Patent ID: 7717397

Claim:
A system for operating a fuel valve adapted to be disposed within a fuel tank, the system comprising: a motor; a fuel valve adapted to be disposed in the fuel tank; an actuator assembly coupling the motor to the fuel valve, the actuator assembly including a first metallic section coupled to the motor; a drive shaft coupled to the fuel valve; a second metallic section coupled to the drive shaft; an electrically insulating section coupled to the first metallic section and the second metallic section adapted to transmit torque from the motor to the drive shaft, the electrically insulating section comprising an annular portion disposed at least partially within the first metallic section and at least partially extending beyond an open end of the first metallic section, and a longitudinal portion extending from the annular portion disposed within the first metallic section, and wherein a diameter of the annular portion is greater than a diameter of the longitudinal portion.