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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 1980
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ernest W Landen, Peoria, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1374844 ; 137541 ; 2395332 ; 239453 ;
Abstract
A hydraulically limited fuel injection nozzle includes a lift control washer disposed about an elongated check valve stem so that the washer cooperates with a surrounding sleeve when acted upon by a pressure difference caused by fluid flow to control lift of the check valve. The arrangement moves the main flow restriction upstream of check valve.