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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8105123 | Marine electric generator flushing system A marine electric generator flushing system for a boat has a liquid container attached in the generator raw cooling water intake line and mounted in a boat hull positioned along the water line of the boat. The liquid container has a fresh water inlet that allows a f... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7997946 | Flushing assembly for outboard motor A flushing device that is used to remove salt water and other corrosive agents from the cooling system of an outboard motor. The flushing device includes an earmuff flushing accessory that is attached to the end of an elongate support member and is used to create se... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7666043 | Automatic heat exchanger flushing maintenance system An automatic heat exchanger flushing and maintenance system includes a heat exchanger having coolant circulation passages and raw water circulation passages disposed in thermal contact with the coolant circulation passages, an engine disposed in fluid communication ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7625256 | Outboard engine flushing system The outboard engine flushing system frees the boater from need to lean out beyond the boat transom to access the conventional engine cooling flush components. The system includes a Y hose connector attached to the conventional inlet fitting beneath the engine cowlin... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7438613 | Marine engine gravity drain system A marine engine quick drain system that is comprised of several engine block drain connections, provided in the area of the engine that must be drained, which drain by means of flow tubes to a drainage connector, a drainage connector which preferable is mounted on a... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7329162 | Cooling system for a marine propulsion device A cooling system for a marine vessel is configured to allow all cooling water to flow out of the cooling circuit naturally and under the influence of gravity when the marine vessel is removed from the body of water. All conduits of the cooling circuit are sloped dow... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326093 | Personal watercraft A personal watercraft equipped with an engine cooling system and a cleaning system therefore, including a body 1 including a deck 3 and a hull 2, an engine E accommodated in the interior of the body 1, a cooling system configured to cool ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7309266 | Personal watercraft winterizing and flush kit A portable pressurized personal watercraft (PWC) flushing and winterization system that gives consumers a simple and convenient PWC marine engine pressurized flush and winterization option. The PWC flushing system generally includes a compression tank with a manual ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7150665 | Apparatus and method for simultaneously flushing multiple outboard boat motors Apparatus for simultaneously flushing multiple outboard boat motors, or for simultaneously flushing a boat motor and hosing down a boat, includes a water flow manifold having a single input conduit, which receives water from a single water source, and communicates t... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7025643 | QuickFlush valve kit for flushing and winterizing of cooling system of inboard marine engines, power generators, air-conditioning units, and sailboat engines A QuickFlush Valve, available in four different versions is a simple, inexpensive device, which allows for a thorough, regular, cost-effective, and convenient flushing or winterizing of cooling systems of inboard marine engines, power generators, and A/C units. At t... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6997766 | Marine engine super flushing and corrosion control system A marine engine flushing system for super flushing the cooling system of a marine engine comprising an off-axis inlet port for receiving the flow of fresh water, a rotary distribution cylinder, and a plurality of axial outlet ports for proportionately discharging th... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6971374 | Fuel supply system for outboard motor An outboard motor fuel vapor separator-venting system that vents fuel vapor from a fuel vapor separator through a vapor relief valve. The vapor relief valve is located in a high position on the outboard motor to ensure that liquid fuel does not reach the vapor relie... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6945835 | Flushing system and process A flushing system for an inboard and an inboard/outboard marine engine is inserted into the flow path normally used for conducting ambient water to the engine for cooling purposes. A first attachment means allows ambient fluid to flow into the system and a second at... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6896567 | Marine motor cooling system flushing apparatus and method A compound is added to a device that flushes the cooling system of a marine motor. The device conveys liquid from a source to the marine motor. The liquid is mixed with a compound to form a flushing solution. The compound in solution performs three functions: removi... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6875070 | Cooling system for a small watercraft A cooling system is provided for a small watercraft which can prevent corrosion or freezing in a water channel. Water outside the watercraft is fed through a pump 30 and piping P1 or the like to a engine in the watercraft and cools the same, and then i... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6830493 | Flushing device The present invention provides a device for flushing a cavitation plate water intake outboard motor. The invention includes as coupling for attaching the device to a water source such as a hose, a flow passage for directing water through the device and into the outb... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6817912 | Submersible outboard motor having fuel injection A submersible outboard motor that can be stored at or deployed at a subsurface location. The outboard motor includes an internal combustion engine, such as a two-stroke engine, that is fuel-injected. The use of the fuel injection and the design of the engine permits... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6776677 | Engine flushing device and method of using An engine flushing device and an associated method of using the device for use in purging trapped water within the cooling chamber of an engine are disclosed. The device includes a connector attachable to an output of a garden hose; a conduit; a shutoff valve having... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6769943 | Personal marine winterizing system A wheeled, open reservoir having a hood like splash guard extending upward from the rear wall and opening forward. Swivel front wheels allow placement relative to a boat outdrive. A high pressure pump is mounted forward of the front wall and protected from the solut... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6761122 | Stand-up type personal watercraft Disclosed is a stand-up type personal watercraft capable of easily discharging water in an engine room of a body that is limited in space even when the watercraft is beached. The stand-up type personal watercraft comprises a bulkhead 12 that defines an engine... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6752671 | Water jet propulsion type outboard engine A water jet propulsion type outboard motor which includes: a power source; a driving system; a housing; a curved tubular duct member; guide blades; and an impeller. The duct member is fixed to the housing on which the power source is mounted, and having a suction po... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6685517 | Personal watercraft Disclosed is a personal watercraft having a water cooling system of an engine, which allows inside of a cooling water passage of an engine or a water passage connected to the cooling water passage to be sufficiently cleaned and a clogged water-supply hole... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6666737 | Cooling system for jet propulsion boat To provide a cooling system for a jet propulsion boat in which the quantity of washing water consumed can be reduced and the appearance is improved. The cooling system for a jet propulsion boat forces the engine to be cooled and forces the exhaust system ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6645024 | Fresh water marine engine flushing assembly and system An assembly structured to flush a cooling system of a marine engine, of varying types, with fresh water, wherein the fresh water is supplied from an on-board, maintained water supply which may also serve as the water supply for drinking, galley appliances... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6506085 | Pump and drain apparatus for a marine propulsion system An integral pump and drain apparatus is contained in a common housing structure to reduce the required space needed for these components in the vicinity proximate the engine of a marine propulsion system. The valve of the drain is remotely actuated by air... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6135064 | Engine drain system An engine cooling system is provided with a manifold that is located below the lowest point of the cooling system of an engine. The manifold is connected to the cooling system of the engine, a water pump, a circulation pump, the exhaust manifolds of the e... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5934957 | Outboard motor An outboard motor having an oil pan positioned on the underside of the engine, and having an exhaust passage, a water supply passage for cooling water, and a wastewater passage extending down from the engine and passing near the oil pan. The exhaust passa... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5813888 | System for flushing a watercraft engine cooling system A system for flushing the cooling system of the engine in a watercraft is provided, whereby a conduit connected to a source of fresh water is inserted into an adaptor located in the upper body of the watercraft. A self-closing valve is attached to the ada... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5674906 | Stilbene compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing them Stilbene compounds of the following formula (I) or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are effective as carcinostatics and of low toxicity: ##STR1## wherein X represents a hydrogen atom or a nitrile group, and Y represents an amino acid acyl grou... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5664526 | Apparatus for separating solid material from cooling water in a marine engine block An apparatus for separating solid material from cooling water in the cooling system of the engine block of a marine engine. The engine block comprises a plurality of cylinder bores surrounded by a cooling passage through which cooling water is pumped. The... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5628285 | Drain valve for a marine engine A drain valve assembly for automatically draining water from a cooling system of an inboard marine engine when the ambient temperature drops to a preselected value. The drain valve includes a cup-shaped base having a group of inlets connected to portions ... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5337774 | Marine engine maintenance A system for use in winterizing/dewinterizing a watercraft marine engine is provided with a closed coolant storage tank having a cooperating pump, with an open coolant recovery tank having a separate cooperating pump, with coolant fluid transfer lines con... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5123369 | Marine valve structure A valve apparatus for a marine vessel has a housing with first, second, and third ports and a valve member within the housing. The housing is mounted to the hull of the vessel with the first port communicating with the body of water outside of the vessel.... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5069259 | Boat engine winterizing device A device for winterizing boats by replacement of coolant water in the engine thereof with antifreeze solution, such device including a pair of elongated substantially parallel rods having their opposite ends interconnected by clamping elements operable to... | 12/03/1991 |
| 4919800 | Flushing means for a marine engine A novel cooling system for an internal-combustion marine engine employs a novel strainer having a removable metal cover and means for controllably introducing flushing liquid into the strainer through the cover. A prior strainer may be modified by providi... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4842002 | Flusing adaptor and method of manufacture A releasably retainable fresh water flushing adaptor for outboard and stern-drive marine propulsion systems having an external lower propulsion housing which includes at least one water intake port along or immediately adjacent either side of the upper fo... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4726393 | Power valve assembly This invention relates to power valve assemblies and systems thereof and more particularly to their controls. It features a body having flow passages through which control fluid is directed to operate the interrelated valve. Said body is constructed to pr... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4121948 | Universal flushing apparatus An apparatus adapted for adjustable mounting on boat motors having different sizes and locations of cooling intakes for flushing and controllably introducing fluids into the cooling system of such boat motors and further having fluid conducting members fo... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4108190 | Flushing technique and apparatus for outboard and stern-drive motors A flushing attachment comprising a resilient belt is constructed to be wrapped around and secured on the lower motor housing so that a hose fitting fastened through an opening in the belt registers with one or more water inlet ports on one side of the hou... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4065325 | Adaptable flush attachment for marine engines having side cooling water ports This application discloses a device universally adaptable for use in flushing outboard and inboard/outboard marine engines; this being possible due to the unique design of the strap and the shape of the cups allowing for the device to attach flush against... | 12/27/1977 |
