CHARLES HENRY EICHINGER
Pilots at Brentwood Dr, Oshkosh, WI

7850496, Dec 14, 2010

Jan 11, 2008

11/972979

Charles H. Eichinger - Oshkosh WI, US

Brunswick Corporation - Lake Forest IL

B63H 20/00

440 88L, 123196 R, 184 6

A lubrication draining and filling system provides oil passages that direct a flow of liquid oil from a bottom region of an oil sump, located within a rotatable portion of the marine propulsion system, to a discharge port which is connectable in fluid communication with a device that can sufficiently lower the pressure at the discharge port to induce the upward flow of oil from the lower portion of the oil sump within the gear case. The cavity of the oil sump within the gear case is disposed within a rotatable portion of the marine propulsion device while the discharge port is located within a stationary portion of the marine propulsion device. A transitional region comprises a space located between the stationary and rotatable portions. The oil can therefore flow from a rotatable portion, into the space, and then from the space into the stationary portion which allows it to be removed from the marine propulsion device.

7806740, Oct 5, 2010

Oct 13, 2008

12/250044

Christopher J. Taylor - Fond du Lac WI, US
Charles H. Eichinger - Oshkosh WI, US
Nathan C. King - Fond du Lac WI, US

Brunswick Corporation - Lake Forest IL

F01P 3/20, F28F 9/02, F28F 9/04, F01P 7/14

440 88HE, 123 411

An oil temperature moderating system of an outboard motor causes cooling water to be warmed to a predefined magnitude of temperature and then conducted through a temperature responsive valve to a coolant conduit, or coolant jacket, in thermal communication with oil within an oil sump of the outboard motor. In this way, the oil within the oil sump is continuously disposed in thermal communication with cooling water that has achieved a temperature controlled by a thermostat or similar device and, as a result, is above the temperature of the water drawn from a body of water in which the outboard motor is operated. This type of system reduces the temperature of oil in the oil sump when it is greater than the cooling water flowing through the thermostat and raises the temperature of oil in the oil sump when it is cooler than water flowing through the thermostat.

8540536, Sep 24, 2013

Nov 11, 2010

12/944454

Charles H. Eichinger - Oshkosh WI, US
Gregg D. Langenfeld - Fond du Lac WI, US

Brunswick Corporation - Lake Forest IL

F01P 3/12

440 88K, 440 88 C, 440 88 G, 440 88 J

A cooling system for a marine engine has an elongated exhaust conduit comprising a first end receiving hot exhaust gas from the marine engine and a second end discharging the exhaust gas; and an elongated cooling water jacket extending adjacent to the exhaust conduit. The cooling water jacket receives raw cooling water at a location proximate to the second end of the exhaust conduit, conveys raw cooling water adjacent to the exhaust conduit to thereby cool the exhaust conduit and warm the raw cooling water, and thereafter discharges the warmed cooling water to cool the internal combustion engine.

7637792, Dec 29, 2009

May 13, 2008

12/119925

Richard A. Davis - Mequon WI, US
Charles H. Eichinger - Oshkosh WI, US
Wayne M. Jaszewski - Jackson WI, US
George E. Phillips - Oshkosh WI, US

Brunswick Corporation - Lake Forest IL

B63H 20/14

440 75, 416134 R, 416169 R

A shock absorber for a marine propulsion device is configured to provide an adapter, coupler and resilient device which can be assembled into a unit, or module, that can be inserted into a propeller. The resilient device includes two helical springs that urge the coupler into a central position with respect to the adapter and resist relative axial motion between the adapter and coupler. The shock absorber is intended to absorb the forces which occur during a shift from neutral to forward gear of the marine propulsion device.

2009027, Oct 29, 2009

Jul 3, 2007

11/824782

Charles H. Eichinger - Oshkosh WI, US

B63H 21/38

440 89 R

An exhaust system for a marine propulsion device is configured to dispose two exhaust conduits in generally concentric overlapping relation with each other in order to minimize the potential cross sectional area of a leak path in the event that a seal fails. One of the exhaust conduits extends through a transom or other surface of a marine vessel and another exhaust conduit conducts exhaust gas from an engine to the exhaust conduit extending through the surface of the marine vessel.

6113443, Sep 5, 2000

May 10, 1999

9/307832

Charles H. Eichinger - Oshkosh WI

Brunswick Corporation - Lake Forest IL

B63H 11113

440 42

A trim tab is provided in the internal portion of a nozzle of a jet propulsion system. The trim tab can be rotating about an axis to expose a surface of the trim tab to the jet stream of water passing through the nozzles of the jet propulsion system. The exposure of one of the trim tab surfaces creates a thrust vector in either the port or starboard direction which creates a corrective thrust, in a desired direction, which overcomes any manufacturing misalignments.

7584934, Sep 8, 2009

Aug 13, 2007

11/891705

Charles H. Eichinger - Oshkosh WI, US

Brunswick Corporation - Lake Forest IL

F16M 1/00

248640, 114112

A clamp member is provided with numerous lightening holes which comprise cavities and depressions formed on an inner surface of the clamp member. Bolt holes are provided through upper and lower surfaces of the clamp member and extend through the cavities. A reduced volume of the clamp member allows it to be manufactured from materials that are generally heavier than aluminum, but less susceptible to galvanic corrosion.

4402675, Sep 6, 1983

May 29, 1981

6/268227

Charles H. Eichinger - Oshkosh WI

Brunswick Corporation - Skokie IL

B63H 2126

440 53

The invention provides an outboard motor tilt mechanism for releasably supporting the propulsion unit in several elevated positions. A swivel bracket (16) is pivotally supported on a transom bracket (11) to provide tilting movement. A support arm (17) pivotally attached to the transom bracket (11) has an elongated slot slidably engaging a locking pin (21) fixed to the swivel bracket (16). A control handle (25) controls the tension on spring (28) to either permit or prevent engagement of the locking pin (21) with locking recesses (22, 23, 24) in the support arm (17).

7435147, Oct 14, 2008

Jun 8, 2007

11/811030

Charles H. Eichinger - Oshkosh WI, US

Brunswick Corporation - Lake Forest IL

B63H 20/34

440 78, 114127, 114140, 441 79

A marine propulsion device is provided with a breakaway skeg having first and second attachment points. The first and second attachment points are configured to result in the second attachment points disengaging from a gear case or housing structure prior to the first attachment point. The attachment points can comprise open or closed slots and, when an open slot is used for the first attachment point, it can be provided with a first edge along which a first pin can exert a force along a preselected angle in response to an impact force on the skeg. The arrangement of attachment points allows a reaction force at the second pin to be predetermined in a way that assures the detachment of the skeg from the housing structure prior to the detachment of the housing structure from another structure, such as the boat hull, or transom.

7867046, Jan 11, 2011

Jan 7, 2008

11/970141

Charles H. Eichinger - Oshkosh WI, US

Brunswick Corporation - Lake Forest IL

B63H 5/125

440 56, 440112

A marine drive has a break-away mount provided by hollowed-out threaded fasteners mounting first and second sections of the drive and breaking away in response to a given underwater impact against the second section to protect the first section and the vessel.