MOBILE FUEL DISTRIBUTION STATION

• US 20160023639A1
• Filed: 10/08/2015
• Published: 01/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Capat LLC
• Original Assignee: Arturo Cajiga Villar, Jose A. Cajiga, Vicente Cajiga Villar
• Inventors: CAJIGA, JOSE A., VILLAR, ARTURO CAJIGA, VILLAR, VICENTE CAJIGA
• Granted Patent: US 10,507,806 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 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 support structure having only three legs for supporting said fuel tank in said elevated position.

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

said legs are arranged beneath said fuel tank in a substantially triangular configuration.

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

said fuel is one of a gas and a liquid.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. The mobile fuel distribution station according to claim 5, wherein:

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

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

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

a wheel assembly affixed to each of said legs, said wheel assembly being selectively engaged to elevate said legs and facilitate movement of said mobile fuel distribution station.

9. 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.

10. A modular, environmentally friendly mobile fuel distribution station, comprising:

a fuel tank;

a control system for selectively permitting and monitoring a discharge of fuel from said mobile fuel distribution station;

a support structure for supporting an operation platform in an elevated position a predetermined distance above ground, said operation platform housing said fuel tank; and

wherein said fuel tank is affixed to said operation platform such that a weight of said operation platform is distributed through said fuel tank and into said support structure.

11. A mobile fuel distribution station, comprising:

a fuel tank;

a control system for selectively permitting and monitoring a discharge of fuel from said mobile fuel distribution station;

a support structure for supporting an operation platform in an elevated position a predetermined distance above ground, said operation platform housing said fuel tank; and

a moving means affixed to said support structure, said moving means being selectively engagable to elevate said mobile fuel distribution station to facilitate movement of said mobile fuel distribution station via said moving means.

12. The mobile fuel distribution station according to claim 11, wherein:

said moving means includes a wheel assembly.