Patents
US 10703197 B2: Extension tube internal check valve
- Granted
- 2020-07-07
- Filed
- 2017-02-16 application 15434746
- Type
- Utility · 6 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A fuel filler tube housing assembly constructed in accordance to one example of the present disclosure includes a fuel filler neck and a filler extension tube. The fuel filler neck housing includes a first mounting structure operable to support a check valve. The fuel filler extension tube is fixed to the fuel filler neck housing and has a second mounting structure substantially similar to the first mounting structure and thereby also operable to support the check valve.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200707.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaton Corporation 1,707 patents | US company or organization | Cleveland, OH | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul D. Walkowski | Ann Arbor, MI | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Robert A. Dayton | Attica, MI | 23 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60K | Arrangement or mounting of propulsion units or of transmissions in vehicles; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers in vehicles; auxiliary drives for vehicles; instrumentation or dashboards for vehicles; arrangements in connection with cooling, air intake, gas exhaust or fuel supply of propulsion units in vehicles | B60K15/04 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60Y | Indexing scheme relating to aspects cross-cutting vehicle technology | B60Y2304/05 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F02M | Supplying combustion engines in general with combustible mixtures or constituents thereof | F02M37/0023 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-11 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | EATON CORPORATION signed 2017-12-31 | EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED DUBLIN 4 | 48855/626 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-03-06 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | DAYTON, ROBERT A. signed 2017-02-20 WALKOWSKI, PAUL D. signed 2017-02-20 | EATON CORPORATION CLEVELAND, OH | 41475/207 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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