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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7775194 | Automatic residual fuel vent device for carburetor An automatic residual fuel vent device for a carburetor, the device including a fuel supply passage (15) connecting a fuel tank (TF) and a float chamber (10), a negative pressure passage (17) connecting an intake passage (8) and a negativ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7568472 | Controlling evaporative emissions in a fuel system Methods and fuel systems to reduce evaporative emissions of a volatile fuel. A fuel tank contains fuel, a carburetor mixes air with the fuel from the fuel tank, and a plurality of fluid paths route fuel amongst and/or between the fuel tank and the carburetor. A valv... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7424884 | Controlling evaporative emissions in a fuel system Methods and fuel systems to reduce evaporative emissions of a volatile fuel. A fuel tank contains fuel, a carburetor mixes air with the fuel from the fuel tank, and a plurality of fluid paths route fuel amongst and/or between the fuel tank and the carburetor. A valv... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7263981 | Controlling evaporative emissions in a fuel system Methods and fuel systems to reduce evaporative emissions of a volatile fuel. A fuel tank contains fuel, a carburetor mixes air with the fuel from the fuel tank, and a plurality of fluid paths route fuel amongst and/or between the fuel tank and the carburetor. A valv... | 09/04/2007 |
| 6202631 | Ventilating unit for carburetor To maintain a float chamber at atmospheric pressure by quickly discharging fuel from the float chamber even when a relatively large amount of fuel gushes into the float chamber. A float chamber is provided for containing a predetermined quantity of fuel. ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 5894833 | Internal combustion engine The object of the present invention is to provide an internal combustion engine for solving the problem of fuel leakage through an air vent of an carburetor. An internal combustion engine comprises a fuel tank; a carburetor having an air vent at a locatio... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5732686 | Air vent apparatus for carburetor A fuel carbureted in a float chamber of a carburetor is prevented from entering through an air vent path into an air intake path during low velocity running of a vehicle. An outer vent path and an inner vent path are provided on the upstream side of an ai... | 03/31/1998 |
| 4811718 | Fuel supply system for internal combustion engine A fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine comprising: a suction pump provided in a fuel supply passage, a ventilation passage for allowing interior space of a fuel tank to be communicated with the atmosphere, a normally closed ventilation val... | 03/14/1989 |
