Patents by Inventor Michael T. Marcon

Michael T. Marcon 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).

  • Recirculation check valve
    Patent number: 12715281
    Abstract: A recirculation check valve positioned between a fuel system filler tube and a fuel system recirculation line. The check valve includes a hollow cylindrical insert having a plurality of radially inwardly extending projections provided around an inner circumference of the hollow cylindrical insert that are separated by a plurality of gaps therebetween. A valve member provided between the hollow cylindrical insert and an outlet of a housing of the check valve that is configured to move between an open position where the valve member is seated against the plurality of radially inwardly extending projections and a closed position where the valve member is seated against a valve seat formed in a channel of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Darrin W. Hurley, Jeffrey A. Johnson, Michael T. Marcon, Samuel Marinho de Oliveira Gonçalves
  • RECIRCULATION CHECK VALVE
    Publication number: 20250319764
    Abstract: A recirculation check valve positioned between a fuel system filler tube and a fuel system recirculation line. The check valve includes a hollow cylindrical insert having a plurality of radially inwardly extending projections provided around an inner circumference of the hollow cylindrical insert that are separated by a plurality of gaps therebetween. A valve member provided between the hollow cylindrical insert and an outlet of a housing of the check valve that is configured to move between an open position where the valve member is seated against the plurality of radially inwardly extending projections and a closed position where the valve member is seated against a valve seat formed in a channel of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2024
    Publication date: October 16, 2025
    Inventors: Darrin W. Hurley, Jeffrey A. Johnson, Michael T. Marcon, Samual Marinho de Oliveira Gonçalves