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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Randall Lee Dockery, Flushing, MI (US);
Assignee:
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 3/5147 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 3/5147 ;
Abstract
A multiple stage fuel strainer assembly for a fuel tank in a vehicle includes a strainer adapted to be connected to an inlet of a fuel pump disposed in the fuel tank. The multiple stage fuel strainer assembly also includes a valve connected to the strainer to allow fuel to flow through the strainer to the inlet when an external surface of the strainer is restricted with contaminants in the fuel.