Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fuel anti-theft protection systems, apparatus, and methods
- Patent Title (中): 燃油防盗系统,装置和方法
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Application No.: US14785512Application Date: 2014-09-09
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Publication No.: US09566944B2Publication Date: 2017-02-14
- Inventor: Elom Tsogbe , Antonio Arocha
- Applicant: Nuve, Inc.
- Agency: The Villhard Patent Group
- International Application: PCT/US2014/054796 WO 20140909
- International Announcement: WO2015/047724 WO 20150402
- Main IPC: B60R25/10
- IPC: B60R25/10 ; B60K15/04 ; B60K15/03

Abstract:
Fuel anti-theft systems, apparatus, and methods. Embodiments provide fuel anti-theft systems including a circuit and sensors which define nominal (secure) and tampered-with states. The tampered-with states are indicative of the sensor(s) being absent. Controllers of the current embodiment, moreover, senses a combined state of (all of a pre-selected number of) the sensors and determines therefrom whether all of the sensors are present and secure. In some embodiments, the controller senses the sensors (which can be wired in parallel) via a vehicle chassis ground. If desired, a resistor (which is about electrically equivalent to one of the sensors) and/or a geo-positioning system can be connected to the controller. The sensors can include normally open switches and clamps, cable ties, adhesives, etc. which close the switches. Some sensors include grounding straps while others include ground return leads. In some embodiments, sensors are positioned at vehicle fuel caps and/or fuel filters.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160068136A1 Fuel Anti-Theft Protection Systems, Apparatus, and Methods Public/Granted day:2016-03-10
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