Patents by Inventor Jeffrey A. Vandenabeele

Jeffrey A. Vandenabeele 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).

  • Integrated intake plenum and crankcase cover for an outboard marine engine
    Patent number: 10006419
    Abstract: An outboard marine engine comprises a crankcase; a crankshaft disposed in the crankcase and being rotatable about a crankshaft axis; a crankcase cover on the crankcase, the crankcase cover enclosing the crankshaft in the crankcase; and an air intake plenum that is integrally formed with the crankcase cover. The air intake plenum conveys intake air for combustion in the outboard marine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel P. Hoffman, Jeffrey A. Vandenabeele, George D. Idzikowski