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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:
Jun. 15, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sanshin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Hamamatsu, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
440 89 ; 60302 ;
Abstract
A number of embodiments of an exhaust system for outboard motors that includes a trap portion in a conduit which conveys the exhaust gases from an expansion chamber formed in the drive shaft housing to an underwater exhaust gas discharge. The trap portion has a horizontal section that is disposed above the water level, and various orientations are depicted. In addition, a catalyst is also provided, and the catalyst is protected from water also by the construction.