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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:
Jan. 18, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 01, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Akihiko Hoshiba, Hamamatsu, JP;
Kazuhiro Nakamura, Hamamatsu, JP;
Assignee:
Sanshin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Hamamatsu, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
440-1 ; 440-2 ; 440 84 ;
Abstract
The present invention is an overheat detection system for an engine having at least one cooling jacket which is drained of coolant when the engine stops running. The detection system includes a sensor for sensing a temperature associated with the cooling jacket. The detection system is arranged to output an overheat signal in the event the temperature sensed by the sensor is above a predetermined temperature except within a predetermined time after the engine has been started.