Michael Joseph Freitag, 472932 Oaksbury Ct, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008

6482055, Nov 19, 2002

Aug 11, 2001

09/927713

Michael W. Freitag - Kenosha WI

Bombardier Motor Corporation of America - Grant FL

B63H 1101

440 46

A mechanism for cleaning out an inlet grate of a water jet propulsion system. The mechanism includes an actuator and a wiper. The actuator penetrates and is supported by a through-hull housing installed in an opening in the hull. The actuator is linearly displaceable relative to the through-hull housing by manipulation of a handle or other operator input device or system. An inlet grate comprising a plurality of cantilever tines is pivotably mounted to and supported by the through-hull housing. A weed wiper is connected to the end of the actuator remote from the end that is actuated by the boat operator. When the actuator is displaced downward, the weed wiper moves downward along a linear path. At the point in the wiper displacement where the wiper bar engages the tines of the inlet grate, the downwardly displacing weed wiper causes the grate to pivot downward. During this action, the wiper slides across the grate and pushes any weeds or other debris entangled on the grate toward the ends of the tines.

6558211, May 6, 2003

Aug 11, 2001

09/928062

Michael W. Freitag - Kenosha WI, 53143
James R. Jones - Neosho WI, 53059

B63H 11113

440 42

A water jet propulsion system has a flow-through housing with an impeller section, a convergent section having a discharge aperture, and a cup-shaped extension. An impeller is rotatable within the impeller section of the housing. A steering nozzle is pivotably mounted inside the cup-shaped extension for pivoting about an axis. The steering nozzle has an inlet opening with a width greater than its height, a laterally convergent section extending rearward from the inlet opening, and an outlet opening. Preferably the outlet opening of the steering nozzle is generally circular. The steering nozzle has a second section having a passage which is generally cylindrical or slightly convergent. The second section ends at the outlet opening. A support post extends radially outward from the steering nozzle, and a steering arm extends laterally and forward from the support post. A portion of the steering arm extends outside of and overhangs a portion of the cup-shaped extension.

4887290, Dec 12, 1989

Aug 5, 1987

7/083496

Dennis B. Dop - Antioch IL
Michael G. Freitag - Palos Park IL
Norbert W. Zawacki - Oak Lawn IL

H04M 1104
H04Q 704

379 33

A cellular backup system is provided for a standard security alarm network, so that upon the inoperativeness of the telephone land line, automatic switch over to the cellular system is achieved, so that a digital communicator or telephone tape dialer may still transmit its distress call to a central alarm station, via the cellular system. A line fault monitor is provided which automatically detects the outage of the land-based telephone system which, in turn, provides an output signal to a latching relay which causes the activation of a pair of switching relays to automatically switch the connection of the alarm communicator from the DB-8 cord of the land-based system to a cellular interface coupled to a conventional cellular transceiver of a cellular system. The switching relays are latched in the state connecting the alarm communicator to the cellular backup system and held in such a state, regardless of the state of the land-based system, as long as a manual rest switch has not been used. The pair of switching relays are also used for coupling a standard land telephone handset also to the cellular system upon the outage of the land-based lines.

5185779, Feb 9, 1993

Oct 30, 1989

7/414314

Dennis B. Dop - Antioch IL
Michael G. Freitag - Palos Park IL
Norbert W. Zawacki - Oak Lawn IL

H04M 1104
H04Q 704

379 33

A cellular backup system is provided for a standard security alarm network, so that upon the inoperativeness of the telephone land line, automatic switch over to the cellular system is achieved, so that a digital communicator or teleophone tape dialer may still transmit its distress call to a central alarm station, via the cellular system. A line fault monitor is provided which automatically detects the outage of the land-based telephone system which, in turn, provides an output signal to a latching relay which causes the activation of a pair of switching relays to automatically switch the connection of the alarm communicator from the DB-8 cord of the land-based system to a cellular interface coupled to a conventional cellular transceive of a cellular system. The switching relays are latched in the state connecting the alarm communicator to the cellular backup system and held in such a state, regardless of the state of the land-based system, as long as a manual rest switch has not been used. The pair of switching relays are also used for coupling a standard land telephone handset also to the cellular system upon the outage of the land-based lines.

6224435, May 1, 2001

Dec 24, 1999

9/469940

Michael W. Freitag - Kenosha WI
Paul E. Westhoff - Kenosha WI

Bombardier Motor Corporation of America - Grant FL

B63H 1101

440 38

A marine craft has with an inlet ramp, which increases in height as the inlet ramp extends rearward, and a cavity which communicates at its front with the rear of the inlet ramp. The cavity is open at its bottom and its rear. The marine craft is propelled by a jet pump apparatus having an inlet housing which is installed in the aforementioned hull cavity. The inlet housing defines an inlet volume in flow communication with the inlet ramp and a water tunnel in flow communication with the inlet volume. The inlet volume has a height which increases as it extends rearward. The inlet ramp and the inlet housing each have a lower U-shaped boundary, which boundaries are connected to form a generally rectangular inlet for water being sucked in by the water jet.

4959033, Sep 25, 1990

May 12, 1989

7/351865

Gerald F. Bland - Glenview IL
Michael W. Freitag - Kenosha WI
Martin J. Mondek - Wonder Lake IL

Outboard Marine Corporation - Waukegan IL

B63H 2114

440 76

A stern drive unit comprising a metal upper gear housing which is adapted to be mounted on the transom of a boat for pivotal movement relative thereto about a generally vertical steering axis and about a generally horizontal pivot axis, a generally vertical drive shaft rotatably supported by the upper gear housing and adapted to be driven by an engine, a lower gear housing fixed to the upper gear housing for common movement therewith, a propeller shaft which is rotatably supported by the lower gear housing, which is driven by the vertical drive shaft and which is adapted to have mounted thereon a propeller, and plastic covers covering more than a majority of the upper gear housing.

4850910, Jul 25, 1989

May 29, 1987

7/055733

Jeffery P. Higby - Waukegan IL
Kennedy K. McElroy - Lindenhurst IL
Arthur R. Ferguson - Waukegan IL
Gerald F. Bland - Glenview IL
Michael W. Freitag - Kenosha WI
Donald K. Sullivan - Prospect Heights IL

Outboard Marine Corporation - Waukegan IL

B63H 2128

440 75

Disclosed herein is a marine propulsion device comprising a lower unit including a gearcase, a driveshaft having an end extending into the gearcase, a pinion mounted on the end of the driveshaft, a propeller shaft bearing housing located within the gearcase having a forward end adjacent the pinion, a propeller shaft rotatably mounted in the propeller shaft bearing housing and having a rear end portion and a portion forwardly of the rear end portion, a propeller mounted on the rear end of the propeller shaft, a bevel gear adjacent the forward end of the propeller shaft bearing housing and engaging the pinion, the bevel gear including an annular forwardly facing thrust transferring surface, and an annular thrust transferring element mounted on the propeller shaft bearing housing and engageable with the annular forwardly facing thrust transferring surface so as to transfer thrust forwardly from the bevel gear through the thrust transferring element and to the propeller shaft bearing housing.

6244914, Jun 12, 2001

Dec 24, 1999

9/472714

Michael W. Freitag - Kenosha WI
Paul E. Westhoff - Kenosha WI
Richard M. McChesney - Waukegan WI
James R. Jones - Neosho WI

Bombardier Motor Corporation of America - Grant FL

B63H 11107

440 40

A water jet apparatus mounted to a horizontal hull section and having a shift and steering control assembly which penetrates a hole in that hull section. The shift and steering control assembly has a modular lever and shaft subassembly which is installed in the inlet housing, before the inlet housing is installed in the hull. The modular lever and shaft assembly includes a shift and steering control housing mounted to the inlet housing and having respective bores for housing shift and steering shafts. Upper shift and steering levers are coupled to the upper ends of the shift and steering shafts respectively, while lower shift and steering levers are coupled to the lower ends of the shift and steering shafts respectively. Respective control cables are attached to the upper levers inside the hull; respective control rods for operating a steering nozzle and a reverse gate are attached to the lower levers outside the hull.