Patent · US Expired

Fuel tank filter

US5049271A · kind A · utility

32Cited by
6References
14Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateAug 27, 1990
Grant dateSep 17, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 27, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02M37/50
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A fuel tank filter connectible to a fuel pump mounted inside of a fuel tank is disclosed. The filter includes filtration material forming an envelope, a separator inside the envelope and a spring attached to the separator in a manner such that the spring biases the separator to hold the envelope towards the bottom of the fuel tank.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.