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FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING LIGHTING HEATING WEAPONS BLASTING ENGINES OR PUMPS F02Combustion engines F02MSUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL, WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF F02M55/00Fuel-injection apparatus characterised by their fuel conduits or their venting means; Arrangements of conduits between fuel tank and pump F02M37/00

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Information Patent Grant
Method and apparatus for ventilating a fuel inlet connection for a...
- Patent number 11,959,444
- Issue date Apr 16, 2024
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Eric Donald Wiebrecht
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Grant
Fuel pump with vapor purge valve assembly
- Patent number 11,236,716
- Issue date Feb 1, 2022
- DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES IP LIMITED
- Conrado Carrillo
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Grant
Fuel sending unit assembly and operation
- Patent number 11,231,032
- Issue date Jan 25, 2022
- Vitesco Technologies USA, LLC.
- James Fochtman
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Fuel system having isolation valves between fuel injectors and comm...
- Patent number 11,220,980
- Issue date Jan 11, 2022
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Siddharth Nair
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Grant
Combined inlet and outlet check valve seat
- Patent number 11,105,437
- Issue date Aug 31, 2021
- Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
- James Fochtman
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Vent fuel handling assembly for a gas engine power plant and method...
- Patent number 11,067,046
- Issue date Jul 20, 2021
- Wartsila Finland Oy
- Stefan Fältén
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Grant
Fuel pump solenoid having hydraulic damping
- Patent number 11,035,491
- Issue date Jun 15, 2021
- Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
- James Fochtman
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Method and system for an engine
- Patent number 11,015,557
- Issue date May 25, 2021
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Joseph Thomas
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Grant
Coil assembly
- Patent number 10,995,715
- Issue date May 4, 2021
- DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES IP LIMITED
- Philippe Legrand
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Grant
Pump valve configuration and assembly method
- Patent number 10,982,634
- Issue date Apr 20, 2021
- Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
- James Fochtman
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Grant
Fuel pump solenoid assembly method
- Patent number 10,982,633
- Issue date Apr 20, 2021
- Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
- James Fochtman
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Grant
Evaporative fuel treating apparatus
- Patent number 10,941,719
- Issue date Mar 9, 2021
- Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Keita Fukui
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Grant
Fuel pump for an internal combustion engine
- Patent number 10,890,148
- Issue date Jan 12, 2021
- Marelli Europe S.p.A.
- Stefano Fornara
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Grant
Asymmetric spring valve disk
- Patent number 10,883,458
- Issue date Jan 5, 2021
- Vitesco Technologies USA, LLC.
- James Fochtman
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Method and system for an engine
- Patent number 10,612,506
- Issue date Apr 7, 2020
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Joseph Thomas
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Grant
Method and system for a gas turbine engine air ventilation purge ci...
- Patent number 10,473,060
- Issue date Nov 12, 2019
- General Electric Company
- Pierre Montagne
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Grant
Hydraulic fluid de-aeration device
- Patent number 10,330,131
- Issue date Jun 25, 2019
- Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- John Stallmann
- B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Injection device for an internal combustion engine
- Patent number 10,174,735
- Issue date Jan 8, 2019
- Continental Automotive GmbH
- Tobias Ritsch
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Grant
Fuel injection device
- Patent number 10,151,285
- Issue date Dec 11, 2018
- Denso Corporation
- Kazuho Seki
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Grant
Plunger fuel pump for an internal combustion engine
- Patent number 10,107,245
- Issue date Oct 23, 2018
- Robert Bosch GmbH
- Oliver Albrecht
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Fuel cut apparatus
- Patent number 9,982,644
- Issue date May 29, 2018
- Hyundai Motor Company
- Soon Yong Kim
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Grant
Direct injection pump control
- Patent number 9,957,935
- Issue date May 1, 2018
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Ross Dykstra Pursifull
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Grant
System and method for controlling a flow of vent gases to a natural...
- Patent number 9,534,564
- Issue date Jan 3, 2017
- REM TECHNOLOGY INC
- Howard Malm
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Grant
Fuel supply apparatus for GDI engine having reduced pressure pulsation
- Patent number 9,376,995
- Issue date Jun 28, 2016
- Hyundai Motor Company
- Dongmyoung Ryoo
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Grant
Gaseous-fuel-injector device for internal-combustion engines
- Patent number 9,316,192
- Issue date Apr 19, 2016
- Fiat Powertrain Technologies S.p.A.
- Silvio Canale
- Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMA...
Information Patent Grant
High-pressure fuel supply apparatus for internal combustion engine
- Patent number 9,169,815
- Issue date Oct 27, 2015
- Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Tatsuhiko Akita
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Grant
Pressure relief device of an injection system and method for pressu...
- Patent number 9,016,261
- Issue date Apr 28, 2015
- Continental Automotive GmbH
- Daniel Anetsberger
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Grant
Fuel rail for liquid injection of a two-phase fuel
- Patent number 8,919,324
- Issue date Dec 30, 2014
- Robin B. Parsons
- Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMA...
Information Patent Grant
Fuel delivery pipe with damper function
- Patent number 8,495,985
- Issue date Jul 30, 2013
- Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Naruki Harada
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Grant
Internal combustion engine with a fuel injection system
- Patent number 8,479,708
- Issue date Jul 9, 2013
- Robert Bosch GmbH
- Jeffrey Allen
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Information Patent Application
HIGH PRESSURE REGULATED FUEL RETURN APPARATUS FOR ENGINES USING DIR...
- Publication number 20240318609
- Publication date Sep 26, 2024
- ICOM North America LLC
- Brandon Geoffrey Thorn
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Application
INJECTOR APPARATUS
- Publication number 20230007936
- Publication date Jan 12, 2023
- RKLAB AG
- Daniel EASTWOOD
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Application
ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED FUEL INJECTION DEVICE
- Publication number 20220412295
- Publication date Dec 29, 2022
- ZAMA JAPAN KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Hideki Watanabe
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Application
FUEL PUMP WITH VAPOR PURGE VALVE ASSEMBLY
- Publication number 20200309075
- Publication date Oct 1, 2020
- DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES IP LIMITED
- Conrado Carrillo
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Application
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN ENGINE
- Publication number 20200182208
- Publication date Jun 11, 2020
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Joseph Thomas
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Application
RAPID ACTIVATION METHOD OF ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED COMMON RAIL ENGINE
- Publication number 20200095965
- Publication date Mar 26, 2020
- GUANGXI YUCHAI MACHINERY GROUP CO., LTD.
- Guirong TAN
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Application
FUEL PUMP FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
- Publication number 20200056571
- Publication date Feb 20, 2020
- MAGNETI MARELLI S.P.A.
- Stefano Fornara
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Application
VENT FUEL HANDLING ASSEMBLY FOR A GAS ENGINE POWER PLANT AND METHOD...
- Publication number 20190323464
- Publication date Oct 24, 2019
- WARTSILA FINLAND OY
- Stefan FÄLTÉN
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Application
EVAPORATIVE FUEL TREATING APPARATUS
- Publication number 20190301380
- Publication date Oct 3, 2019
- Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Keita FUKUI
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Application
COIL ASSEMBLY
- Publication number 20190242344
- Publication date Aug 8, 2019
- DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES IP LIMITED
- Philippe Legrand
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Application
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN ENGINE
- Publication number 20190211787
- Publication date Jul 11, 2019
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Joseph Thomas
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Application
HYDRAULIC FLUID DE-AERATION DEVICE
- Publication number 20170276154
- Publication date Sep 28, 2017
- SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
- JOHN STALLMANN
- B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR REDUCING VEHICLE EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS
- Publication number 20170198671
- Publication date Jul 13, 2017
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Aed M. Dudar
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Application
Plunger Fuel Pump for an Internal Combustion Engine
- Publication number 20170009721
- Publication date Jan 12, 2017
- ROBERT BOSCH GmbH
- Oliver Albrecht
- F04 - POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC...
Information Patent Application
DIRECT INJECTION PUMP CONTROL
- Publication number 20160333837
- Publication date Nov 17, 2016
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Ross Dykstra Pursifull
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Application
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE AIR VENTILATION PURGE CI...
- Publication number 20160177878
- Publication date Jun 23, 2016
- GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
- Pierre Montagne
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Application
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE PURGE CIRCUIT WATER INJE...
- Publication number 20160177879
- Publication date Jun 23, 2016
- GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
- Pierre Montagne
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Application
METHOD FOR VENTING A FUEL SUPPLY LINE, AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
- Publication number 20150377199
- Publication date Dec 31, 2015
- MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH
- Marc RADL
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Application
3-Way Valve Assembly
- Publication number 20150316010
- Publication date Nov 5, 2015
- DELPHI INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS LUXEMBOURG S.A.R.L.
- Anthony Lewis
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A FLOW OF VENT GASES TO A NATURAL...
- Publication number 20150176534
- Publication date Jun 25, 2015
- REM TECHNOLOGY INC.
- Howard Malm
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Application
FUEL SUPPLY APPARATUS FOR GDI ENGINE HAVING REDUCED PRESSURE PULSATION
- Publication number 20130333672
- Publication date Dec 19, 2013
- Hyundai Motor Company
- Dongmyoung Ryoo
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Application
FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM COMPRISING A HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL INJECTION PUMP
- Publication number 20130276760
- Publication date Oct 24, 2013
- Volvo Lastvagnar AB
- Sergi YUDANOV
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Application
GASEOUS-FUEL-INJECTOR DEVICE FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
- Publication number 20130206871
- Publication date Aug 15, 2013
- FIAT POWERTRAIN TECHNOLOGIES S.P.A.
- Silvio CANALE
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Application
Fuel Rail for Liquid Injection of a Two-Phase Fuel
- Publication number 20120145127
- Publication date Jun 14, 2012
- CLEANFUEL HOLDINGS, INC.
- Robin B. Parsons
- Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMA...
Information Patent Application
PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICE OF AN INJECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESSU...
- Publication number 20120067328
- Publication date Mar 22, 2012
- Daniel Anetsberger
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Application
FUEL DELIVERY PIPE WITH DAMPER FUNCTION
- Publication number 20110197856
- Publication date Aug 18, 2011
- MARUYASU INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
- Naruki HARADA
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Application
HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL SUPPLY APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
- Publication number 20110114064
- Publication date May 19, 2011
- Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Tatsuhiko Akita
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Application
PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE
- Publication number 20110094476
- Publication date Apr 28, 2011
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Daniel R. Ibrahim
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Application
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
- Publication number 20100212635
- Publication date Aug 26, 2010
- Jeffrey Allen
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Application
SMALL ENGINE OPERATION COMPONENTS
- Publication number 20100145595
- Publication date Jun 10, 2010
- PC/RC PRODUCTS, L.L.C.
- James T. Bellistri
- Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMA...

Venting means

Industry

Parent Industries

Current Industry

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Method and apparatus for ventilating a fuel inlet connection for a...

Fuel pump with vapor purge valve assembly

Fuel sending unit assembly and operation

Fuel system having isolation valves between fuel injectors and comm...

Combined inlet and outlet check valve seat

Vent fuel handling assembly for a gas engine power plant and method...

Fuel pump solenoid having hydraulic damping

Method and system for an engine

Coil assembly

Pump valve configuration and assembly method

Fuel pump solenoid assembly method

Evaporative fuel treating apparatus

Fuel pump for an internal combustion engine

Asymmetric spring valve disk

Method and system for an engine

Method and system for a gas turbine engine air ventilation purge ci...

Hydraulic fluid de-aeration device

Injection device for an internal combustion engine

Fuel injection device

Plunger fuel pump for an internal combustion engine

Fuel cut apparatus

Direct injection pump control

System and method for controlling a flow of vent gases to a natural...

Fuel supply apparatus for GDI engine having reduced pressure pulsation

Gaseous-fuel-injector device for internal-combustion engines

High-pressure fuel supply apparatus for internal combustion engine

Pressure relief device of an injection system and method for pressu...

Fuel rail for liquid injection of a two-phase fuel

Fuel delivery pipe with damper function

Internal combustion engine with a fuel injection system

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

HIGH PRESSURE REGULATED FUEL RETURN APPARATUS FOR ENGINES USING DIR...

INJECTOR APPARATUS

ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED FUEL INJECTION DEVICE

FUEL PUMP WITH VAPOR PURGE VALVE ASSEMBLY

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN ENGINE

RAPID ACTIVATION METHOD OF ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED COMMON RAIL ENGINE

FUEL PUMP FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

VENT FUEL HANDLING ASSEMBLY FOR A GAS ENGINE POWER PLANT AND METHOD...

EVAPORATIVE FUEL TREATING APPARATUS

COIL ASSEMBLY

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN ENGINE

HYDRAULIC FLUID DE-AERATION DEVICE

SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR REDUCING VEHICLE EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS

Plunger Fuel Pump for an Internal Combustion Engine

DIRECT INJECTION PUMP CONTROL

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE AIR VENTILATION PURGE CI...

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE PURGE CIRCUIT WATER INJE...

METHOD FOR VENTING A FUEL SUPPLY LINE, AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

3-Way Valve Assembly

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A FLOW OF VENT GASES TO A NATURAL...

FUEL SUPPLY APPARATUS FOR GDI ENGINE HAVING REDUCED PRESSURE PULSATION

FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM COMPRISING A HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL INJECTION PUMP

GASEOUS-FUEL-INJECTOR DEVICE FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES

Fuel Rail for Liquid Injection of a Two-Phase Fuel

PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICE OF AN INJECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESSU...

FUEL DELIVERY PIPE WITH DAMPER FUNCTION

HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL SUPPLY APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM

SMALL ENGINE OPERATION COMPONENTS