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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7395818 | Multi-gaseous fuel control device for a combustion engine with a carburetor A fuel control device for a combustion engine capable of running on any one of a plurality of fuels has a fuel selection module with a plurality of fuel type settings for selecting a specific fuel type whereupon the fuel control device controls the outlet pressure o... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7370643 | Internal combustion engine having compressed air supply passages therein for routing compressed air to charge injectors A V-type internal combustion engine includes cylinder heads having respective compressed-air supply channels extending therein for providing fluid communication between an air compressor and charge injectors. Formation of condensation in the compressed-air supply ch... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367228 | (Seat) force measuring device with a spring housing, inductive sensor and stops The two housing parts are used as springing means which are mounted behind each other, thereby extending the full spring path. Despite the soft springs obtained by the housing, the individual housing parts can be manufactured from a stable material so that they rema... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7337799 | Gaseous fuel vehicle and automatic vent system A vehicle (1) equipped with a tank (2) for storage of a fluid under pressure on the vehicle, the tank being connected to at least one vent channel (3 and 33), the vent channel leading to a discharge orifice (34), the vent channel b... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7320313 | Differential pressure regulator for fuel systems A differential pressure regulator includes a housing having a first and second chamber, a fuel pump inlet, a passage, and a return orifice. The fuel pump inlet is in fluid communication with the passage and the first chamber while the return orifice is in fluid comm... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7302938 | Mechanical returnless fuel system A mechanical returnless fuel system comprises a fuel pump having an output for supplying fuel to fuel injectors of an automotive engine. The fuel system includes a pressure regulating valve that returns a portion of the pump output in excess of engine fuel usage to ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7278401 | Fuel pressure regulator housing A housing for a fuel pressure regulator includes a body having a fuel inlet, a fuel outlet, a plurality of retention members, a bypass fitting, and preferably an electrical fitting and a ground fitting. Each retention member includes a catch that is constructed to e... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7267108 | Fuel system pressure relief valve with integral accumulator A fuel pressure relief system in an engine fuel system having a fuel line is shown. In one example, the system has a pressure relief valve in the fuel line; and a pressure relief assembly coupled to the relief valve, the assembly having an accumulator in communicati... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7252071 | Fuel rail Embodiments include a fuel rail and method for making the fuel rail. Embodiments of the fuel rail include an elongate tubular body with a wall defining a lumen, the elongate tubular body formed with a thermoset composite material, and a pressure port having a lumen ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7228849 | Conical concave cap pressure relief valve A pressure relief valve useful in vehicle fuel delivery systems includes a spring biased, concave conical flow directing surface and a spherical valve seat. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7216635 | Evaporative emission controls in a fuel system A method, fuel system, and components for facilitating the delivery of liquid fuel from a fuel tank in fluid communication with a float bowl carburetor of an internal combustion engine, wherein evaporative emissions of the fuel from the fuel tank and float bowl carb... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210462 | Support element A support element for the mutual support of a fuel injector in a valve seat, in particular of the valve seat of a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine, and of the fuel injector at a fuel distribution line has a clasp and thereon developed radially and axia... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7192665 | Regulator for fuel cell A regulator for use with fuel cells, which is mounted in a pressure controller of a fuel cell system, has a first diaphragm flexible under the pressure of pilot air supplied as an oxidizing agent to a pilot chamber, a second diaphragm flexible under the pressure of ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7168414 | Marine vapor separator with bypass line In a fuel supply system, liquid fuel is supplied to a marine engine from a fuel tank (10). The fuel first passes through a water filter (14), a lift pump (18) and is temporarily deposited in a vapor separator (20) where vapors given off f... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7131457 | Flow-through pressure regulator including a perforated diaphragm-to-seat spring retainer A flow-through pressure regulator includes a retainer that secures a diaphragm relative to a seat, and includes a cylindrical portion, an axial end portion and an annular portion. The cylindrical portion extends about a longitudinal axis and is fixed with respect to... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7124745 | Fuel injection system for two-cycle engines A fuel injection system for two-cycle engines comprising high pressure fuel injectors adapted to be installed in a two-cycle gas engine assembly. ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7111639 | Pressure regulator including a press-fit spring retainer A pressure regulator includes a housing, a divider including a first valve member, and a second valve member. The housing includes an inlet and an outlet, and defines an interior volume. The divider separates the interior volume into first and second chambers, and i... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7093584 | Fuel injector noise mufflers Several embodiments of noise reduction apparatus for a fuel injector are disclosed and include perforated tubes, side branch filters and expansion chambers strategically located between a respective injector and the fuel rail to target and reduce high frequency nois... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7063104 | Flow-through pressure regulator including a closure member assembly integrated with a housing A flow-through pressure regulator includes a divider, a closure member and a housing. The divider separates a first chamber from a second chamber, and includes a passage that provides fluid communication between the first and second chambers. The closure member move... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7040344 | Pressure regulator including a fixed valve ball and method of assembling the same A pressure regulator includes a housing, a divider, and a valve. The housing includes an inlet and an outlet. The divider separates the housing into a first chamber and a second chamber. And the valve includes a spherical valve ball and a seat. The spherical valve b... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040272 | Multiple electronic control throttle body for outboard motor A plurality of intake passages (2) provided in a horizontal direction in an electronically controlled throttle body (1) are arranged in a vertical direction. A throttle valve shaft (3) constituted by one shaft penetrates the intake passages (... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6986338 | Fluid flow pressure regulator A fuel vapor pressure regulator by which the input pressure of an input fluid is regulated by the opening and closing of a valve unit controlled by a piston pressure sensor, the operation of which is, in turn, controlled by a movement of a preset bias, the output pr... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6951206 | Automotive fuel supply apparatus A fuel pressure detector and a pressure accumulator are disposed in a fuel distribution line, an engine control apparatus controlling activation of a fuel pump based on output from the fuel pressure detector. The fuel pump is activated at maximum capacity to fill th... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6942787 | Filter module with pressure regulator A filter module for an automotive fuel supply system includes a housing, a filter mounted in the housing, a pressure regulator conduit mounted in the housing, and a pressure regulator. The housing includes a module inlet and a module outlet. The filter is in fluid c... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6918381 | Fuel return valve A fuel return valve comprises a housing and a closing unit, a first passage, which is line-connected to a fuel pump, a second passage, which is line-connected to an internal combustion engine, and a third passage, which is line-connected to the fuel tank, as well as... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6901964 | Vehicle fuel pulse damper A fuel pressure pulse damper includes metallic damper body defining a chamber in which a flexible diaphragm is received in a manner to dampen fuel pressure pulses between a fuel pump and fuel injectors of a vehicle fuel system. The damper body includes a barbed fitt... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6882929 | NOx emission-control system using a virtual sensor A method and system may be provided to perform a process for controlling NOx emissions of an target engine. In one embodiment of the invention, the process may include determining predicted NOx values based on a model reflecting a predetermined... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6843232 | Positive stop diaphragm assembly for fuel pressure regulator A fuel pressure regulator for use with an internal combustion engine includes a housing, a valve assembly in the housing, an elastic diaphragm connecting the valve assembly to the housing, a stop on one of the housing and the support and a spring between the housing... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6837220 | Multiple cylinder engine A multiple cylinder engine controls an air/fuel ratio accurately by improved detection of the fluctuations in a vacuum due to a change in the openings of throttle valves. The multiple cylinder engine includes a plurality of intake passages that independently feed in... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6834673 | Pump module with pressure regulator A pump module for mounting in a fuel tank of an automotive fuel supply system includes a housing, a fuel pump mounted in the housing, a pressure regulator conduit mounted in the housing, and a pressure regulator. The housing includes a module inlet and a module outl... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6796291 | Intake pressure sensor arrangement for engine A multi-cylinder engine includes a plurality of combustion chambers and employs an improved intake pressure sensor arrangement to control fuel injection into the combustion chambers. A plurality of intake conduits define intake passages through which air flows to th... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6769409 | Fuel injector supporting device A fuel injector support assembly for mounting a fuel injector to the cylinder head of an engine. The fuel injector support assembly includes a fuel injector clamp attached to a bracket. The bracket is secured to the cylinder head by cylinder head mounting bolts, whi... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6761152 | Engine with injector fuel control system and method A method for extending the operating range of engine fuel injectors fed by a pressurized fuel system includes operating the fuel system at a controlled lower fuel pressure during engine operation in a lower power range, and operating the fuel system at a controlled ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6748924 | Method and system for controlling fuel injection A fuel injection control method using a system comprising a high-pressure pump for pumping fuel, a fuel-pressure control valve disposed in a fuel bypass line communicating an output port and an input port of said high-pressure pump, and a controller for regulating f... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6655337 | V-type 2-cylinder engine A V-type 2-cylinder engine capable of distributing air-fuel mixtures equally to each cylinder, having a fuel injection device compact in its arrangement by making effective use of a V-space between the cylinders, and having an improved assembly performanc... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6550464 | System for controlling engine exhaust temperature A system is provided for limiting engine exhaust temperature to a maximum temperature limit. The system is operable to limit either a first or a second fueling parameter in accordance with an engine exhaust temperature estimation model. An engine exhaust ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6523566 | Filter for pressure regulator An internal fuel filter for a pressure regulator having a body that encloses a fuel flow path. A first support includes a first surface adapted to be sealingly surrounded by the body. A second support is spaced from the first support along an axis. At lea... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6513501 | Flat tubular pressure damper for damping fluid pressure pulsations in fluid lines The invention relates to a flat tubular damper for damping fluid pressure pulsations in fluid lines, in particular fuel pressure pulsations in fuel supply lines of motor vehicles, having at least one elongated chamber whose cross section is small in compa... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6431838 | Drive unit for driving fuel pump for small sized vehicle A drive unit for driving a fuel pump for a small-sized vehicle, which is capable of reducing the current consumption of the fuel pump. A drive unit includes an ECU for controlling the fuel injection amount of a fuel injector. The ECU drives the fuel pump ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6422265 | Valve seat for fuel pressure regulator A valve seat for a fuel pressure regulator includes a valve body adapted to be disposed in the fuel pressure regulator and a passageway extending axially through the valve body. The passageway is tapered through the valve body to reduce fluid flow cavitat... | 07/23/2002 |
