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US 10,202,271 B2Granted
Fuel verification system
AssigneeFranklin Fueling Systems, Inc.
InventorsJay Jerard Walsh, Lisa Marie O'Leary, Bill Nelson
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AssigneeFranklin Fueling Systems, Inc.
InventorsJay Jerard Walsh, Lisa Marie O'Leary, Bill Nelson
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Fuel management systems for a fuel dispensing facility including a fuel delivery system are disclosed. The fuel delivery system includes at least one storage tank configured to contain a fuel, at least one dispenser configured to receive the fuel from the at least one storage tank, and a fuel handling system which is configured to one of (1) deliver the fuel to the at least one storage tank, (2) receive the fuel from the at least one storage tank, (3) monitor for a leak within the fuel delivery system, and (4) monitor for a fuel inventory within the fuel delivery system. The fuel management system may include installation records of the fuel handling components. The fuel management system may monitor cameras positioned in sumps of the fuel delivery system. The fuel delivery system may include a camera positioned to monitor an interior of a sump, the interior of the sump being provided by a sump basin and a sump cover. The sump cover may be a sump lid. The sump cover may be a dispenser. The sump cover may be another portion of the fuel delivery system.
A sump for a fuel dispensing facility, the fuel dispensing facility including a fuel delivery system having at least one storage tank configured to contain a fuel, at least one dispenser configured to receive the fuel from the at least one storage tank, and a fuel handling system which is configured to one of (1) deliver the fuel to the at least one storage tank, (2) receive the fuel from the at least one storage tank, (3) monitor for a leak within the fuel delivery system, and (4) monitor for a fuel inventory within the fuel delivery system, the sump comprising:
A method of monitoring a sump of a fuel delivery system, the sump including a sump base including at least one wall and a sump cover positioned over the sump base, the sump base and the sump cover cooperating to provide a sump interior, the method comprising the steps of:
A method of monitoring a sump of a fuel delivery system, the sump including a sump base including at least one wall and a sump cover positioned over the sump base, the sump base and the sump cover cooperating to provide a sump interior, the method comprising the steps of:
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