Patents by Inventor Paul Timothy Early

Paul Timothy Early 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 delivery system
    Patent number: 5701869
    Abstract: A fuel delivery system for delivering fuel from a fuel tank to an internal combustion engine includes a fuel pump disposed within the tank and an accumulator communicating between the fuel pump and the engine for storing a volume of fuel under pressure. The system also includes a fuel pump control means for controlling the output of fuel flow from the fuel pump. The control means selectively causes the fuel pump output flow to either supply fuel to both the engine and the accumulator or bypass fuel at a lower pressure while fuel is supplied by the accumulator alone, thereby reducing the average power demand of the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Alan David Richardson, Paul Timothy Early, Larry Thomas Brown, Walter Joseph Ortmann, Edward Albert Bos