Patents by Inventor Pierre Fougairolle

Pierre Fougairolle 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: 10539108
    Abstract: An arrangement for supplying high pressure fuel to a plurality of fuel injectors includes a housing defining a fuel chamber. The chamber is provided with a flow inlet from a high pressure fuel source and forms a first portion of flow path of the fuel, the chamber being fluidly connected to a conduit providing a second portion of flow path. The conduit has a plurality of outlets adapted to provide flow of high pressure fuel from the chamber via the conduit to a corresponding plurality of injectors via respective first outlet flow conduits. The second portion of flow path is substantially narrower than the first flow path, and includes a pressure sensor located in or adjacent to the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES IP LIMITED
    Inventors: Noureddine Guerrassi, Junmei Shi, Didier Robart, Jean-Romain Benoit, Pierre Fougairolle
  • Publication number: 20180238288
    Abstract: An arrangement for supplying high pressure fuel to a plurality of fuel injectors includes a housing defining a fuel chamber. The chamber is provided with a flow inlet from a high pressure fuel source and forms a first portion of flow path of the fuel, the chamber being fluidly connected to a conduit providing a second portion of flow path. The conduit has a plurality of outlets adapted to provide flow of high pressure fuel from the chamber via the conduit to a corresponding plurality of injectors via respective first outlet flow conduits. The second portion of flow path is substantially narrower than the first flow path, and includes a pressure sensor located in or adjacent to the conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Noureddine Guerrassi, Junmei Shi, Didier Robart, Jean-Romain Benoit, Pierre Fougairolle