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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Inventors:
Robert Koenen, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Matthew Markowski, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Michael Meyer, Sussex, WI (US);
James Nommensen, Oak Creek, WI (US);
Assignee:
Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/08 (2006.01); F04B 17/06 (2006.01); F04B 17/05 (2006.01); F02N 11/10 (2006.01); F04B 49/02 (2006.01); F02N 11/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 17/06 (2013.01); F02N 11/0803 (2013.01); F02N 11/0862 (2013.01); F02N 11/101 (2013.01); F04B 17/05 (2013.01); F02N 11/0848 (2013.01); F02N 11/14 (2013.01); F04B 49/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An internal combustion engine includes an engine block including a cylinder, a piston positioned within the cylinder, a crankshaft configured to be driven by the piston, a fuel system for supplying an air-fuel mixture to the cylinder, and an electric starting system including a starter motor, a battery receiver, and a lithium-ion battery removably attached to the battery receiver, wherein the lithium-ion battery is configured to power the starter motor to start the engine.