Patents
US 10662900 B2: Fuel system control
- Granted
- 2020-05-26
- Filed
- 2017-05-08 application 15589404
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An evaporative emissions control system includes a first vent valve configured to selectively open and close a first vent, a second vent valve configured to selectively open and close a second vent, a fuel level sensor configured to sense a fuel level in the fuel tank, a pressure sensor configured to sense a pressure in the fuel tank, an accelerometer configured to measure an acceleration of the vehicle, and a controller configured to regulate operation of the first and second vent valves to provide pressure relief for the fuel tank. The controller is programmed to determine if a refueling event is occurring based one signals indicating the fuel level is increasing, the pressure in the fuel tank is increasing, and the vehicle is not moving, and open at least one of the first and second vent valves based on determining the refueling event is occurring.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200526.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaton Corporation 1,707 patents | US company or organization | Cleveland, OH | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Russell Franklin | Birmingham, MI | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Nikhil Nahar | Pune, IN | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Vaughn K. Mills | Chelsea, MI | 49 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mark Beaupre | Southfield, MI | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Matthew Memmer | Plymouth, MI | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Steven L. Ambrose | Farmington Hills, MI | 23 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Robert P. Benjey | Dexter, MI | 25 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kenneth Brauning | Clinton Township, MI | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F02M | Supplying combustion engines in general with combustible mixtures or constituents thereof | F02M25/08 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60K | Arrangement or mounting of propulsion units or of transmissions in vehicles; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers in vehicles; auxiliary drives for vehicles; instrumentation or dashboards for vehicles; arrangements in connection with cooling, air intake, gas exhaust or fuel supply of propulsion units in vehicles | B60K15/03519 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F16K | Valves; taps; cocks; actuating-floats; devices for venting or aerating | F16K5/166 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60Y | Indexing scheme relating to aspects cross-cutting vehicle technology | B60Y2400/3019 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-11 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | EATON CORPORATION signed 2017-12-31 | EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED DUBLIN 4 | 48855/626 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-01-03 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BRAUNING, KENNETH signed 2018-04-03 FRANKLIN, MAX RUSSELL signed 2018-04-03 BENJEY, ROBERT P. signed 2018-04-04 BEAUPRE, MARK signed 2018-04-09 MILLS, VAUGHN K. signed 2018-04-09 NAHAR, NIKHIL signed 2018-04-09 AMBROSE, STEVEN L. signed 2018-10-14 MEMMER, MATTHEW signed 2018-10-14 | EATON CORPORATION CLE, OH | 47894/286 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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