Peter G Lucier, 586623 Country Club Cir, Dallas, TX 75214

6453877, Sep 24, 2002

Nov 28, 2000

09/681020

Peter E. Lucier - Chicago IL
Richard P. Kolb - Prairieview IL
Harvey Ruth - Maryland Heights MO

Outboard Marine Corporation - Waukegan IL

F02M 3704

123497, 123457

A fuel delivery system uses a single electric fuel pump to deliver fuel to a fuel injected engine and returns excess fuel to the single electric fuel pump via a vapor separator and two pressure regulators. A primer bulb draws fuel from a fuel tank with a fuel supply line and transfers the fuel to the single electric fuel pump. The single electric fuel pump delivers fuel to a fuel rail assembly, which enables fuel to be distributed to each fuel injector during engine operation. A fuel return line connects the fuel rail assembly to the single electric fuel pump via the vapor separator to remove excess fuel from the fuel rail assembly and to transfer the excess fuel back to the single electric fuel pump for re-circulation. The first pressure regulator maintains a substantially constant pressure within the fuel injectors while the vapor separator purges entrained gas from the excess liquid fuel to avoid vapor lock. The second pressure regulator allows transfer of fuel to the single electric fuel pump from the vapor separator while preventing reverse flow of fuel from the fuel tank to the vapor separator.

7758393, Jul 20, 2010

Jun 27, 2008

12/147686

Peter Lucier - Chicago IL, US
Darrell Wiatrowski - Beach Park IL, US
George Broughton - Wadsworth IL, US
Glendon Chesser, Jr. - Gurnee IL, US

BRP US Inc. - Sturtevant WI

B63H 1/15
B63H 21/30
B63H 5/20
B63H 5/125
B63H 20/08

440 52, 440 53

A marine outboard engine has a cowling, an engine, a driveshaft operatively connected to the crankshaft, a gear case, a transmission disposed in the gear case and connected to the driveshaft, a propeller shaft disposed generally perpendicular to the driveshaft and operatively connected to the transmission, and a bladed rotor connected to the propeller shaft. A pair of engine mounts are operatively connected to the engine. Each engine mount defines an engine mount working axis. A steering shaft is operatively pivotally connected to the engine mounts. The engine mount working axes are generally perpendicular to the steering axis and pass through the steering shaft. A stern bracket is operatively pivotally connected to the steering shaft for mounting the outboard engine to a boat. A marine outboard engine where primary axes of the engine mounts pass through the steering shaft is also disclosed.

6318344, Nov 20, 2001

Jul 6, 2000

9/610793

Peter E. Lucier - Chicago IL
Richard P. Kolb - Prairieview IL

Bombardier Motor Corporation of America - Grant FL

F02M 3304

123516

A dead-headed or returnless fuel delivery system uses a single electric fuel pump to deliver fuel to a two-stroke fuel injected engine. The fuel pump draws fuel from a fuel tank via a fuel supply network or a fuel supply line, transfers the fuel through a fuel connector and a fuel filter, and delivers the fuel to a vapor separator. Fuel is then distributed to the fuel injectors without returning any fuel to the fuel delivery system. An engine control unit (ECU), connected to a pressure sensor, supplies a fuel supply signal to the fuel pump to maintain the supplied pressure P at a reference pressure Po.