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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:
Sep. 05, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 19, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert Stephen Bond, Challock, GB;
Assignee:
Lucas Industries, Solihull, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123310 ; 123540 ;
Abstract
A pressure regulator for use with a low pressure fuel pump comprises a pressure relief valve connected between the inlet and outlet of the pump to permit fuel flow from the outlet to the inlet upon the pressure difference therebetween exceeding a predetermined level, and an accumulator independent of the pressure relief valve communicating with the outlet of the pump.