comprises: a V-belt type continuously variable transmission on one side of an engine case, said CVT being provided with and housing in a transmission case a drive pulley attached to one end of a crankshaft, a driven pulley attached to one end of a transmis... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7398858 | Oil pan arrangement The invention relates to an oil pan arrangement for an internal-combustion engine including a cover part, a bottom part for the oil pan and at least one suction pipe which opens out into an suction region of the bottom part. The suction pipe is connected to the suct... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7395802 | Oil supply for internal combustion engine camshaft An oil supply system for an internal combustion engine camshaft includes an oil distribution block configured for attachment to an engine structure adjacent to and above a camshaft, with attachment of the oil distribution block occurring after the camshaft has been ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7395804 | Lubrication structure of engine The lubrication structure of an engine is provided with a crankcase having a crank chamber that houses a crankshaft. A first oil reservoir is in communication with the crank chamber and is formed adjacent a bottom of the crank chamber. A second oil reservoir is in c... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7395803 | Electric oil pump system and controls for hybrid electric vehicles An engine lubrication oil flow control system and control method for an engine in a hybrid electric vehicle powertrain is disclosed. An engine lubrication oil pump is powered by a lubrication oil pump motor. Provision is made to start the lubrication pump motor at t... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7387102 | Cast part for an internal combustion engine The invention relates to a cast part for an internal combustion engine, said part being a cylinder crankcase, which has at least one guide duct that leads a fluid medium to a required location. Said guide duct is provided in the form of a tube and is embedded inside... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7373911 | Oil return device An engine oil return device for an engine having a cylinder head and a cylinder block is disclosed. The oil return device comprises an oil pan and an oil return path. The oil return path includes at least one oil return main path and at least one oil return extensio... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373914 | Lubricating apparatus for internal combustion engine A lubricating apparatus for an internal combustion engine is provided in which an oil discharge passage, extending from the oil pump, is provided for straddling the oil pump case and the tank body. A direction of the extension of the oil discharge passage is changed... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373912 | Oil level indicating system for internal combustion engine An oil level indicating system for an internal combustion engine includes an indicator passageway extending through a cylinder block, cylinder head and up through a ported boss extending through an upper engine cover. The ported boss is sealingly engaged with the cy... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373913 | Small internal combustion engine A small internal combustion engine including a crankcase, a crankshaft rotatably mounted in an interior of the crankcase by crankshaft bearings of the crankcase, a first oil passage disposed below the crankshaft bearings to extend substantially in parallel with the ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367429 | Device for feeding oil to a bearing seat of a rotatable shaft A device for feeding oil to a seat of a bearing (5) that supports a rotatable shaft (3) includes an annular oil reservoir (14) surrounding a seat of the bearing (5), an oil pump (8) having two spindles (10, 11) with opposite... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367426 | EZ change oil An oil extraction apparatus for extracting oil from the oil pan of a vehicle is provided. The oil extraction apparatus includes a pump assembly operationally coupled to a power source of a vehicle. An inlet port assembly operationally coupled to the pump assembly. T... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367428 | Device for supplying a plurality of service points, such as lubricating points An apparatus for supplying a viscous material to locations, comprises: a pump; a supply line in fluid communication with the pump; a first main line having a first compression chamber; ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363904 | Lubrication device of engine An engine lubrication system in which a transmission 13 having a main shaft 14 and a drive shaft 15 each having a plurality of change-speed gears mounted thereon is arranged within a separate-type crankcase which is separated into left and right... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363905 | Procedure to operate a combustion engine in the event of damage and a device to perform the procedure Procedure to operate a combustion motor in the event of damage, whereby the thermoelectric voltage of a lubricant interruption on parts moving relative to each other and made of different, electrically conducting materials, is used to initiate an alarm signal, in th... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363903 | Engine for a leisure vehicle An engine for a leisure vehicle including a crankcase having at least two crankcase portions, a plurality of main journal fastener bolts by which the two crankcase portions are coupled to each other such that a crankshaft is rotatably mounted between the two crankca... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360520 | Damped windage tray and method of making same A damped windage tray for an engine including a windage tray formed from a laminate. The laminate operates to damp vibrations of the windage tray. The laminate includes a first constraining layer, a second constraining layer and a viscoelastic damping layer disposed... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360511 | Opposed piston engine A two-cycle, opposed piston engine with side-mounted crankshafts and cylinders isolated from mechanical stresses of the engine includes tailored cooling of cylinders and symmetrical cooling of the interior surfaces of piston crowns. Each opposed piston includes a co... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357225 | Two part oil or fluid drain plug with magnet A two part oil drain plug assembly facilitates the draining of oil or fluid from a sump, and its use prevents the threads of the sump, which may be an automotive oil pan, from becoming stripped or damaged. Further, the device aids in the determination of the physica... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357113 | Baffle plate configuration of internal combustion engine A baffle plate configuration of an internal combustion engine according to a first embodiment of the invention is provided below a rotational member arranged on or near a crankshaft and prevents the rotational members and lubricant in a pan from interfering each oth... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356989 | System for providing assistance in regenerating depollution means The invention provides a system for providing assistance in regenerating depollution means included in an exhaust system of a motor vehicle engine, the system comprising means for controlling the operation of the engine in order to switch the engine between operatio... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357111 | Stroke characteristic variable engine A stroke characteristic variable engine comprising a primary link connected to a piston which is slidably fitted in a cylinder, a secondary link connecting the primary link with a crankshaft and a tertiary link connected to the primary link or the secondary link at ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350497 | Outboard motor lubrication system A lubrication system of an outboard motor delivers lubricant to an internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine is supported by an upper end of a case. The lubrication system has an oil pan configured to hold lubricant oil. An oil conduit has a lower e... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350498 | Crankshaft of engine A crankshaft equipped in an engine, including an oil passage through which oil is drawn from a crank journal to a crank pin. The oil passage has an inlet formed at a peripheral region of the crank journal. When a plane including a center axis of the crank journal an... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350484 | Controlled leakage valve for piston cooling nozzle Device to feed cooling and lubricating fluid to cooling and lubricating nozzles for the pistons of an internal combustion engine, having at least one valve with an upstream channel and a downstream channel, said valve having a blocking element able to move in a comp... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347176 | Gasket with leak conduit A gasket (200) includes a metal substrate (202) that has a first opening (204) and a second opening (216) formed therein. A first sealing bead (208) substantially surrounds the first opening (204). A second sealing bead (... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343907 | Crankcase lower part A crankcase lower part for a supercharged internal combustion engine, wherein the crankcase lower part extends about a space below the crankshaft. The crankshaft lower part comprises an intercooler, which is cooled by coolant, and/or a charge air intermediate cooler... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341039 | Lubrication system for a marine propulsion system with a tilted in-line engine A lubrication system for an in-line engine which has a piston symmetry plane that is tilted relative to a vertical plane is provided with an oil pan and windage tray that facilitates the transfer of oil from a rotating crankshaft to the oil pan without excessive aer... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341027 | Portable 4-cycle engine and portable machine equipped with the 4-cycle engine A portable 4-cycle engine with a configuration which allows cooling air to flow in the direction of the crankshaft relative to a cylinder head on a cylinder, and a portable machine equipped with this engine, are provided, respectively. In such an engine, the cylinde... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334557 | Engine lubrication system for supplemental oil filtering and controller based activation of a prelubrication pump An engine lubrication system comprising a pump for supplying oil to an engine, a filter for purifying the oil and at least one sensor for discerning parameters of the engine lubrication system and generating signals indicative thereof. The engine lubrication system ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334556 | Engine configuration for a motorcycle A motorcycle is provided in which a seat and a storage box are arranged so as to be vertically stacked on each other in a rear portion of a body frame, and a pivotally mounted powertrain unit is suspended from the body frame under the storage box. The powertrain uni... | 02/26/2008 |
