Patents
US 9765933 B2: CNG dispenser
- Granted
- 2017-09-19
- Filed
- 2014-03-14 application 14210954
- Type
- Utility · 8 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a CNG dispenser is provided that includes a user-actuatable button for allowing selection of a pressure to which to fill a vehicle tank with CNG, and a controller for opening a high pressure fill valve to dispense high pressure CNG into the vehicle tank while monitoring the pressure of the vehicle tank until the pressure reaches the user-selected pressure. According to another embodiment, the controller is operable in a selected one of two modes of operation. The two modes of operation include a one-pressure bank operation mode in which only the input of a high pressure fill valve is coupled to a CNG supply line, and a three-pressure bank operation mode in which the inputs of each of three fill valves are coupled to respective CNG supply lines. A graphic fuel gage may be provided on the dispenser payment terminal screen.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170919.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BPC Aquisition Company 2 patents | US company or organization | Iron River, MI | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Ann Lambrix | Grand Haven, MI | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Chad Robert Paffhausen | Iron River, MI | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Adam Simon | Norton Shores, MI | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jonathan M. Rathbun | Belmont, MI | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F17C | Vessels for containing or storing compressed, liquefied or solidified gases; fixed-capacity gas-holders; filling vessels with, or discharging from vessels, compressed, liquefied, or solidified gases | F17C7/00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-14 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | RATHBUN, JONATHAN M signed 2014-03-07 LAMBRIX, SARAH ANN signed 2014-03-10 SIMON, ADAM KENNETH signed 2014-03-10 PAFFHAUSEN, CHAD ROBERT signed 2014-03-13 | BPC ACQUISITION COMPANY SPRING LAKE, MI | 32438/770 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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