Patents by Inventor Rainer Metzen

Rainer Metzen 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: 8113796
    Abstract: A fuel delivery module comprising a substantially fuel tight housing having a fuel inlet and at least one fuel outlet, a fuel pump located in a first chamber defined within the housing, said fuel pump comprising an electric motor and a positive displacement pump assembly drivingly connected to the motor for pumping fuel from the fuel inlet to said fuel outlet, at least a substantial part of said housing being formed from a plastic material. Electrical conductors are connectable to the electric motor within a high pressure region of the first chamber, said electrical conductors being arranged to extend within a wall region of the housing from a high pressure region of the first chamber to a low pressure region before exiting the housing from said low pressure region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrice Marx, Jean Francois Robin, Rainer Metzen
  • Publication number: 20100047090
    Abstract: A fuel delivery module comprising a substantially fuel tight housing having a fuel inlet and at least one fuel outlet, a fuel pump located in a first chamber defined within the housing, said fuel pump comprising an electric motor and a positive displacement pump assembly drivingly connected to the motor for pumping fuel from the fuel inlet to said fuel outlet, at least a substantial part of said housing being formed from a plastic material. Electrical conductors are connectable to the electric motor within a high pressure region of the first chamber, said electrical conductors being arranged to extend within a wall region of the housing from a high pressure region of the first chamber to a low pressure region before exiting the housing from said low pressure region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: Patrice Marx, Jean Francois Robin, Rainer Metzen
  • Publication number: 20070128049
    Abstract: A jet pump apparatus for a vehicle fuel tank, the apparatus comprising a fuel manifold having a fuel inlet, connectable to a source of pressurised fuel, such as a fuel pump or fuel line, and a plurality of fuel outlets; a plurality of jet pumps, each jet pump having an inlet connectable to a fuel line for communication with a compartment of the fuel tank and an outlet adapted for fluid communication with a main compartment or reservoir containing a fuel pump inlet; each fuel outlet of the fuel manifold communicating with the throat region of a venturi of a respective one of the plurality of jet pumps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventors: Michel Sanchez, Hugues Cremer, Rainer Metzen