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Fueling system

  • US 6,116,298 A
  • Filed: 03/03/1999
  • Issued: 09/12/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/28/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A fueling system comprising:

  • a fuel supply subsystem including at least one fueling nozzle;

    a recipient identifier associated with a fill location of a recipient fuel store;

    a fueling communicator associated with said at least one fueling nozzle and communicating in a wireless manner with said recipient identifier, at least in order to obtain recipient identification information therefrom wherein said fueling communicator is mounted onto said at least one nozzle at least partially by means of an anti-theft tag including a monitored attachment mechanism which attaches the tag to said at least one nozzle and which provides an output indication of tampering with said attachment mechanism;

    an authorization and monitoring assembly operative to communicate in a wireless manner with said fueling communicator for receiving at least recipient identification information therefrom; and

    an electrically resistive element in electrical communication with and attached to said tag, wherein tampering with the electrically resistive element causes a change in said electrical resistance, said change in electrical resistance being communicated to said tag, wherein said resistive element comprises a multiplicity of resistive wires, wherein only a random number of said wires are electrically connected to internal connection points in said tag such that said resistive element has a statistically random electrical resistance.

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