IP Library Granted Patent US 10,082,115
Granted Patent B2
US 10,082,115 · App. 14/961,813 · Granted Sep 25, 2018

Fuel system conversions for carburetor to electronic fuel injection systems, methods of production thereof

Inventors: Robert Samuel Simons (Redondo Beach, CA); Chadron Michael Magana (Lakewood, CA); Jamie Wagner (Torrance, CA)
Assignee: EDELBROCK, LLC
F02M37/10F02M37/007F02M37/0058F02M37/0076F02M37/22F02M37/18
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Patent No.
US 10,082,115
App. No.
14/961,813
Granted
Sep 25, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic fuel injection system for land vehicles, comprising: a fuel tank, at least one pump, a fuel sump, wherein the at least one pump is operatively coupled to and between the fuel tank and the sump, and an engine, wherein the engine is operatively coupled to the fuel sump. A fuel sump system for land vehicles, comprising: an inlet from a pump, wherein the pump is operatively connected to a fuel tank, a fuel pump system, a regulator operatively coupled to the fuel pump system, an outlet operatively coupled to an engine, and a float component, coupled to the inlet. An electronic fuel injection system for land vehicles, comprising: a fuel tank, at least one pump, a fuel sump, wherein the at least one pump is operatively coupled to and between the fuel tank and the sump, and an engine, wherein the engine is operatively coupled to the fuel sump and wherein the electronic fuel injection system does not require a return line from the engine to the fuel tank.

Claims (31)

1. A land vehicle, comprising:

wheels; and

an electronic fuel injection system for land vehicles, having:

a fuel tank,

a pump operatively connected to the fuel tank,

a fuel sump, wherein the fuel sump comprises an inlet operatively connected to the pump, an outlet, a fuel pump system operatively connected to the outlet, and a component coupled to the inlet to shut off flow to the fuel sump when the fuel sump is full, and

an engine, wherein the engine is operatively coupled to the fuel sump outlet.

2. The land vehicles of claim 1 , wherein the fuel pump system further comprises a filter component.

3. The land vehicles of claim 2 , wherein the fuel pump system further comprises a regulator and a return component.

4. The land vehicles of claim 1 , wherein the pump comprises a mechanical pump, an electric pump, a low-pressure pump or a combination thereof.

5. The land vehicles of claim 1 , wherein the fuel pump system comprises a high pressure pump.

6. The land vehicles of claim 1 , wherein the electronic fuel injection system does not have a return line from the engine to the fuel tank.

7. The land vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the component to shut off flow comprises a float component coupled to the inlet.

8. A land vehicle, comprising:

wheels; and

an land vehicles, having:

a fuel tank,

a pump operatively connected to the fuel tank,

a fuel sump, wherein the fuel sump comprises:

an inlet operatively connected to the pump,

an auxiliary pump operatively connected to the inlet,

an outlet,

a fuel pump system operatively connected to the outlet,

and a component coupled to the auxiliary pump to shut off flow to the fuel sump when the fuel sump is full, and

an engine, wherein the engine is operatively coupled to the fuel sump outlet.

9. The land vehicles of claim 8 , wherein the electronic fuel injection system does not have a return line from the engine to the fuel tank.

10. The land vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the fuel sump comprises a regulator operatively coupled to the fuel pump system.

11. The land vehicles of claim 10 , wherein the regulator further comprises a return component.

12. The land vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the fuel pump system further comprises a filter component.

13. The land vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the fuel pump system comprises a high pressure pump.

14. The land vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the component to shut off flow comprises a fluid level sensor.

Assignments (5)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 30, 2020
From: EDELBROCK, LLC; EDELBROCK PERMANENT MOLD, LLC; EDELBROCK FOUNDRY, LLC; EDELBROCK II, LLC; IOP EDELBROCK HOLDINGS, INC.; EDELBROCK COMP BUYER INC.; COMPETITION CAMS, INC.; TCI AUTOMOTIVE, LLC; LUNATI LLC; COMPETITION PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, LLC; CRANE, LLC
To: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 051676/0709 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 4, 2019
From: SIMONS, ROBERT
To: EDELBROCK CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 050636/0489 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 4, 2019
From: WAGNER, JAMIE
To: EDELBROCK CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 050636/0496 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 4, 2019
From: EDELBROCK CORPORATION
To: EDELBROCK, LLC
Reel/Frame 050636/0499 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 3, 2019
From: MAGAÑA, CHADRON MICHAEL
To: EDELBROCK, LLC
Reel/Frame 050612/0502 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 13662088 · Oct 26, 2012
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