Patents by Inventor Gary A. Hiner

Gary A. Hiner has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Fuel system with a fuel pump control module and a heat sink
    Patent number: 9745931
    Abstract: A fuel system for an internal combustion engine includes an electric fuel pump; a conduit which defines a flow path through which fuel flows from the electric fuel pump to the internal combustion engine; a fuel pump control module with electronics which drive the electric fuel pump, the fuel pump control module being disposed within a compartment defined by a wall; and a heat sink in thermal contact with the fuel pump control module and extending out of the compartment through an aperture of the wall and into the flow path such that the heat sink is sealed to the wall, thereby preventing fluid communication through the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. McGrew, Michael J. McHale, Gary A. Hiner, Timothy A. Vas, Raul I. Quiroz, Ricardo R. Dorado
  • Fuel System with a Fuel Pump Control Module and a Heat Sink
    Publication number: 20170152823
    Abstract: A fuel system for an internal combustion engine includes an electric fuel pump; a conduit which defines a flow path through which fuel flows from the electric fuel pump to the internal combustion engine; a fuel pump control module with electronics which drive the electric fuel pump, the fuel pump control module being disposed within a compartment defined by a wall; and a heat sink in thermal contact with the fuel pump control module and extending out of the compartment through an aperture of the wall and into the flow path such that the heat sink is sealed to the wall, thereby preventing fluid communication through the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. McGrew, Michael J. McHale, Gary A. Hiner, Timothy A. Vas, Raul I. Quiroz, Ricardo R. Dorado