Patents by Inventor Daniel F. McCormick

Daniel F. McCormick has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Marine drive thread mounted pinion
    Patent number: 4560355
    Abstract: Threaded pinion drive gear apparatus (2) for a marine drive lower gear case (4) includes a pinion gear (12) thread mounted at the bottom end of a vertical drive shaft (10) for driving rotatable driven gears (14 and 16) which drive a propeller shaft (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1985
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventor: Daniel F. McCormick
  • Marine drive shift linkage
    Patent number: 4530667
    Abstract: Drive engaging linkage (2) for a marine drive lower gear case (4) includes linkage (38) for converting translational movement of an operator controlled stalk (32) into axial movement of an inner axial control shaft (20) within a propeller shaft (6) to in turn slide a clutch (18) axially along the outside of the propeller shaft into engagement with drive gear means (8). The stalk (32) and linkage (38) are part of a pre-assembled subassembly (66) inserted downwardly into the gear case. The linkage includes a crank (40) pivoted at a point (42) on the subassembly above the propeller shaft and axially spaced from the drive gears, and including a lever arm (46) loosely engaging a portion (48) of the inner control shaft extending axially beyond the drive gears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1985
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventor: Daniel F. McCormick
  • Connecting rod
    Patent number: 4436443
    Abstract: The invention provides a connecting rod assembly (10) for use in linking a piston (11) to a crankshaft and particularly provides a means for precisely aligning and attaching the connecting rod cap (15) to the connecting rod (12). The connecting rod assembly (10) uses bolts (18) extending through the cap (15) and engaging female screw threads (22) in the rod (12) to retain the cap (15) in place. Truncated female screw threads (23) are provided in the cap (15) to engage and distort the threads on the bolt (18) as the bolt (18) is tightened to align the rod (12) and cap (15) and to lock the bolt (18) in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1984
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventor: Daniel F. McCormick
  • Connecting rod cap alignment
    Patent number: 4396309
    Abstract: The invention provides a connecting rod bolt (10) for maintaining precise alignment of the connecting rod (11) with the connecting rod cap (14). The connecting rod bolt (10) has a section (31) knurled to a diameter larger than the bores (30) in the rod and cap with which it mates. Upon insertion of the bolt (10) into the bore (30) the bolt will be precisely matched to the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1980
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1983
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventor: Daniel F. McCormick