Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of and apparatus for recording fuel supplied to a vehicle
- Patent Title (中): 用于记录供应给车辆的燃料的方法和装置
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Application No.: US12542246Application Date: 2009-08-17
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Publication No.: US08442783B2Publication Date: 2013-05-14
- Inventor: Peter Piszko
- Applicant: Peter Piszko
- Agency: Bereskin & Parr LLP/S.E.N.C.R.L., s.r.l.
- Main IPC: G01F1/00
- IPC: G01F1/00 ; G01F15/06 ; G01Q90/00 ; G06F19/00 ; G06F17/40

Abstract:
A fuel measuring device, for mounting on the inlet to a vehicle fuel tank, has a sensor for recording a flow rate of fuel flowing through the inlet into the vehicle fuel tank. A processor for integrating the fuel flow rate to determine amount of fuel supplied to the fuel tank and a data storage device, for storing data indicative of the volume of fuel supplied to the vehicle fuel tank, are provided. A connector, for enabling the stored data on fuel volume to be transferred from the fuel measuring device on the vehicle to another device separate from the vehicle. A signal from a sender unit of a vehicle fuel tank may be used. A related method enables fuel usage to be tracked by, for example, the renter of a vehicle, and a further related method provides improved fuel gauges for use in fleets of rental cars.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100042340A1 Method of and Apparatus for Recording Fuel Supplied to a Vehicle Public/Granted day:2010-02-18
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