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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.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2003

Filed:

Nov. 14, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:

Lorenzo G. Rodriguez, El Paso, TX (US);

Jose I. Velazquez, Hermosillo, MX;

Carlos E. Almeida, El Paso, TX (US);

Assignee:

Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 3/302 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 3/302 ;
Abstract

Disclosed herein is a fluid control valve comprising a valve seat, and a nozzle proximate the valve seat. The nozzle includes a convergent section and a divergent section formed by a semi-circular profile. Also disclosed herein is a system for controlled feeding of volatile fuel components from a free space of a fuel tank to an engine manifold, the system comprising a storage chamber in fluid communication with the free space of the fuel tank, and a valve in fluid communication between the storage chamber and the engine manifold. The valve includes a valve seat and a nozzle proximate the valve seat. The nozzle includes a convergent section and a divergent section formed by a semi-circular profile.


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