Patents by Inventor Steven D. Burmeister

Steven D. Burmeister 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: 5410110
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an air silencer mounting arrangement comprising a carburetor having an air induction passage including an air inlet portion, an air silencer having a wall extending transversely in adjacently spaced relation to the induction passage and including an outlet port in co-axial relation with the air induction passage, a sleeve having an inner end portion received in the inlet portion of the carburetor in telescopic engagement therewith, and an outer end portion, and a ring shaped elastomeric member sealingly engaging the outer end portion of the sleeve and the wall of the air silencer to sealingly and removably connect the air silencer to the carburetor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1995
    Assignee: Outboard Marine Corporation
    Inventors: Steven D. Burmeister, Thomas A. Busse, Kathleen A. Hansen
  • Patent number: 5080618
    Abstract: A marine propulsion device comprising a lower unit, a propeller shaft rotatably supported by the lower unit and adapted to support a propeller, an engine supported by the lower unit and drivingly connected to the propeller, the engine including an engine block, and a throttle arm movably mounted on the engine block, a control cable operably connected to the throttle arm, a mechanism for removably securing the control cable to the engine block, and a cowl assembly surrounding the engine and including a pan-like lower cover member and a dome-shaped upper cover member, one of the cover members having therein an access opening affording access to the mechanism for securing the control cable to the engine block, and an access cover removably secured to the cover member in covering relation to the access opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1992
    Assignee: Outboard Marine Corporation
    Inventors: William D. Dunham, Steven D. Burmeister, H. Norman Petersen, John A. Pierman, Charles T. Rogan, Louis R. Neal
  • Patent number: 5052353
    Abstract: A marine propulsion device comprising a lower unit, a propeller shaft rotatably supported by the lower unit and adapted to support a propeller, an engine supported by the lower unit and drivingly connected to the propeller shaft, and a cowl assembly surrounding the engine and including a lower cover member having an upper end, an upper cover member having a lower end, a seal located between the upper end and the lower end, and interengaging mechanisms on the seal and on one of the upper and lower cover members for securing the seal to the one of the upper and lower cover members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1991
    Assignee: Outboard Marine Corporation
    Inventors: William D. Dunham, Steven D. Burmeister, H. Norman Petersen, John A. Pierman, Charles T. Rogan, Jerry A. Hladilek