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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. 19, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2004
Applicants:
John Norcutt, Whitmore Lake, MI (US);
John Kilby, New Boston, MI (US);
Kevin Fulmer, Middlebury, IN (US);
Inventors:
John Norcutt, Whitmore Lake, MI (US);
John Kilby, New Boston, MI (US);
Kevin Fulmer, Middlebury, IN (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 37/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fuel system and associated method include a fuel injector and associated injector cup having an integral device that provides rotational orientation while allowing axial sliding engagement of the fuel injector relative to the cup after assembly. One embodiment includes retention tabs in the cup that engage corresponding grooves in the injector.