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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8047807 | Vehicle transmission with jet pump The present disclosure relates to a vehicle transmission with jet pump. The jet pump includes a hydraulic control system that has a nozzle fitted between a first and second housing. The nozzle is separable from the first and second housing. The hydraulic control sys... | 11/01/2011 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7281904 | Transmission pump and filter The filter housing has a filter outlet portion with a central filter outlet passage. The outlet portion includes a terminal end portion defining a filter nozzle. The filter nozzle forms a nozzle passage between the filter nozzle and the pump housing. The nozzle pass... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278404 | Fuel supply system and a method for controlling the fuel supply A fuel supply system for supplying an internal combustion engine with fuel comprises an electric fuel pump arranged with a fuel tank. A fuel line leading to the internal combustion engine is connected with the fuel pump. A return line returning fuel toward the fuel ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7263980 | Pump vapor deflector for fuel pump module assembly A fuel pump module assembly includes a fuel pump 10 having an inlet 16 and an outlet 17. The fuel pump 10 is constructed and arranged to send fuel from the outlet to an engine of a vehicle. The fuel pump has a vapor purge port 13 t... | 09/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7210465 | Fuel supply device for fuel returnless system A fuel supply device for a fuel returnless system is disposed in a fuel tank and includes: a fuel pump that draws, pressurizes, and discharges fuel in the fuel tank; a pressure regulating valve that regulates the pressure of the pressurized fuel and drains a surplus... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7192257 | Jet pump for boosting pressure at an inlet supplied from a sump and second fluid source The automatic transmission for motor vehicles includes a positive displacement pump, a sump hydraulically connected by a passage to the pump inlet, a line pressure control valve having a high pressure outlet, a passage carrying fluid from the control valve through a... | 03/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7066153 | Jet pump with improved start-up properties and fuel delivery system equipped with such jet pump The present invention relates to a jet pump having a first inlet duct, a second inlet duct and an outlet duct having an outlet end, wherein the ducts are in fluid communication with each other at a central volume portion. The jet pump also includes a sleeve formed w... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7048523 | Proportioning pump including integral orifice Mix and air combine in a mixing chamber of a housing of a frozen product system to form a mixture. A cap received in one end of the housing includes an air inlet, a mix inlet, and two mixture outlets. An integral orifice received in the air inlet regulates the amoun... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7032575 | Valve assembly for a fuel pump module A fuel pump module includes a reservoir configured to hold a supply of fuel. The reservoir includes a fuel passageway and defines a first seat on a first side of the fuel passageway and a second seat on a second side of the fuel passageway. The module also includes ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7017340 | Hydrokinetic torque converter for an automatic vehicle transmission A hydrokinetic torque converter assembly for use with a geared transmission in a vehicle powertrain. The transmission includes a gear pump with a pump driving member and the torque converter assembly includes an impeller shaft drivably engageable with the pump drivi... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7007677 | Reservoir unit A reservoir unit to be installed within a fuel tank, in order to prevent bubbles generated by the fuel transfer jet pump of the fuel tank from feeding into the internal combustion engine, comprising a wall formed in a closed bag shape so that the delivered flow of f... | 03/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6951208 | Fuel delivery system with flow re-director for improved re-priming sequence A fuel delivery system 10 includes a reservoir 12 in a fuel tank 14; a fuel pump 16 in the reservoir for sending fuel at an engine; a jet pump 18 including a venturi tube 22 adjacent to a nozzle 24 to draw fuel from t... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6857859 | Gasket for jet pump assembly of a fuel supply unit A fuel supply unit 10 includes a fuel reservoir 22 for holding fuel, a fuel pump 18 within the reservoir for pumping fuel from the reservoir, a jet pump assembly 16 within the reservoir for drawing fuel from a fuel tank into the reservoir... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6837689 | Rotary vane pump A rotary vane pump for delivering a fluid and which has a housing which accommodates a rotatable delivery device (1) and which includes a feed channel (13) for receiving the fluid from a tank or the like. The feed channel communicates with a jet chambe... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6796776 | Pumping system and method with improved screen A system and method for reducing the collection of debris in a fluid pumping system. The system and method may be used in pools, spas, or other applications in which fluids are circulated through a fluid-containing vessel. The system includes a first pump that circu... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6767192 | Vapor jet pump with ejector stage in foreline A vapor jet vacuum pump includes a housing having an inlet port and a foreline conduit, a vapor jet assembly within the housing, a vapor source for supplying a vapor to the vapor jet assembly, and at least one ejector stage. The ejector stage includes an ejector noz... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6666655 | Hydraulic pump nozzle and method of use A hydraulic flow return system of a transmission pump in which primary and bypass flows of hydraulic fluid are returned to primary and bypass flow channels, respectively, of a booster nozzle situated adjacent the rotating group at the inlet of the pump fo... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6663352 | Method and apparatus for dynamically determining vapor pressure in pumping systems A method and system for dynamically determining a vapor pressure of a fluid passing through a pumping system by diverting a portion of the fluid from the pumping system into a chamber, isolating the diverted fluid from the pumping system, evacuating the c... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6638024 | Hydraulic air compressor system--employing a body of fluid to provide compression A gas compression system including a body of fluid and a down pipe. A first end of the down pipe is positioned to receive a fluid from a source above a surface of the body of fluid and a second end is positioned at a lower level of the body of fluid. A ga... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6572339 | Positive displacement fluid pump having improved fill characteristics A pump assembly is provided that includes a gerotor pump and a manifold. An aspirating member is positioned between a pump inlet cavity in the manifold and a fluid reservoir. Fluid flow generated by operation of the pump is diverted by a flow control valv... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6497557 | Sliding vane pump A sliding vane pump comprising a rotor housing having a pumping chamber, a rotor in the pumping chamber having a plurality of radially disposed slots, and a plurality of sliding vanes disposed in the slots configured to extend to follow an inner wall of s... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6474953 | Compressor control system and method for controlling the same The invention relates to a method for controlling a compressor installation with at least one lubricated screw-type compressor element (1) connected to a pressure vessel (11) which is driven by an electric motor (10) which is regulated in function of the ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6413063 | Pump A rotary vane pump for delivering a fluid, having a delivery device (1) accommodated in a casing (2), with the casing (2) being closed on the one side by a casing cover (3), and on the other side by a bearing flange (4). A drive shaft (11) extends through... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6358015 | Method and apparatus for improving fluid flow and aerating liquids A fluid flow promoter for increasing and accelerating the flow of fluids through channels, and useful in marine propulsion and aeration of liquids includes 1) an outer shell including an inlet end wall, an outlet end wall, and a solid truncated wall, 2) a... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6312229 | Method for operating a pumping-ejection apparatus and apparatus for realising said method The introduced process essentially includes feeding a gas-liquid flow from a liquid-gas ejector into a hydrodynamic device for adjusting the flow speed, where the gas-liquid flow is exposed to an expansion and hence a subsonic flow regime is provided. The... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6302655 | Jet pump and porting for a pumping-ejection unit The invention relates to the field of jet technology. Essentially a pumping-ejector unit comprises a separator and a liquid-gas ejector. Gas inlet of the ejector is connected to a source of evacuated medium, outlet of the ejector is connected to the separator ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6193472 | Fluid vacuum system One embodiment of the invention encompasses a fluid vacuum system for vacuuming-up discharge fluid from a fluid source without applying a vacuum to the fluid source. The system comprises a discharge conduit, a vacuum source, and a vacuum-breaker. The disc... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6155793 | Recessed fuel pump module A fuel pump module constructed to be disposed in a vehicle fuel tank has a primary fuel pump with a fuel inlet disposed adjacent the bottom of the module and a fuel outlet which delivers pressurized fuel to an engine and also a jet pump disposed in a rece... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6123511 | Fuel supplying apparatus for drawing off fuel for a motor vehicle tank having a jet pump deflector for priming An apparatus for drawing off fuel for a motor vehicle tank, the apparatus being of the type comprising a secondary reserve (20) suitable for being placed in a main tank (10), main pump (30) suitable for drawing fuel from the reserve (20), and auxiliary pu... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6086333 | Process and device for quickly reducing pressure in an installation, in particular a hydrogen-cooled generator A method and device for quick pressure relief in a hydrogen-cooled generator system. The hydrogen-cooled generator system at least includes a first and second housing part and a hydrogen seal that separates the first housing part from the interior of the ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6071083 | Gas flow director A gas flow director for exhausting gases from chambers, and useful in the operation of operation of gas turbines, jet engines and rockets, as well as vacuum pumps and gas compressors. The gas flow director includes 1) an outer truncated cone including a c... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6022197 | Aircraft pump system with internal pressure control, comprising a regenerative pump and a centrifugal pump Difficulties in adapting centrifugal pumps for use as fuel pumps for turbine powered aircraft are avoided in a system including a centrifugal volute pump (22) on a common shaft (18) with a regenerative pump (24). A pressure responsive throttling valve (46... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6007306 | Multiphase pumping system with feedback loop The invention relates to a pumping system for applying a sufficient pressure increase to multiphase effluents for them to be conveyed from a source such as an petroleum producing well to a remote destination point. To improve pump function and render mana... | 12/28/1999 |
