Patents by Inventor Glenn C. Beavis

Glenn C. Beavis 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).

  • Patent number: 4856483
    Abstract: In a marine fuel system for a fuel injected internal combustion engine, a fitting (50) is provided in the vapor supply line (41). The fitting (50) has a first reduced diameter passage (57) providing a vacuum bleed orifice passage partially venting vacuum from the induction manifold (17) to atmosphere, to limit peak vacuum applied to the vapor separator (33) from the induction manifold (17). The fitting (50) has a second reduced diameter passage (56) providing a flow restrictor passage limiting the volume of flow of fuel vapor from the vapor separator (33) to the induction manifold (17). The fitting (50) limits fuel vapor supplied from the vapor separator (33) to the induction manifold (17) at peak vacuum from the induction manifold (17) during rapid engine deceleration to prevent an overly rich fuel air mixture in the induction manifold (17) otherwise causing rough idling or stalling. The fitting (50) also solves hot restart problems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1989
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Glenn C. Beavis, Robert J. Hensel