Wayne M Jaszewski

US Patent:

6352456, Mar 5, 2002

Filed:

Sep 20, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/665875

Inventors:

Wayne M. Jaszewski - Jackson WI
George E. Phillips - Oshkosh WI
John M. Griffiths - Fond du Lac WI

Assignee:

Brunswick Corporation - Lake Forest IL

International Classification:

B63H 5125

US Classification:

440 53

Abstract:

A marine propulsion apparatus is provided in which a support structure is attached to an internal combustion engine to support the engine and allow the engine to be pivoted about a steering axis. A steering handle is attached to the support structure and the steering handle is rotatable within a range about an axis. A driveshaft housing is attached to the internal combustion engine and a driveshaft is supported within the housing. The apparatus can be raised or lowered relative to a bracket which comprises a support cylinder. The steering handle is adjustable within a range of travel and the entire marine apparatus can be raised or lower to accommodate various different types of marine vessels.

US Patent:

6413131, Jul 2, 2002

Filed:

Mar 26, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/817394

Inventors:

George E. Phillips - Oahkosh WI
Wayne M. Jaszewski - Jackson WI
John M. Griffiths - Fon du Lac WI

Assignee:

Brunswick Corporation - Lake Forest IL

International Classification:

B63H 2110

US Classification:

440 88, 123198 E

Abstract:

An outboard motor is provided with an air duct located within the cavity of a cowl of an outboard motor. The air duct defines a chamber within it in association with first and second openings that allow heated air to flow, through the creation of convection currents, out of the engine compartment under a cowl. This convection flow removes heat from fuel system components and reduces the likelihood that âvapor lockâ will occur subsequent to the use of an internal combustion engine that is followed by turning the engine off.

US Patent:

6460504, Oct 8, 2002

Filed:

Mar 26, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/817410

Inventors:

George E. Phillips - Oshkosh WI
Wayne M. Jaszewski - Jackson WI
John M. Griffiths - Fond du Lac WI

Assignee:

Brunswick Corporation - Lake Forest IL

International Classification:

F01M 100

US Classification:

123196R, 123195 P

Abstract:

An oil lubrication circuit is provided for an internal combustion engine in which first and second paths are located within a central bore of a camshaft. Liquid lubricant is directed from a gerotor pump to an oil filter and back toward numerous lubrication points of a crankshaft by utilizing the first and second paths which flow in opposite directions and which are both concentric with a central axis of rotation of the camshaft.

US Patent:

6551154, Apr 22, 2003

Filed:

Jan 31, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/062253

Inventors:

Wayne M. Jaszewski - Jackson WI
John M. Griffiths - Fond du Lac WI

Assignee:

Brunswick Corporation - Lake Forest IL

International Classification:

B63H 2110

US Classification:

440 88, 440 2

Abstract:

A tell-tale system is provided for an outboard motor in which the tell-tale fluid conduit is connectable to an external water source, such as a water hose, and is extendable away from the cowl of the outboard motor in order to facilitate its use during a flushing operation. When not being used in the flushing procedure, the connector of the fluid conduit is snapped into position in connection with the cowl to maintain its position when used as a tell-tale port.

US Patent:

6694955, Feb 24, 2004

Filed:

Jul 9, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/191169

Inventors:

John M Griffiths - Fond du Lac WI
George E. Phillips - Oshkosh WI
Wayne M. Jaszewski - Jackson WI

Assignee:

Brunswick Corporation - Lake Forest IL

International Classification:

F02M 3304

US Classification:

123516, 123509

Abstract:

A fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine comprises first and second fuel reservoirs connected in fluid communication with each other. The first fuel reservoir is a fuel vapor separator which has a vent conduit connected in fluid communication with a second fuel reservoir. Under normal operation, fuel vapor flows from the fuel vapor separator and into the second fuel reservoir for eventual discharge to the atmosphere. Any liquid fuel caused to flow out of the vent conduit of the fuel vapor separator is contained within the second fuel reservoir and prevented from being discharged into the cavity under the cowl of an outboard motor and eventually into a body of water in which the marine system is operated.

US Patent:

6808432, Oct 26, 2004

Filed:

Jul 15, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/620009

Inventors:

Richard A. Davis - Mequon WI
George E. Phillips - Oshkosh WI
Wayne M. Jaszewski - Jackson WI
John M. Griffiths - Fond du Lac WI

Assignee:

Brunswick Corporation - Lake Forest IL

International Classification:

B63H 2110

US Classification:

440 88C

Abstract:

A cooling system for an out drive of a stern drive device draws water from a body of water in which a marine vessel is operated and conducts the water through a conduit to an outlet end that is configured to direct a stream of water into a space which is defined under a removably attachable cover and above a surface of a heat producing portion of the out drive. The cover contains a turbulently flowing stream of water in the space in order to more efficiently conduct the water in thermal communication with the outer surface of the heat producing portion. Return passages are provided between the cover and the surface of the out drive to allow water to return, under the influence of gravity, back to the body of water from which it was drawn.

US Patent:

6830492, Dec 14, 2004

Filed:

Aug 29, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/651571

Inventors:

Philiip D. Magee - Stillwater OK
John W. Behara - Ponca City OK
Richard A. Davis - Mequon WI
George E. Phillips - Oshkosh WI
Wayne M. Jaszewski - Jackson WI

Assignee:

Brunswick Corporation - Lake Forest IL

International Classification:

B63H 2008

US Classification:

440 61R, 267220

Abstract:

A two stage damping system is provided for a trim cylinder mount of a marine drive unit. The mounting bushings comprise inner and outer tubes with an elastomeric material disposed between the inner and outer tubes. The elastomeric material is structured to provide a soft rate of stiffness in response to relatively light loads, such as shifting loads, and a harder rate of stiffness in response to higher loads, such as during high thrust loads or wide open throttle operation of a marine vessel. The two rates of stiffness are provided by the appropriate placement of cavities either within the elastomeric material or between the elastomeric material and the inner or outer tubes. Alternatively, two different types of elastomeric material can be used to provide the two rates of stiffness.

US Patent:

6866022, Mar 15, 2005

Filed:

Sep 3, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/654297

Inventors:

George E. Phillips - Oshkosh WI, US
Wayne M. Jaszewski - Jackson WI, US
Gregory L. Fugar - Oshkosh WI, US
John M. Griffiths - Fond du Lac WI, US

Assignee:

Brunswick Corporation - Lake Forest IL

International Classification:

F02D009/00

US Classification:

123400, 74480 B

Abstract:

A remote control manually movable handle for a gear selection and throttle selection device is provided with asymmetry in order to improve the mechanical advantage available to the operator when moving the selection handle from neutral gear position to forward or reverse gear position. The total neutral zone is increased in order to provide this improved mechanical advantage while maintaining the generally similar range of travel of the forward gear zone in comparison to known prior art systems. By changing the relative gear teeth arrangements of the remote control system, this asymmetry and resulting mechanical advantage is achieved. A handle shape is provided that results in a general perpendicularity between the handle and a reference line in order to improve the feel of the handle when used by the operator of the marine vessel.