Lighted supervisory system for a fuel dispensing nozzle

A nozzle for a fuel dispensing system that is adapted to deliver fuel to fleet vehicles, the fleet vehicles having an integrated vehicle identification unit, the nozzle comprising:

• an input port being adapted to receive fuel through a fuel supply hose;
• a spout being configured to dispense fuel into a fuel entry receptacle of a vehicle;
• a valve assembly being configured to couple the input port with the spout, and being further configured to selectively facilitate the passage of fuel from the input port to the spout;
• an antenna associated with the nozzle and being configured to communicate with a vehicle;
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• a status light associated with the nozzle and comprising a first LED connected with a fleet management system, the status light being configured to selectively illuminate as directed by a fleet management system, whereby said illumination provides information as to whether a vehicle is a member of an authorized fleet and therefore whether the vehicle is authorized to receive fuel from the spout.

A fuel dispensing system for automatically and conveniently providing fuel to fleet vehicles, the fleet vehicles having an integrated vehicle identification unit, the system comprising:

• a fuel storage tank;
• a fuel dispenser having a fuel inlet and a fuel outlet, the fuel inlet being connected with the fuel storage tank, the fuel dispenser being configured to facilitate selective passage of fuel from the fuel inlet to the fuel outlet in response to a control signal;
• a fleet management system being configured to determine if a vehicle is authorized to receive fuel and being configured to provide the control signal and a monitoring signal;
• a fuel supply hose having a first end and a second end, the first end being connected to the fuel outlet, and the fuel supply hose being configured to conduct fuel from the first end to the second end;
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• a fuel nozzle comprising:
• an input port connected to the second end of the fuel supply hose, the input port being adapted to receive fuel from the fuel supply hose;
• a spout being configured to dispense fuel into a fuel entry receptacle of a vehicle;
• a valve assembly being configured to couple the input port with the spout, and being further configured to facilitate selective passage of fuel from the input port to the spout;
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• a status light associated with the nozzle and comprising at least one LED being configured to selectively illuminate as directed by the monitoring signal from the fleet management system, whereby said illumination provides information as to whether a vehicle is a member of an authorized fleet and therefore whether the vehicle is authorized to receive fuel from the spout.