Fna Group, Inc.

Impact Consulting and Engineering LLC

Richard J Gilpatrick

Gus Alexander

Chris Alexander

Robert E Dowd

Christopher C Alexander

Paulo Rogerio Funk Kolicheski

George Panagiotis Klonis

Brian W Hubbard

Shawn M Mulkins

Michael Heggen Inouye

Daniel L Riley

Peter David Joseph

William N Alexander

Yeng Her

Ryan Daniel Sherwood

Michael C Hansen

Gino Anthony Mueller

Jeffrey Coughlin

Joshua Skrzypchak

James Lowell McNaughton, Jr

Paulo Rogerio Funk Kolisheski

William Alexander

Giles Denham

Systems and methods are provided for transferring fluid between a container and a reservoir. In an embodiment, a system may include a container having an interior volume configured to hold a volume of fluid. An adapter may be associated with the container for providing fluid communication with the volume of fluid. A receiver may be configured to be fluidly coupled with a reservoir. The receiver may be configured to releasably engage the adapter, and may include a valve configured to be opened when the adapter is engaged with the receiver to allow fluid transfer between the container and the reservoir.

Fluid filling system

Filler assembly

An aluminum alloy is provided including between about 7.5-9.5 wt. % silicon, between about 3.0-4.0 wt. % copper, and between about 0.01-5.0 wt. % titanium. The aluminum alloy may include up to about 1.3 wt. % iron, up to about 0.5 wt. % manganese, up to about 0.1 wt. % magnesium, up to about 3.0 wt. % zinc, and up to about 0.35 wt. % tin. The balance of the aluminum alloy may include aluminum.

Aluminum alloy

A fluid sensing safety may include a pump, and a prime mover configured to drive the pump. A fluid vessel may be associated with the pump. A sensing system may be configured to determine the presence of fluid within the fluid vessel.

Fluid sensing safety

An internal combustion engine may include a first piston reciprocatingly disposed in a first cylinder, and a second piston reciprocatingly disposed in a second cylinder. A crankshaft may be coupled with the first piston and the second piston for rotational motion associated with reciprocating movement of at least one of the first piston and the second piston. A combustion chamber may be fluidly coupled with the first cylinder and the second cylinder. An intake valve may provide selective fluid communication between an intake system and the combustion chamber. The intake valve may be generally centrally disposed relative to the first cylinder and the second cylinder. An exhaust valve may provide selective fluid communication between an exhaust system and the combustion chamber. An ignition source may be at least partially disposed within the combustion chamber.

Multiple cylinder engine

An extension cord includes a plurality of electrical conductors. A plug is configured to electrically couple a first respective end of the plurality of electrical conductors with an electrical receptacle of a power source. An outlet assembly is coupled with a second respective end of the plurality of electrical conductors. The outlet assembly may include one or more outlet receptacles configured to provide electrical power from the power source. A power meter may be configured to measure an electrical draw through the outlet assembly and to provide a user perceptible output based upon the measured electrical draw. A carbon monoxide monitor may be configured to detect an environmental carbon monoxide level proximate the outlet assembly and to provide a user perceptible indication when the detected environment carbon monoxide level exceeds a threshold.

Extension cord

An internal combustion engine may include a first piston reciprocatingly disposed in a first cylinder, and a second piston reciprocatingly disposed in a second cylinder. A crankshaft may be coupled with the first piston and the second piston for rotational motion associated with reciprocating movement of at least one of the first piston and the second piston. A combustion chamber may be fluidly coupled with the first cylinder and the second cylinder. An ignition source may be at least partially disposed within the combustion chamber. An intake valve may provide selective fluid communication between an intake system and the combustion chamber, and an exhaust valve may provide selective fluid communication between an exhaust system and the combustion chamber.

A pump includes a cam plate, and an input shaft for rotationally driving the cam plate. A pump housing at least partially surrounds the cam plate and defines a cam plate oil reservoir around at least a portion of the cam plate. A bearing support is at least partially disposed within the cam plate oil reservoir. The bearing support defines a bearing oil reservoir at least partially surrounding a portion of the input shaft. At least one passage extends between the bearing oil reservoir and the cam plate oil reservoir. Dynamic motion imparted on oil within the cam plate oil reservoir facilitates migration of oil from the cam plate oil reservoir through a bearing at least partially supported by the bearing support into the bearing oil reservoir and through the at least one passage into the cam plate oil reservoir.

Pump having a passage extending between a cam plate oil reservoir and a bearing oil reservoir

A pressure washer system includes a fluid pump having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. A flow sensor is in fluid communication with one of the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet. An internal combustion engine is in driving communication with the fluid pump. A control module is mounted to the fluid pump. The control module is configured to receive an indication of flow through the fluid pump and to control a starting operation of the internal combustion engine to start the internal combustion engine in response to receiving the indication of flow through the fluid pump when the internal combustion engine is not running.

Pressure washer system

An internal combustion engine may include a first piston reciprocatingly disposed in a first cylinder, a combustion chamber fluidly coupled with the first cylinder, and an ignition source at least partially disposed within the combustion chamber. An intake valve may provide selective fluid communication between an intake system and the combustion chamber, an exhaust valve may provide selective fluid communication between an exhaust system and the combustion chamber. A second piston may be reciprocatingly disposed within a second cylinder, configured to draw a fluid into the second cylinder via a fluid inlet, and expel the fluid via a fluid outlet. A pressure accumulator may receive the fluid from the second cylinder and provide a reservoir of pressurized fluid. A crankshaft may be coupled with the first piston and the second piston for rotational motion associated with reciprocating movement of the first piston and the second piston.

An electric starting system is provided for an engine. The electric starting system may include a self-contained housing configured to be mounted between an engine and a tool driven by the engine. The electric starting system may also include an electric motor mounted to the housing, the electric motor configured rotationally engage an output shaft of the engine to effectuate starting of the engine.

Engine starting system

An internal combustion engine may include a first piston reciprocatingly disposed in a first cylinder, a combustion chamber fluidly coupled with the first cylinder, and an ignition source at least partially disposed within the combustion chamber. An intake valve may provide selective fluid communication between an intake system and the combustion chamber, and an exhaust valve may provide selective fluid communication between an exhaust system and the combustion chamber. A second piston may be reciprocatingly disposed within a second cylinder. An inlet associated with the second cylinder may be fluidly coupled with the intake system, and an outlet may be fluidly coupled with one or more of the first cylinder and the combustion chamber. A crankshaft may be coupled with the first piston and the second piston for rotational motion associated with reciprocating movement of the first piston and the second piston.

Fluid pump

An internal combustion engine may include a first piston reciprocatingly disposed in a first cylinder, a combustion chamber fluidly coupled with the first cylinder, and an ignition source at least partially disposed within the combustion chamber. An intake valve may provide selective fluid communication between an intake system and the combustion chamber, and an exhaust valve may provide selective fluid communication between an exhaust system and the combustion chamber. A second piston may be reciprocatingly disposed within a second cylinder. A crankshaft may be coupled with the first piston and the second piston for rotational motion associated with reciprocating movement of the first piston and the second piston.

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Burlington, WI, United States of America

Richard J Gilpatrick