Patents by Inventor Sunil K. R. Patil

Sunil K. R. Patil 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).

  • Marine engine exhaust systems having an oxygen sensor
    Patent number: 8696777
    Abstract: A marine engine exhaust system has an exhaust conduit conveying engine exhaust gas from upstream to downstream, a sensor sensing oxygen content of the exhaust gas in the conduit, and a shield located in the conduit. The shield is configured to shield the sensor from deleterious effects of liquid when liquid and exhaust gas is reverted in the exhaust conduit from downstream to upstream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Sunil K. R. Patil, Scott C. Morton, Andrew J. Przybyl, John A. Voit, Ronald L. Hall, Daniel B. Slanker
  • Spray shield for surface-piercing gearcase
    Patent number: 8545280
    Abstract: A marine drive has a lower drive unit including a gearcase with a vertical strut having a lower horizontal torpedo with an aft propeller. An anti-ventilation plate on the strut is spaced above the torpedo. A spray shield plate on the strut is spaced above the torpedo and below the anti-ventilation plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Sunil K. R. Patil, John O. Scherer