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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. 12, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kenneth H Klopfer, East Hartland, CT (US);
Assignee:
Stanadyne Automotive Corp., Windsor, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123467 ; 123514 ; 13711506 ;
Abstract
A hydro-mechanical device and methods therefor, for receiving fuel from a variable displacement fuel pump of a fuel-supply system and delivering the fuel to a common rail of the fuel-supply system, regulates the fuel-pressure in the fuel-supply system, at least in part, based on the output of the fuel pump such that optimal engine performance can be maintained under varying operating conditions.