Patents by Inventor Kathleen A. Appelt

Kathleen A. Appelt 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).

  • Fuel supply system component assembly
    Patent number: 5024188
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an engine comprising an engine block, a crankcase cover mounted on the engine block and including opposite first and second sides, a first carburetor mounted on the block at the first side of the crankcase cover, a second carburetor mounted on the block at the second side of the crankcase cover, a bracket supported by the crankcase cover intermediate the first and second carburetors, and a fuel supply component mounted on the bracket and comprising one of a fuel pump, an oil pump, a combined fuel and oil pump, a fuel vapor separator, a fuel vapor pump, a fuel filter, a primer fuel control valve, and a vacuum switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1991
    Assignee: Outboard Marine Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Hartke, Kathleen A. Appelt