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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7779862 | Reservoir assembly A reservoir assembly for retaining a fluid includes a body having a base and external side walls defining a cavity. A baffle has a top surface spanning the cavity and includes a peripheral wall substantially conforming to the external side walls and extending to the... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7353807 | Jet pump assembly of a fuel system for a combustion engine A fuel system has a jet pump assembly that fills a fuel reservoir for providing a reliable source of fuel to an electric motor fuel pump located in a fuel tank for a combustion engine. The electric fuel pump preferably delivers fuel at a controlled pressure to a ser... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7303378 | Apparatus for delivering fuel from a tank to an internal combustion engine The fuel supply apparatus according to the invention is improved in a simple manner in that it is provided with short fuel lines. According to the invention, the drive line of the suction jet pumps is connected to a pressure line downstream of the fuel supply pump a... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299820 | Hydraulic fluid reservoir In order to prevent hydraulic fluid infiltrating out from a hydraulic fluid tank (1) when a vehicle is in operation, the invention provides for the tank to be compartmentalized by an anti-overflow partition (16). The anti-overflow partition is made in ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299821 | Reservoir of fuel delivery module having valve protection structure A reservoir 10 is provided for mounting to a bottom of a fuel tank of a vehicle. The reservoir includes wall structure 13 coupled with a bottom to define an interior space 17. The bottom has an internal surface 27 within the interior spac... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7289724 | Bag for heating liquids and means for heating the bag The invention proposes a liquid heating bag 1, in particular, a blood heating bag and a bag heating means 30 for heating liquids, e.g. cooled blood, which flow through the liquid heating bag 1, to a temperature suitable for transfusion. The liqu... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7261323 | Fuel damper A device for dampening fuel movement in a tank having an aperture is provided. The device includes a fuel pump and a baffle connected to the pump so that the baffle is permitted to move from a retracted configuration to a deployed configuration. Further, when the de... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261123 | Reservoir tank of a power steering system for a car A reservoir tank of power steering system for a car includes an inlet port delivering oil through a swirl prevention member. The oil is then allowed to flow so swirl does not form in the oil flow of a reservoir tank. Furthermore, bubble formation in the oil is minim... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7252075 | Motor vehicle fuel tank The invention concerns a motor vehicle fuel tank (1) comprising a fuel reserve chamber (4) further comprising a suction device supplied with fuel coming directly from a fuel filter and adapted to suck up fuel in at least a low suction point outside the... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249594 | Fuel feed apparatus having inner connecting structure A fuel feed apparatus feeds fuel in a fuel tank to the outside of the fuel tank. The fuel feed apparatus includes a flange that covers an accommodation hole of the fuel tank, a fuel pump that pumps fuel, and a sub-tank accommodating the fuel pump. The sub-tank is ca... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246636 | Hydraulic fluid reservoir and hydraulic system A hydraulic fluid reservoir and hydraulic pump combination has at least one hydraulic fluid port and includes a container with a hollow body having a top and a conduit having a bottom within the container and a top above the bottom. The conduit has an opening adjace... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7222611 | Fuel supply apparatus and fuel pressure regulating method for internal combustion engine When an engine operation is stopped, a bypass passage returning fuel in a fuel supply passage into a fuel tank is opened to return a part of the fuel in the fuel supply passage, and a fuel pressure in the fuel supply passage is lowered to a predetermined fuel pressu... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7201184 | Pressure protection valve A valve is provided having a housing with an inlet and an outlet. Within the confines of the housing is a fluid flow path that allows for fluid communication between the inlet and the outlet. The valve includes a valve element that is movable to and from a position ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7171982 | Hydraulic fluid reservoir and hydraulic system A hydraulic fluid reservoir and hydraulic pump combination has at least one hydraulic fluid port and includes a container with a hollow body having a top and a conduit having a bottom within the container and a top above the bottom. The conduit has an opening adjace... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7165536 | Evaporative emissions control system for small internal combustion engines An evaporative emissions control system for small internal combustion engines. The system generally includes a charcoal canister and a carburetor with a fuel circuit shutoff valve. The charcoal canister is in fluid communication with the air space above the liquid f... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159574 | Fuel feed apparatus having opening in sub-tank A fuel feed apparatus includes a sub-tank and a fuel pump that are received in the fuel tank. The sub-tank has an inner space that is partitioned into at least a first chamber and a second chamber. The fuel pump is arranged in the first chamber to discharge fuel rec... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156080 | Flow control valve for fuel module assembly A fuel flow control valve (10) for an in-tank fuel module (M) to control fuel flow to a fuel pump (P) from either a fuel tank (T) in which the module is installed or a fuel module reservoir (V). The valve includes a disc (32) having a plurality of slot... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7117856 | Fuel delivery systems A fuel delivery system for delivering fuel from a fuel tank to an engine includes a reservoir disposed within the fuel tank and a fuel pump, such as an electrically driven fuel pump, operable to draw fuel from within the reservoir. The fuel pump has a first port and... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7117896 | Air system module including reservoir and mounting structure A module includes a reservoir having at least three chambers for storing compressed air for a vehicle air supply system, and a mounting assembly for supporting the reservoir on the vehicle. The chambers are separate from each other internally. The reservoir includes... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7117854 | Reservoir assembly having interchangeable fuel suction unit and fuel pump assembly for vehicles A reservoir assembly 10 is provided for a fuel tank of a vehicle. The reservoir assembly 10 is constructed and arranged to receive an electric fuel pump assembly 44 or a fuel suction unit 23 in a reservoir 12 thereof. The fuel suct... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7100635 | System and method for storage and mixing of solution that is not compatible for long-term storage in pre-mixed formulation A large-scale system for storage and mixing of a solution comprising a plurality of ingredients not compatible for long-term storage in a pre-mixed formulation includes a storage tank that is divided into a plurality of compartments each of which is adapted to isola... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7077109 | Fuel pump assembly for vehicle A fuel pump assembly mounted in a fuel tank for sending fuel to a fuel injector includes a driving means for supplying a driving force for sending or returning fuel, a reservoir for temporarily reserving fuel from the fuel tank through a check valve mounted on a bot... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7069913 | Fuel delivery system for a combustion engine A fuel delivery system with at least one fuel tank and at least two fuel chambers has a fuel transfer assembly preferably integrated into an in-tank fuel pump module for controlling fuel levels between the at least two fuel chambers. The fuel transfer assembly has a... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7069947 | Fluid control valve A fluid control valve includes a valve body, an annular groove portion formed in an outer periphery of the valve body, a filter provided in the groove portion. The filter includes a plate with a plural of perforations and formed into a cylindrical shape. The filter ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7069914 | Fuel feed apparatus having sub tank and jet pump A fuel feed apparatus including a sub-tank is received in a fuel tank having multiple tank sections. Multiple jet pumps respectively transfers fuel received in the tank sections into the sub-tank. Therefore, even if a fuel amount received in a single tank section de... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7044159 | Methods and apparatus for mixing fluids A bubble cap has a riser and a cap, separated by a divider that extends to a length at least 50% of a distance measured between the top of the riser and the bottom of the cap. In another aspect, the riser and cap cooperate to provide a skirt height of no less than 1... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040300 | Fuel supply nozzle Noise from fuel returning to a cylinder and from bubbles contained in the returning fuel is reduced by positioning a nozzle with a plurality of penetration holes, each with much less sectional area than a flow sectional area for returning fuel. The nozzle is also eq... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7021295 | Chamber drainage device In a fuel tank for a motor vehicle with a fuel supply pump arranged in one area of the tank, a transfer pump arranged in another area of the tank and including a fuel transfer line extending to the one area of the fuel tank which includes the fuel supply pump for tr... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004196 | Disposable container for use in fluid processing A flexible, disposable container used in fluid processing apparatus including flow control means to promote mixing of fluid within the flexible container. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6978802 | Fuel tank and manufacturing method thereof In the fuel tank, a tank wall providing a tank chamber is formed by blow molding. A tank partition is disposed in the tank chamber. The tank partition is positioned in a direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the tank wall, and is clamp... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6962166 | Hydraulic fluid reservoir and hydraulic system A hydraulic fluid reservoir and hydraulic pump combination has at least one hydraulic fluid port and includes a container with a hollow body having a top and a conduit having a bottom within the container and a top above the bottom. The conduit has an opening adjace... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6955158 | Fuel container for a motor vehicle In a fuel container (1) for a motor vehicle having a plurality of chambers (2, 4), a suction jet pump (18, 19) with a filling level sensor (11, 12) is arranged in each of the individual chambers (2, 4). A valve (24, 25) is a... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6948511 | Fuel tank and a method of manufacturing it A fuel tank comprises a shell made by assembling together at least two tank portions each made by molding a thermoplastic material and, when assembled together, defining the inside surface of the tank. The tank has a fuel pump fixed to its inside surface before the ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6945423 | Medially stabilized liquid surge suppressors The present disclosure provides liquid surge suppressors and methods of manufacturing such surge suppressors. In one exemplary implementation of the invention, a surge suppressor includes a plurality of flexible longitudinal members, each of which is joined to the o... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6913040 | Hydraulic fluid reservoir A hydraulic fluid reservoir apparatus for an automotive power steering system comprises a filter chamber, and a filter parallel to a vertical axis and dividing the filter chamber into an upstream region and a downstream region. The reservoir apparatus also includes ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6901941 | Vessel with optimized purge gas flow and method using same A vessel for the storage and transportation of bulk volumes of a fluid is described herein and a method for using same. The vessel contains a plurality of dividers that apportion the internal volume into a number of sections. The dividers within the vessel aid in mi... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6871640 | Saddle tank siphon primer A fuel delivery system including a fuel tank having multiple sections. A fuel pump is disposed in a first section with an inlet for drawing liquid fuel from the first section and an outlet for supplying the fuel to an engine and to a pick-up disposed in the second s... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6863084 | Fuel tank and a method of making same A fuel tank, in particular for a motor vehicle having a tank venting system, comprises a sucking jet pump which feeds fuel into a sucking-jet-pump feedline which fills a storage pot arranged in the tank. The sucking jet pump has a driving nozzle. A line leads from t... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6854479 | Sump liner A sump liner comprising a liner wall joined with a base member, the liner wall extending about the periphery of the base member, the liner wall comprising a primary reservoir portion and a secondary reservoir portion, with a weir extending from the base member and t... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6848472 | Liquid stabilizing deflector baffle A liquid stabilizing deflector baffle system, including a method and an apparatus, including a plurality of deflectors interconnected together to provide a baffling effect on liquid in which it is installed. ... | 02/01/2005 |
