公开(公告)号：US20240159615A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-16

申请号：US18390398

申请日：2023-12-20

申请人： Wayne Fueling Systems LLC

发明人： Prem Swaroop ,  Atish Kamble ,  Bodhayan Dev

IPC分类号： G01M3/18 ,  B67D7/08 ,  G01F25/10 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06Q10/04 ,  G06Q50/18

CPC分类号： G01M3/186 ,  B67D7/085 ,  G01F25/15 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06Q10/04 ,  G06Q50/18 ,  G01F25/13

摘要： Data characterizing a fuel storage facility can be received from one or more of a plurality of sensors disposed in the fuel storage facility. A fuel leak prediction for the fuel storage facility can be determined by a server, based on the received data, and further based on at least one predictive model that predicts whether a fuel leak exists in the fuel storage facility. The fuel leak prediction can be provided by the server. Related apparatus, systems, methods, techniques, and articles are also described.

公开(公告)号：US10006795B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-26

申请号：US15024246

申请日：2014-09-24

申请人： PUMPWATCH LIMITED

发明人： Henry Benjamin Sisk ,  Siobhan Keogh ,  Silvano Burella

IPC分类号： G01F19/00 ,  G01F25/00 ,  B67D7/08

CPC分类号： G01F19/00 ,  B67D7/085 ,  G01F25/0038 ,  G01F25/0092

摘要： A measuring vessel (1) for determining the accuracy with which a liquid fuel dispenser dispenses liquid fuel comprises a neck (4) of transparent material. A primary arcuate panel (16) having three primary graduated scales (14) corresponding to three different kinds of liquid fuels is secured to the neck (4). Primary graduations (17) of the respective primary graduated scales (14) indicate the level to which the meniscus of actual volumes of the respective liquid fuel dispensed at the temperatures corresponding to the primary graduations (17) should rise so that the energy content of the actual volumes of the respective liquid fuels dispensed is equal to the energy content of a predefined calibration volume of the corresponding liquid fuel at a predefined reference temperature typically of 15° C. A secondary arcuate panel (20) having a secondary graduated scale (22) thereon is slideable relative to the primary graduated scales (17) so that a reference graduation (23) of the secondary graduated scale (22) can be aligned with an appropriate one of the primary graduations (17) of an appropriate one of the primary graduated scales (14), in order that the amount by which the actual volume of liquid fuel dispensed exceeds or falls below the actual volume which should have been dispensed.

公开(公告)号：US20080295568A1

公开(公告)日：2008-12-04

申请号：US11757019

申请日：2007-06-01

申请人： Seifollah S. Nanaji ,  John Steve McSpadden

发明人： Seifollah S. Nanaji ,  John Steve McSpadden

IPC分类号： G01P21/00

CPC分类号： G01F25/0007 ,  B67D7/085 ,  G01F25/003

摘要： Methods, systems, and computer program products for using a reference meter to provide automated calibration for a fuel dispenser are disclosed. According to one method, first historical metering data associated with a fuel flow meter and second historical metering data associated with a reference meter are maintained within a memory. The first historical metering data is compared with the second historical metering data. It is determined whether a difference exists between the first historical metering data and the second historical metering data that can be corrected by calibration of the fuel flow meter. In response to determining that a difference exists between the first historical metering data and the second historical metering data that can be corrected by calibration of the fuel flow meter, an automated calibration of the fuel flow meter is performed.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于使用参考计量器为燃料分配器提供自动校准的方法，系统和计算机程序产品。 根据一种方法，与燃料流量计相关联的第一历史计量数据和与参考计量器相关联的第二历史计量数据保持在存储器内。 将第一历史计量数据与第二历史计量数据进行比较。 确定是否存在能够通过校准燃料流量计来校正的第一历史计量数据和第二历史计量数据之间的差异。 响应于确定可以通过燃料流量计的校准来校正的第一历史计量数据和第二历史计量数据之间存在差异，执行燃料流量计的自动校准。

公开(公告)号：US07152004B2

公开(公告)日：2006-12-19

申请号：US10963429

申请日：2004-10-12

申请人： Donald S. Reichler ,  Adriano Baglioni ,  Thomas C. Zalenski ,  Robert P. Hart ,  Richard K. Lucas

发明人： Donald S. Reichler ,  Adriano Baglioni ,  Thomas C. Zalenski ,  Robert P. Hart ,  Richard K. Lucas

IPC分类号： G01F17/00

CPC分类号： B67D7/085 ,  B67D7/222 ,  B67D7/28 ,  B67D7/303 ,  B67D2007/329 ,  G01F1/007 ,  G01F25/0038 ,  G01F25/0092 ,  G05D7/0688

摘要： A system and method for calculating the flow rate of a dispensing point or flow capacity of a pump and fuel delivery system and determining if the dispensing point or fuel delivery system has a blockage and/or a performance problem if the calculated dispensing point flow rate is other than expected. The calculated dispensing flow rate is calculated by collecting fuel tank level data points for a dispensing point that fall within start and stop events of the dispensing event. The slope of a fitted line to the fuel tank level data points is used as the indication of the flow rate of the dispensing point. Different mathematical techniques may be used to improve the flow rate calculation to compensate for the minimum resolution of collecting fuel tank level data and the dead time included in the data of a dispensing transaction.

摘要翻译： 一种用于计算泵和燃料输送系统的分配点或流量的流量的系统和方法，并且如果所计算的分配点流速为（如果是），则确定分配点或燃料输送系统是否具有堵塞和/或性能问题 除了预期。 计算出的分配流量是通过收集分配点的燃料箱水平数据点来计算的，分配点落在分配事件的起始和停止事件中。 将燃料箱液位数据点的拟合线的斜率用作分配点的流量的指示。 可以使用不同的数学技术来改进流量计算，以补偿收集燃料箱水位数据的最小分辨率和包含在分配交易数据中的死区时间。

公开(公告)号：US5601218A

公开(公告)日：1997-02-11

申请号：US413210

申请日：1995-03-28

申请人： Katsumi Takenaka

发明人： Katsumi Takenaka

IPC分类号： B67D1/00 ,  B67D1/12 ,  B67D7/08 ,  B67D7/10 ,  B67D7/14 ,  G07F13/02 ,  G07F13/06 ,  G07F15/12 ,  B67D5/10

CPC分类号： B67D7/085 ,  B67D1/1234 ,  B67D7/106 ,  B67D7/14 ,  G07F13/025 ,  G07F13/06 ,  G07F15/12 ,  B67D2210/00086

摘要： A drink vending machine for providing fixed amounts of drinks is basically formed of a sales amount memory device for memorizing amounts of drinks to be sold as an opening duration of an ejection valve; a valve controller for opening the ejection valve by operation of one of the drink sales buttons; and a mode setting device for changing a mode to a setting mode for setting amounts of the drinks to be sold. The vending machine further includes a drink sales halt device, a timer and a sales amount registration device. The drink sales halt device stops ejection of the drink while the drink is ejecting from the ejecting valve by actuation of the sales button in the setting mode. In the setting mode, the timer counts the opening duration of the ejection valve from a time the sales button is pushed to a time the drink sales halt device is actuated. The sales amount registration device stores the counted opening duration of the ejection valve, which is used as the amount of the drink to be sold in response to operation of the sales button in a sales mode.

摘要翻译： 用于提供固定量的饮料的饮料自动售货机基本上由用于记忆作为喷射阀的打开持续时间的待出售饮料量的销售量存储装置形成; 阀控制器，用于通过其中一个饮料销售按钮的操作来打开喷射阀; 以及用于将模式改变为用于设置要销售的饮料的量的设定模式的模式设置装置。 自动售货机还包括饮料销售停止装置，定时器和销售量登记装置。 饮料销售停止装置在饮料通过在设定模式下的销售按钮的致动而从排出阀喷出时停止饮料的喷射。 在设定模式中，定时器从推销按钮被推动到饮料销售停止装置被启动的时间计数排出阀的打开持续时间。 销售量登记装置存储排出阀的计数开始持续时间，其作为在销售模式下响应于销售按钮的操作而被销售的饮料的量。

公开(公告)号：US4830218A

公开(公告)日：1989-05-16

申请号：US006954

申请日：1987-01-27

申请人： Hamid Shirkhan

发明人： Hamid Shirkhan

IPC分类号： B67D7/08 ,  B67D7/30 ,  G05D7/06

CPC分类号： B67D7/08 ,  B67D7/085 ,  B67D7/303 ,  G05D7/0688

摘要： A controlled fluid delivery system comprising a pump and electric drive apparatus which provides precise metering of the fluid, and includes an error correction apparatus by which the system errors may be compensated and calibrated to provide a precisely controlled fluid flow at a continuous speed or small quantities of the fluid by intermittent system operations. Furthermore, the apparatus is modular and may accommodate a variety of mechanical pumps. The controlled fluid delivery system communicates with other apparatus such as measurement devices and process control equipment through standard binary communication lines.

摘要翻译： 一种受控的流体输送系统，包括提供精确计量流体的泵和电驱动装置，并且包括误差校正装置，通过该误差校正装置可以补偿和校准系统误差，以提供连续速度或小量的精确控制的流体流 的液体通过间歇系统操作。 此外，该装置是模块化的并且可以容纳各种机械泵。 受控流体输送系统通过标准二元通信线路与其他装置如测量装置和过程控制设备进行通信。

公开(公告)号：US20160016783A1

公开(公告)日：2016-01-21

申请号：US14803772

申请日：2015-07-20

申请人： Gilbarco Inc.

发明人： Ivan Rubin-Ayma ,  Christopher Adam Oldham

IPC分类号： B67D7/32 ,  B67D7/36 ,  B67D7/04

CPC分类号： B67D7/3245 ,  B67D7/04 ,  B67D7/085 ,  B67D7/36

摘要： Systems and methods for monitoring fluctuations in the operation of the electromechanical valves of a fuel dispenser over a series of fueling transactions and identifying trends that may indicate mechanical wear of the valve or other fuel system issues. By identifying these issues before fuel dispenser performance is negatively affected, an operator may be notified and preventative maintenance or corrective action may be initiated before the issues affect the customer or gas station throughput.

摘要翻译： 用于监测燃料分配器的机电阀在一系列加油事务中的操作波动的系统和方法，并且识别可能指示阀门或其他燃料系统问题的机械磨损的趋势。 通过在燃油分配器性能受到不利影响之前确定这些问题，可能会通知操作员，并且可能会在问题影响客户或加油站吞吐量之前启动预防性维护或纠正措施。

公开(公告)号：US20150143124A1

公开(公告)日：2015-05-21

申请号：US14082278

申请日：2013-11-18

申请人： Wayne Fueling Systems Sweden AB

发明人： Anders Bergqvist

IPC分类号： B67D7/08 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L29/06 ,  B67D7/04

CPC分类号： B67D7/085 ,  B67D7/04 ,  B67D7/145 ,  B67D7/346 ,  B67D7/348 ,  H04L63/0428 ,  H04L63/061

摘要： Systems and methods for fuel dispenser security are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a user seeking access to a protected function of the fuel dispenser is presented with a challenge that is encrypted using a secret key that is unique to the fuel dispenser. To access the secured function, the user must obtain a session password from a server which authenticates the user, decrypts the challenge using a counterpart of the secret key, determines whether the user is authorized to access the secured function, and returns the session password extracted from the challenge only when the user is authorized. The server can thus control access to certain fuel dispenser functions according to a set of user access privileges. The challenge can also include additional information which can be used by the fuel dispenser and/or by the server to store a log of access activity.

公开(公告)号：US07185683B2

公开(公告)日：2007-03-06

申请号：US11062321

申请日：2005-02-18

申请人： John D. Hillam ,  Richard D. Peterson

发明人： John D. Hillam ,  Richard D. Peterson

IPC分类号： B65B1/04

CPC分类号： G06Q10/08 ,  B67D7/085 ,  B67D7/222 ,  B67D7/3209 ,  B67D7/348

摘要： Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer program products to prevent a delivery vehicle from making an unauthorized delivery of liquid product to a liquid product storage tank at a retail store facility. A retail system and/or a centralized inventory management system can monitor one or more tanks at the retail facility for liquid product delivery from the carrier. The retail system and/or the centralized inventory management system can automatically interrupt delivery of liquid product when the delivery vehicle begins to delivery the liquid product to an unauthorized tank.

摘要翻译： 所公开的方法，系统和计算机程序产品，以防止运输工具在零售商店设施中将未经授权的液体产品传送到液体产品储存罐。 零售系统和/或集中的库存管理系统可以监视零售设施处的一个或多个罐，以便从承运商处液体产品的运送。 零售系统和/或集中的库存管理系统可以在运输车辆开始将液体产品运送到未授权的罐时自动中断液体产品的输送。

公开(公告)号：US07076330B1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-11

申请号：US09494897

申请日：2000-01-31

申请人： Timothy E. Dickson

发明人： Timothy E. Dickson

IPC分类号： G06F17/00 ,  B67D5/00

CPC分类号： B67D7/085 ,  B67D7/32 ,  B67D7/34

摘要： A fraud detection system within a fuel dispenser includes the ability to measure the amount of fuel dispensed through the fuel dispenser. The measurement is compared to a value independently created representing what the amount of fuel dispensed should approximate. If the values are not comparable, an alarm may be generated to indicate that the fuel dispenser has been modified to perpetrate fraud upon the customers. In particular, a reference used in the comparison is created bearing on a flow rate of the fuel being dispensed through the fuel dispenser. The flow rate is derived from a source independent of a pulser within the fuel dispenser providing the needed authenticity.

摘要翻译： 燃料分配器内的欺诈检测系统包括测量通过燃料分配器分配的燃料量的能力。 将测量与独立创建的值进行比较，表示所分配的燃料量应近似。 如果值不可比，则可能会产生警报，以指示燃料分配器已被修改以对客户实施欺诈。 特别地，根据通过燃料分配器分配的燃料的流量产生比较中使用的参考。 流量源自独立于燃料分配器内的脉冲发生器的源，提供所需的真实性。