ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,982, issued on June 23, was assigned to PHINIA DELPHI LUXEMBOURG SARL (Belvaux, Luxembourg).
"Fuel pump" was invented by Toby Pedley (London), Adam Mercer (Dursley, Great Britain) and Erol Kahraman (Maidstone, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fuel pump comprising a valve assembly. The valve assembly comprises a valve member defining a valve axis, and an electromagnetically controlled armature assembly configured to reciprocate linearly along the valve axis within an armature chamber of the fuel pump. The fuel pump further comprises a spring configured to engage a first side of the armature assembly to provide a spring f...