B60K 2015/048
Arrangements for sealing the fuel inlet during filling
Official title: {Arrangements for sealing the fuel inlet during filling}
B60K2015/048 (Arrangements for sealing the fuel inlet during filling) appears on 125 US grants and 72 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60K- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Assignees
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- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Fuel spill prevention device1 Sep 2026US 12,722,476 B2
- Capless closure assembly for fuel-tank filler pipe26 May 2026US 12,636,950 B2Stant USA Corp.
- Funnel insert for a filler tube of a fuel tank31 Dec 2024US 12,179,576 B2Ti Automotive Technology Center GmbH
- Capless closure assembly for fuel-tank filler pipe31 Dec 2024US 12,179,578 B2Stant USA Corp.
- Refuelling coupling20 Feb 2024US 11,904,681 B2
- Fuel Spill Prevention Device16 Oct 2025US 2025/0319763 A1Arthur Edison LLC
- Capless closure assembly for fuel-tank filler pipe30 Jan 2025US 2025/0033460 A1Stant USA Corp.
- Refueling port1 Dec 2022US 2022/0379720 A1Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
- Capless closure assembly for fuel-tank filler pipe4 Aug 2022US 2022/0242226 A1Stant USA Corp.
- Refuelling Coupling16 Jun 2022US 2022/0185103 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- On board refueling vapor recovery system101US 4,887,578 AColt Industries Inc. · 1989
- Vapor recovery systems98US 4,714,172 AGT Development Corporation · 1987
- Fuel tank tube vapor/fuel seal84US 4,760,933 A1988
- Fuel fill tube with vapor vent and overfill protection80US 4,630,749 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1986
- Capless vehicle refueling system76US 5,056,570 AStant Inc. · 1991