MUMBAI, India, June 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202514113284 A) filed by Marelli Europe S. P. A. on November 18, 2025, for Fuel Pump For A Direct Injection System.

Inventors include Spizzirri, Armando; Marianello, Riccardo; and Petrone, Michele.

The application for the patent was published on June 19, 2026, under issue no. 25/2026.

Abstract: A fuel pump (1) for a direct injection system having: a main body (12); a pumping chamber (14) defined in the main body (12); a valve (18), which is configured to adjust the flow of fuel through the pumping chamber (14) and has a valve disc (23) having a series of through holes (26) and a flexible sheet (30) provided with a series of shutting portions (31), each shaped so as to rest against an outer wall (25) of the valve disc (23), thus closing the passage through a respective through hole (26); and a plurality of grooves (36), each arranged, at least when the valve (18) is closed, in the area of the outer wall (25) of the valve disc (23) and around a respective through hole (26) so as to reduce a contact surface between the outer wall (25) of the valve disc (23) and an inner wall (38) of the corresponding shutting portion (31). Main figure:

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