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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:
May. 19, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 15, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard Salvatore Mazzella, Eastpointe, MI (US);
Michael Joseph Schrader, Belleville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123 544 ;
Abstract
An internal combustion engine with a single camshaft and a vee type configuration has an external bulkhead extending between the banks of cylinders. The bulkhead is supported by ribs extending vertically and generally laterally between the cylinder banks.