Mobile fuel distribution station

• US 10,507,806 B2
• Filed: 10/08/2015
• Issued: 12/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Capat LLC
• Original Assignee: Capat LLC
• Inventors: Cajiga, Jose A., Villar, Arturo Cajiga, Villar, Vicente Cajiga
• Primary Examiner(s): Maust, Timothy L
• Application Number:
  US14/878,368
• Publication Number:
  US 20160023639A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,531 Days
• Field of Search: 141231, 222173, 222608, 1372346, 244135 A
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 5/02 Supplying fuel to vehicles; General disposition of plant in filling stations apparatus for transferring measured quantities of petrol, oil, or the like from storage space to vehicles B67D
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 7/04 for transferring fuels, lubricants or mixed fuels and lubricants
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 7/08 Arrangements of devices for controlling, indicating, metering or registering quantity or price of liquid transferred arrangement of flow- or pressure-control valves B67D7/36; computing, calculating, counting G06; coin-freed apparatus for dispensing fluids G07F13/00; prepayment devices for metering liquids G07F15/00
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 7/845 Trolleys or like movable supports
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 1/1233 Shelters for filling stations
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2201/0104 cylindrical
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2205/0103 Exterior arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2205/013 Two or more vessels
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2221/012 Hydrogen
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2221/033 Methane, e.g. natural gas, CNG, LNG, GNL, GNC, PLNG
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 2265/065 for refueling vehicle fuel tanks
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 5/00 Methods or apparatus for filling containers with liquefied, solidified, or compressed gases under pressures adding propellants to aerosol containers B65B31/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/32 Hydrogen storage

Abstract

A modular, environmentally friendly mobile fuel distribution station includes a fuel tank, a support structure having a plurality of legs for supporting an operation platform in an elevated position a predetermined distance above ground, an alternative power generation device, the alternative power generation device being one of a solar power generator and a wind power generator for providing primary power to the mobile fuel distribution station and a central platform operatively connected to at least two of the legs, the at least two of the legs bearing the weight of the central platform, wherein the fuel tank and the alternative power generation device are disposed on the operation platform.

Claims

1. A non-aerial mobile fuel distribution station, comprising:

a fuel tank;

a support structure for supporting said fuel tank in an elevated position a predetermined distance above ground, said predetermined distance being sufficient to allow for passage of automobiles beneath said fuel tank during a fueling operation; and

a control system for selectively permitting and monitoring a discharge of fuel from said fuel tank to said automobiles beneath said fuel tank during said fueling operation;

a moving mechanism structurally affixed to said support structure so as to facilitate movement of said mobile fuel distribution station;

wherein said support structure has only three legs;

wherein said legs are arranged beneath said fuel tank in a substantially triangular configuration; and

wherein said moving mechanism comprising a wheel assembly being selectively engaged to elevate said legs.

2. The mobile fuel distribution station according to claim 1, further comprising:

a central platform operatively connected to at least two of said legs, said legs bearing the weight of said central platform.

3. The mobile fuel distribution station according to claim 1, wherein:

said fuel distribution station is mobile such that a substantial entirety of said fuel distribution station may be moved from one location to another in an assembled state.

4. The mobile fuel distribution station according to claim 1, wherein:

said fuel is one of a gas and a liquid.

5. The mobile fuel distribution station according to claim 1, further comprising:

an alternative power generation device, said alternative power generation device being one of a solar power generator and a wind power generator; and

wherein said alternative power generator is supported by said legs to be in said elevated position in close association with said fuel tank.

6. The mobile fuel distribution station according to claim 1, further comprising:

a hydrocarbon refining apparatus for selectively accepting primary hydrocarbon materials for cracking and refinement into secondary hydrocarbon materials.

7. The mobile fuel distribution station according to claim 6, wherein:

said hydrocarbon refining apparatus is supported by said support structure to be in said elevated position in close association with said fuel tank.

8. The mobile fuel distribution station according to claim 7, wherein:

said primary hydrocarbon material is natural gas received from said fuel tank; and

wherein said secondary hydrocarbon material is hydrogen gas suitable for vehicle use.