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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 1985
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alvin R Zemlicka, Elkhart Lake, WI (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Skokie, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
440 89 ; 1375278 ; 251338 ;
Abstract
A valve (22) is provided in the exhaust system of a marine engine (11) which discharges its exhaust underwater. The valve (22) includes a valve member (23) formed of a stainless steel plate (24) and of silicon rubber (29). Holes (28) are provided in the plate (24) to form a mechanical bond with the silicon rubber molded to the plate (24).