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Fleet refueling method and system

  • US 6,481,627 B1
  • Filed: 02/23/1999
  • Issued: 11/19/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/23/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for delivering fuel to plural customer sites with a delivery truck, said method comprising:

  • using a delivery hose to transfer fuel from a delivery tank to a customer storage tank of a given customer from among a set of customers;

    capturing a given identifier specific to said given customer and capturing another identifier specific to another customer;

    sensing a zero flow of said fuel from said delivery tank to said customer storage tank; and

    determining that the fuel delivery is to be billed to said given customer instead of another customer from among said set of customers based upon when said zero flow is sensed in relation to when said identifier is captured, wherein the given identifier specific to said given customer can be captured after fuel has already commenced transfer to the customer storage tank.

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