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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:
Mar. 16, 1993
Filed:
Feb. 11, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gerald Haft, Brookfield, WI (US);
Assignee:
Outboard Marine Corporation, Waukegan, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1231 / ; 1231 / ; 123 / ;
Abstract
An internal combustion engine including an engine block defining first and second cylinders with first and second crankcases associated with the first and second cylinders. An oil passageway communicates with each of the crankcases and a conduit is connected to the oil passageway to supply oil to the crankcases. A check valve is located in either the oil passageway or the conduit.