Patents
US 10828982 B2: Electronic venting in a saddle fuel tank
- Granted
- 2020-11-10
- Filed
- 2017-10-12 application 15782302
- Type
- Utility · 10 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A fuel tank system constructed in accordance to one example of the present disclosure includes a saddle fuel tank, a control module, a first and second solenoid, and a first and second vent line. The saddle fuel tank can have a first lobe and a second lobe. The first vent line can have a first vent port located in the first lobe of the saddle fuel tank. The first solenoid is configured to open and close the first vent port. The second vent line can have a second vent port located in the second lobe of the saddle fuel tank. The second solenoid is configured to open and close the second vent port. The control module sends a signal to the first and second solenoids to close the first and second vents upon reaching a full fuel condition.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg201110.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaughn K. Mills | Chelsea, MI | 49 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| F02M | Supplying combustion engines in general with combustible mixtures or constituents thereof | F02M37/0094 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F16K | Valves; taps; cocks; actuating-floats; devices for venting or aerating | F16K31/0651 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60W | Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function; control systems specially adapted for hybrid vehicles; road vehicle drive control systems for purposes not related to the control of a particular sub-unit | B60W2530/209 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T137/7761 | 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 |
| 2017-10-24 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MILLS, VAUGHN K. signed 2017-10-24 | EATON CORPORATION CLEVELAND, OH | 43935/202 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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