Patents by Inventor Cass, Richard

Cass, Richard 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).

  • Patent number: 4207033
    Abstract: An improved pump and motor assembly is utilized to regulate a flow of fuel to an internal combustion engine. All of the fluid connections to the pump are connected with one end of the assembly. The pump and motor are both enclosed within a one-piece casing having a tubular side wall which is integrally formed with an end wall. The end section to which all of the fluid connections for the pump are made, is connected across the open end of the tubular side wall. To provide for the removal of vapor bubbles from the fuel, fuel supplied under pressure from the tank flows through an inlet cavity which circumscribes the pump and has an axial extent which is equal to the length of the pump. In addition, a screen at the inlet of the pump itself blocks the flow of vapor bubbles from the inlet cavity to the pump. The forces applied against opposite sides of the moving components of the pump by the inlet fluid are substantially balanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1980
    Assignee: TRW Inc.
    Inventors: Gilbert H. Drutchas, Cass, Richard, David J. Suttkus