ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,690, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to PHINIA Jersey Holdings LLC (Wilmington, Del.).

"Overmolded coil assembly for a fuel pump" was invented by Oscar Daniel Espinoza Fang (Cuidad Juarez, Mexico) and Robert Merkov (Webster, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An overmolded coil assembly is provided and includes a body having a generally hollow cylindrical shape and including a central aperture and an inner surface defining a recess. A spool is received in the recess of the body. The spool includes an annular barrel and has opposite first and second ends. The first end is adjacent the central aperture of the body. A coil of electricall...