Apparatus and method for facilitating fueling a vehicle
AssigneeOrpak Industries (1983) Ltd.
InventorsDavid Kelrich, Hayim Kohen
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Abstract
A controlled fuel distribution system and method for use in a vehicle fuel filling facility, including at least one fuel pump having a nozzle and at least one nozzle-mounted transceiver for receiving information from a vehicle prior to discharge of fuel thereinto and communicating with an authorization subsystem located at the vehicle fuel filling facility, and a fuel flow driven transceiver power generator operated by fuel pumped by the at least one fuel pump and passing through the nozzle for powering the at least one nozzle-mounted transceiver.
Claims20
A controlled fuel distribution system for use in a vehicle fuel filling facility comprising:
- at least one fuel pump having a nozzle;
- at least one nozzle-mounted transceiver for receiving information from a vehicle prior to discharge of fuel thereinto and communicating with an authorization subsystem located at said vehicle fuel filling facility;
- and
- a fuel flow driven transceiver power generator operated by fuel pumped by said at least one fuel pump and passing through said nozzle, thereby providing electrical power for powering said at least one nozzle-mounted transceiver.
A controlled fuel distribution method for use in a vehicle fuel filling facility including at least one fuel pump having a nozzle and at least one nozzle-mounted transceiver, the method including:
- receiving information from a vehicle prior to discharge of fuel thereinto;
- communicating with an authorization subsystem located at the vehicle fuel filling facility;
- and
- driving a fuel flow driven transceiver power generator by a flow of fuel pumped by said at least one fuel pump and passing through said nozzle to provide electrical power for powering said at least one nozzle-mounted transceiver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.