Patents by Inventor Glen Paul Langenderfer

Glen Paul Langenderfer 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).

  • Returnless fuel delivery system
    Patent number: 5967120
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a "returnless" fuel delivery system for a motor vehicle includes a fuel pressure regulator located in the fuel tank and a fuel pressure damper located at the fuel rail on the vehicle's engine. The fuel return line from the fuel rail to the fuel tank, a conventional feature in fuel delivery systems, is eliminated. Fuel delivery systems according to the present invention can provide very precise fuel delivery at a highly competitive system cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Michael Blanton, Robert Eugene Wattleworth, Glen Paul Langenderfer, Alvin Arthur Powell, James Witherspoon Mitchell, Jr.