Outboard engine assembly
US12221921B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 8, 2023 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02B2075/027
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An outboard engine assembly has an engine unit including an engine unit housing, an internal combustion engine disposed in the engine unit housing, the engine defining at least one combustion chamber, an exhaust system fluidly communicating with the at least one combustion chamber for supplying exhaust gases from the at least one combustion chamber to an exterior of the outboard engine assembly, a gearcase connected to the engine unit housing, a control module connected to the engine for controlling at least one operating parameter of the outboard engine assembly, and a water sensor disposed at least in part in the exhaust system for detecting presence of water in the exhaust system, the water sensor being in communication with the control module, and a propulsion device operatively connected to the engine.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.