US Patent Issued to ICOM North America on March 18 for "High pressure regulated fuel return apparatus for engines using direct injection fuel systems" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,253,042, issued on March 18, was assigned to ICOM North America LLC (New Hudson, Mich.).

"High pressure regulated fuel return apparatus for engines using direct injection fuel systems" was invented by Brandon Geoffrey Thorn (Fowlerville, Mich.) and Albert Venezio (Walled Lake, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fuel return device couples to the high pressure side of a DI fuel system. The fuel return device provides for both continuous bleeding and occasional purging of fuel from the high pressure side to prevent issues related to vapor accumulation or heat-induced pressure increase. The fuel return device may be attached to a high p...