Patents by Inventor Geroge L. Broughton

Geroge L. Broughton 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 propulsion internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 5088344
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine comprising an engine block, a crankshaft rotatably supported by the block and including an axis, a first portion which is cylindrical in shape, which is concentric with the axis, and which has a uniform radius, and a second portion extending from the first portion in concentric relation thereto and having a radius less than the radius of the first portion to define a radially extending shoulder on the first portion, a flywheel including a surface engaging the shoulder, and a central aperture receiving the second portion of the crankshaft and having a radius less then the radius of the first portion, and bolts extending through the flywheel and into the first portion of the crankshaft for securing the flywheel to the crankshaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1992
    Assignee: Outboard Marine Corporation
    Inventors: Philip A. Anderson, William A. Bernau, Paul W. Breckenfeld, Geroge L. Broughton, Wallace R. Karrasch