Patents by Inventor Nicholas D. Tenbrink

Nicholas D. Tenbrink 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