Patents by Inventor Lyle E. Weed

Lyle E. Weed 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).

  • Equalizer port
    Patent number: 4928636
    Abstract: A port for equalizing the pressure between crankcase compartments of a two-cycle internal combustion crankcase compression engine. In one form of the invention, the port is formed in a common web between the crankcase compartments. In another form of the invention, a pair of ports are located in a common reed block, each of the ports being in communication with one of the crankcase compartments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1990
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventor: Lyle E. Weed
  • Outboard propulsion gearcase
    Patent number: 4373922
    Abstract: An outboard drive unit for a watercraft having a through-the-propeller hub exhaust system for engine exhaust has a bearing support member (22) which carries the propeller shaft (18) and separates the exhaust passages from the propeller shaft gears (24) and (25). Lubricant retaining surfaces (4B) are formed on the bearing support member (22) to prevent corrosion between the support member (22) and housing (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1980
    Date of Patent: February 15, 1983
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventor: Lyle E. Weed