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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8061332 | Fuel rail and wiring harness management assembly A robust, combined fuel rail and wiring harness shield assembly, for each bank of cylinders of an IC engine, comprising a rectangular multi-planar plate having an integral longitud-inal mid-rib on one side, longitudinally bored as a fuel distribution manifold to EFI... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8033270 | Fuel distribution apparatus for a V-type engine A fuel distribution apparatus for a V-type engine wherein first and second throttle bodies connected to first and second banks disposed in a V shape, respectively, are disposed therebetween and a main fuel distribution pipe for distributing fuel from a common fuel s... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7980226 | Fuel system for a direct injection engine A fuel delivery system for a direct injection internal combustion engine which reduces mechanical stress on the fuel system components. The system includes a first and a second fuel rail mounted to the engine block for the internal combustion engine. A device is att... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7891343 | Backflow connector and fuel injector having backflow connector A fuel injector (10) for injecting fuel into an internal combustion engine has a backflow outlet (18) for taking away the un-injected fuel from the fuel injector (10). A backflow connector (20) is attached to the backflow outlet (18 | 02/22/2011 |
| 7753031 | Fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine and engine incorporating same A fuel injection system includes a fuel piping for supplying fuel to plural injectors of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine, and a connection member for attaching the fuel piping to a vehicle. The fuel piping is divided into plural resin supply pipe members... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7581529 | Fuel injector A sensor is used to sense a property relating to each one of a plurality of different elevational locations within a vertical plane that is normal to a length of an aircraft. The vertical plane passes through the doorway of the aircraft, and at least some of the plu... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7556021 | Fuel distribution pipe structure in multiple throttle body To improve maintenance workability of fuel injection valves in multiple throttle bodies, a distribution member (D) is provided with a fuel distribution path (3) communicating with a fuel inflow path (8), throttle body mounting holes (7, 7) and i... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7540272 | Fuel supply device The invention provides a fuel supply device, which is possible to prevent undesired water entered into a fuel path from remaining therein with a simple arrangement. A fuel supply pipe for supplying fuel to each of the fuel injection valves of an engine disposed with... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7516736 | Fuel distributor and mounting system therefor and method of mounting a fuel distributor A fuel distributor (10) and mounting arrangement that helps support the weight of the fuel distributor (10) during removal and replacement for improved maintainability. The mounting arrangement includes a hanger (60) mountable on a first support... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7487759 | Flow damper A flow damper includes a valve body, a piston, a spring, and a cap. The valve body is fastened to the rail main body and has a fuel passage therein. The fuel passage communicates between a fuel hole of the rail main body and the injector. The fuel passage includes a... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7441548 | Fuel supply apparatus A fuel supply apparatus particularly for the outboard motor is capable of decreasing the need to change the layout, etc., according to the specification of an engine to reduce the cost of production by preventing vapor from being discharged into an intake pipe. A lo... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7415970 | Fuel injector retention clip A fuel delivery system in accordance with the present invention comprises a fuel rail having an outlet opening and an outlet cup that is insertable into the outlet opening. The cup includes a flange. The flange includes at least one tab extending therefrom. The cup ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7415968 | Modular fuel delivery assembly for an aircraft engine An engine includes a fuel rail and fuel delivery devices, such as fuel injectors, that deliver fuel to corresponding cylinder assemblies. The use of the fuel rail and fuel injectors allows unused fuel to be purged from the engine at the end of the engine's operating... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7398766 | Fuel reservoir of a motor vehicle fuel injection system The invention relates to a fuel reservoir of a fuel injection system of a motor vehicle, having at least one fastening portion and one connecting element for fastening to an internal combustion engine, in which the connecting element has at least one first bearing f... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7370674 | Modular fluid distribution system An interconnection assembly for the transport of a fluid between an external fluidic means and a mounting block of a modular fluid distribution system, comprising: a cylindrical cavity formed through a face of the mounting block; a cylindrical flow element, a fluid ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7360524 | Fuel injector retention clip A fuel delivery system in accordance with the present invention comprises a fuel rail having an outlet opening and an outlet cup that is insertable into the outlet opening. The cup includes a flange. The flange includes at least one tab extending therefrom. The cup ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347187 | Internal combustion engine, an engine head and a fuel distribution line It is described an internal combustion engine, preferably an engine that operates according to the Diesel cycle, comprising at least one engine head (1) with a valve cover (2) and at least one fuel distribution line (4), associated with the engi... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347190 | Fuel injector rail assembly for direct injection of fuel A fuel rail assembly includes a fuel injector socket having a cylindrical end for receiving an injector and a boxed end for orienting and positioning the injector relative to the engine cylinder. A boxed shape end cap is fitted over the boxed end of the socket there... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347383 | Modular fuel injector and method of assembling the modular fuel injector A fuel injector for use with an internal combustion engine. The fuel injector comprises a valve group subassembly and a coil group subassembly. The valve group subassembly includes a tube assembly having a longitudinal axis that extends between a first end and a sec... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7334572 | System and method for securing fuel injectors A system and method for securing a fuel injector in an internal combustion engine include a clamp for securing adjacent injectors to a cylinder head. The clamp includes a central portion with a hole for receiving a fastener to secure the clamp to the cylinder head, ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331330 | Device to attach a fuel return line to a fuel injector and device to suction fuel from a fuel injector A device to suction fuel from a fuel injector and a device to attach a fuel return line to a fuel injector with a C-shaped main body partially encircling the fuel injector having two retaining arms which abut the fuel injector and grip it from the back at least to a... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7293549 | Sealing mechanism for tubular body A tubular body sealing mechanism which can easily make a hermetic seal. A bushing is fit onto the leading end of a shaft part of the hermetic plug to be moveable in the axial direction, the ring seal member is fit to be moveable between a base part and the bushing, ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7281521 | Sealing element for placing between an injector casing and a cylinder head and an injector casing and a cylinder head provided with a sealing element of this type The sealing element has a ring consisting of an elastic material. The ring consists of a continuous support section, a first sealing lip, formed thereon for sealing the injector casing and a second sealing lip for sealing the cylinder head. The sealing lips project ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278400 | Juncture for a high pressure fuel system A juncture and method for changing direction of fuel flow in a high pressure fuel injection system such as a common rail and/or a fuel pump, the juncture comprising a body, a first passage formed in the body having a first diameter and a longitudinal axis extending ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7273037 | Wire harness mounting structure for fuel distributor pipe Wire harness mounting structure for fuel distributor pipe comprises at least one pair of first and second guide claws provided on an outer periphery of the fuel distributor pipe with having a space along the longitudinal axis thereof, the first guide claw has a firs... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7263975 | Plastic coated metal fuel rail An improved fuel rail for delivering fuel to a fuel injector for an internal combustion engine is provided that reduces the weight of the fuel injection system, greatly reduces manufacturing costs by eliminating expensive manufacturing methods, such as brazing, high... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7213577 | Method for producing a fuel accumulator line comprising a prestressed connection piece The invention relates to a method for producing a fuel accumulator line and a fuel accumulator line comprising prestressed connection pieces. The connection pieces are mounted onto the fuel accumulator line with a prestress, by crimping, or by a temporal expansion a... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7213578 | Structure and fixing member for mounting fuel injection valve In a mounting structure for mounting an injector to an internal combustion engine, a fixing member is inserted into a hole of a cylinder head in an axial direction. Thus, the injector is fixed between the fixing member and the cylinder head. A connector portion of t... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7213575 | Fuel manifold in thixotropic aluminum for the direct injection of fuel into an internal combustion engine A fuel manifold for the direct injection of fuel into an internal combustion engine comprising a head provided with a number of cylinders, a number of injectors, each of which is connected to the fuel manifold and is adapted directly to inject the fuel into a respec... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7213576 | High pressure fuel injection tube and method of forming the same A high pressure fuel injection tube includes a connection head with a seat face in a spherical shape. A ring-like flange is spaced from the seat face in an axial direction. A conical portion is formed in the interval between the ring-like flange and the seat face. A... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7198032 | Structure of fuel supply pipe in throttle body comprising two fuel injection valves An improved fuel supply pipe in a multiple throttle body comprising two fuel injection valves comprises a first fuel supply pipe 1 having a first one side inserting pipe 1c, a first another side inserting pipe 1d and a fuel flow-in... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195003 | Fuel injection system In a fuel injection system including at least one fuel injector which includes an inflow section and a fuel distributor line which includes for each fuel injector a coupling connection, an annular gasket support is provided for a sealing connection of the inflow sec... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7195004 | Fuel injector cup with improved lead-in dimensions for reduced insertion force A fuel rail cup is provided with a lead-in volume of one-third a receiving volume of the fuel rail cup that allows insertion of an O-ring mounted on a fuel injector inlet to be inserted at 20 pound-force or less. A method of inserting the fuel injector inlet with an... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191763 | Fuel supply apparatus for fuel injection engine A fuel supply apparatus is provided for an intake manifold and a fuel injection system that can be easily and reliably mounted together by a mounting structure, even when the intake manifold has an integrated design in which air intake branches curve steeply upward ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188611 | Fuel injection system A fuel injection system, in particular for direct injection of fuel into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine has a plurality of fuel injectors, whose injection ends, at least, are situated in receptacle bore holes of a cylinder head. The inlet si... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178508 | Fuel injection nozzle of engine A fuel injection nozzle of an engine used to inject fuel oil into the combustion chamber of each cylinder of a diesel engine and fixedly attached to a cylinder head (1) by a fuel injection nozzle retainer (15) supported by a valve arm shaft (11)... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7159569 | Fabricated fuel rail assembly for direct injection of fuel A precision fuel rail assembly for direct fuel injection comprising a plurality of formed parts first assembled and positioned loosely on a precision fixture, then joined (e.g. tack welded), by applying a BFM on all joints forming a “green” assembly and firing i... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152577 | Throttle body for V-type engine To improve design freedom of fuel supply piping in a V-type engine, and avoid heat from cylinders, first and second fuel distribution pipes (8, 9) are arranged in one side walls (1a, 3e) and the other side walls (1h, ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7143748 | Fuel rail crossover hose A fuel rail assembly with crossover conduits for communicating fuel between two fuel rails of a fuel-injected, spark ignited internal combustion engine is provided. The hose has a body with a mechanism for damping pressure pulsations within the fuel rail assembly. | 12/05/2006 |
