Jason E Schultz

US Patent:

7007678, Mar 7, 2006

Filed:

Jul 21, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/623642

Inventors:

Jason Schultz - Belleville MI, US
David Zultowski - Canton MI, US
Kevin Reising - West Bloomfield MI, US

Assignee:

Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

F02M 37/04

US Classification:

123509, 123510

Abstract:

A fuel supply system and fuel filter for a vehicle prevent bleed down of the fuel filter and minimizes the amount of any air or vapor delivered to the fuel supply line. The fuel filter includes a housing enclosing a filter media. The filter includes an inlet for receiving fuel from the fuel pump. The filter also includes first and second outlets. The first outlet supplies filtered fuel to the fuel supply line. The second outlet supplies filtered fuel to the jet pump. In this way, by providing a single outlet from the fuel pump to the fuel filter, and providing two outlets from the fuel filter which separately leads to the fuel supply line and the jet pump, bleed down is prevented and vapors within the fuel supply line are reduced.

US Patent:

7387111, Jun 17, 2008

Filed:

Jun 24, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/875365

Inventors:

DeQuan Yu - Ann Arbor MI, US
David Zultowski - Canton MI, US
Vipin F. Patel - Ann Arbor MI, US
Jason Nicholas Schultz - Belleville MI, US
Matthew Edward Wiethoff - Dexter MI, US

Assignee:

Ford Motor Company - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

F02M 37/04

US Classification:

123509, 123514, 13756522

Abstract:

An in-tank fuel supply unit is provided for supplying fuel from a fuel tank to an engine. The fuel supply unit generally comprises a fuel delivery module and a jet pump assembly selectively attachable to the fuel delivery module. The fuel delivery module has a housing defining a reservoir and includes a fuel pump for pressurizing fuel in the reservoir. The jet pump assembly has a suction tube defining a suction chamber and a nozzle situated inside the suction chamber. The nozzle receives pressurized fuel from the fuel pump and sprays the fuel from a nozzle tip at high velocity to draw additional fuel into the suction chamber through an inlet formed in the suction tube.

US Patent:

20060000454, Jan 5, 2006

Filed:

Jul 2, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/884534

Inventors:

Daven Bhavsar - Canton MI, US
Heather Knechtges - Saline MI, US
Jason Schultz - Belleville MI, US
Matthew Wiethoff - Dexter MI, US
Stephen Kempfer - Canton MI, US

International Classification:

F02M 37/04

US Classification:

123509000

Abstract:

An in-tank fuel supply unit includes a fuel filter attached to a fuel delivery module for in-tank placement that does not limit the capacity of the unit or increase the size of the unit in a manner that creates undesirable packaging issues. The fuel supply unit generally comprises a fuel delivery module having a housing and a fuel pump. A fuel filter is rigidly attached to a side of the housing such that the fuel delivery module and fuel filter are placed within the fuel tank through the opening as a single unit. The fuel delivery module and fuel filter form an L-shape which permits the entire unit to be inserted through the standard opening which is sized for the fuel delivery module alone.