ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,387, issued on May 5, was assigned to PHINIA DELPHI LUXEMBOURG SARL (Belvaux, Luxembourg).
"Valve assembly for a fuel pump" was invented by Erol Kahraman (Maidstone, Great Britain) and Kevin Laity (Kent, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A valve assembly for a fuel pump for a fuel system, the fuel pump comprising a pump chamber and the valve assembly comprising a solenoid winding; and an electromagnetically controlled armature operable under the influence of an electromagnetic field generated by applying a current to the solenoid winding. The armature is coupled to a valve member cooperable with a valve seat to control fuel ...