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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:
Dec. 10, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Heinrich Hoffmann, Heringen, DE;
Assignee:
Mannesmann VDO AG, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 1/700 ; F04B 3/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 1/700 ; F04B 3/500 ;
Abstract
A delivery device having a retaining mechanism for pre-tensioning a valve against a feed pump that is installed in an area removed from the sealing structure that provides surfaces used to seal the connection between the valve and the feed pump. The retaining mechanism has a locking device.