Patents by Inventor Susan P. Tyndall

Susan P. Tyndall 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 pump module assembly for fuel tank
    Patent number: 6966306
    Abstract: A fuel pump module assembly for a fuel tank in a vehicle includes a reservoir adapted to be disposed in the fuel tank. The fuel pump module assembly also includes a fuel pump disposed in the reservoir to pump fuel from the fuel tank to an engine of the vehicle. The fuel pump module assembly includes a filter disposed in the reservoir and having an inlet fluidly connected to the fuel pump and having a first outlet fluidly connected to the engine and a second outlet. The fuel pump module assembly further includes a regulating valve disposed in the reservoir and fluidly connected to the second outlet to control fuel supply pressure to the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ulf Sawert, William S. Zimmerman, David H. Burke, Joanne F. Tersigni, Rick E. Crandall, Robert A. Roth, Susan P. Tyndall, Nicholas D. Tenbrink
  • Digital signal fuel sensor
    Patent number: 6564631
    Abstract: A digital signal fuel sensor includes a digital sensor and a wiper assembly for rotation relative to the digital sensor. The digital sensor has a plurality of sensing portions having at least one conductive segment thereon forming a fuel level portion. The wiper assembly also includes a plurality of contact arms extending toward the digital sensor for contacting the sensing portions of the digital sensor as the wiper assembly rotates to produce a binary output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Victor R. Lake, Susan P. Tyndall