Transponder communication of ORVR presence
First Claim
1. A fuel delivery system capable of controlling a fuel dispenser'"'"'s vapor recovery system comprising:
- a. a fuel dispenser having a vapor recovery system adapted to retrieve fuel vapor expelled from a fuel tank of a vehicle;
b. a control system associated with said vapor recovery system;
c. communication electronics associated with said control system and adapted to communication with a remote communication unit of the vehicle; and
d. said control system adapted to retrieve indicia from the remote communication unit and control said vapor recovery system based on the indicia.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a fuel delivery system capable of controlling a fuel dispenser'"'"'s vapor recovery system based on the absence or presence of an on-board vapor recovery system on the vehicle. This system includes a fuel dispenser having a vapor recovery system, a controller capable of controlling the vapor recovery system, a receiver and an antenna operating in conjunction with the receiver to receive a signal emitted from a transponder on a vehicle indicative of the absence or presence of an on-board vapor recovery system, in addition to a type of vehicle tank or characteristic thereof. When the controller determines from the transponder signal information relating to on-board vapor recovery and/or tank characteristics, the controller will control its vapor recovery system accordingly.
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51 Claims
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1. A fuel delivery system capable of controlling a fuel dispenser'"'"'s vapor recovery system comprising:
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a. a fuel dispenser having a vapor recovery system adapted to retrieve fuel vapor expelled from a fuel tank of a vehicle;
b. a control system associated with said vapor recovery system;
c. communication electronics associated with said control system and adapted to communication with a remote communication unit of the vehicle; and
d. said control system adapted to retrieve indicia from the remote communication unit and control said vapor recovery system based on the indicia. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A fuel delivery system capable of controlling a fuel dispenser'"'"'s vapor recovery system comprising:
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a. a fuel dispenser having a vapor recovery system adapted to retrieve fuel vapor expelled from a fuel tank of a variable flow rate;
b. a control system associated with said vapor recovery system and adapted to control the flow rate of said recovery system; and
c. communication electronics associated with said control system and adapted to communication with a remote communication unit of the vehicle and d. said control system adapted to receive indicia from the remote communication unit representing a vapor recovery function for a fuel tank of the vehicle and control the flow rate of said vapor recovery system according to the vapor recovery function for the fuel tank of the vehicle.
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42. A fuel delivery system capable of controlling a fuel dispenser'"'"'s vapor recovery system comprising:
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a. a fuel dispenser having a vapor recovery system adapted to retrieve fuel vapor expelled from a fuel tank of a vehicle at a variable flow rate;
b. a control system associated with said vapor recovery system and adapted to control the flow rate of said vapor recovery system; and
c. communication electronics associated with said control system and adapted to communication with a remote communication unit of the vehicle; and
d. said control system adapted to i. receive indicia from the remote communication unit representing a vapor recovery function for a fuel tank of the vehicle and control the flow rate of said vapor recovery system according to the vapor recovery function for the fuel tank of the vehicle, and ii. receive indicia from the remote communication unit representing the presence of an onboard vapor recovery system if the vehicle is equipped with an onboard vapor recovery system and control said vapor recovery system accordingly. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A fuel delivery system capable of controlling a fuel dispenser'"'"'s vapor recovery system comprising:
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a. a fuel dispenser having a vapor recovery system adapted to retrieve fuel vapor expelled from a fuel tank of a vehicle at a variable flow rate;
b. a control system associated with said vapor recovery system and adapted to control the flow rate of said vapor recovery system; and
c. an interrogator associated with said control system and adapted to interrogate a transponder of the vehicle; and
d. said control system adapted to receive indicia from the transponder representing a vapor recovery indicia for a fuel tank of the vehicle and control the flow rate of said vapor recovery system according to the vapor recovery indicia for the fuel tank of the vehicle.
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50. A method of controlling a fuel dispenser'"'"'s vapor recovery system comprising:
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a. receiving indicia from a remote communications unit of a vehicle; and
b. controlling a vapor recovery system based on the indicia received from the remote communication unit.
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51. A method of controlling a fuel dispenser'"'"'s vapor recovery system comprising:
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a. receiving indicia from the remote communication unit of a vehicle representing a vapor recovery function for a fuel tank of the vehicle if the vehicle is not an onboard vapor recovery equipped vehicle;
b. receiving indicia from the remote communication unit of a vehicle representing the presence of an onboard vapor recovery system if the vehicle is equipped with an onboard vapor recovery system; and
c. controlling the flow rate of the vapor recovery system according to the vapor recovery function for the fuel tank of the vehicle if the vehicle is not an onboard vapor recovery equipped vehicle and controlling the vapor recovery system accordingly if the vehicle is equipped with an onboard vapor recovery system.
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Specification