ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,751, issued on Aug. 4.
"Fuel pump" was invented by Joshua Loren Davis (Metamora, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fuel pump having a pump housing with a first lifter bore, a fuel inlet aperture, a fuel bypass aperture, and a crankcase chamber is provided. The pump includes a first roller lifter coupled to a first pumping plunger. The pump includes a camshaft having a drive cam disposed in the crankcase chamber. The camshaft rotates the drive cam to reciprocate the first roller lifter within the first lifter bore. The fuel inlet aperture extends through the pump housing to the crankcase chamber. A fuel bypass aperture communicates...