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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Inventors:
David J. Hilbert, Black Creek, WI (US);
Gregg D. Langenfeld, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Ryan E. Mueller, Ripon, WI (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/10 (2006.01); F01N 3/28 (2006.01); F01N 13/00 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/2839 (2013.01); F01N 13/004 (2013.01);
Abstract
A marine propulsion device has an internal combustion engine that discharges exhaust gases, a driveshaft housing that is located vertically below the engine, and a catalyst that is sandwiched between opposing castings of the device that face each other at a split-line. The exhaust gases flow through the catalyst parallel to the split-line.