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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019

Filed:

Sep. 16, 2016
Applicant:

GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);

Inventors:

Mahmoud H. Abd Elhamid, Troy, MI (US);

Mei Cai, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);

Anne M. Dailly, West Bloomfield, MI (US);

Thomas A. Yersak, Ferndale, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 13/00 (2006.01); F17C 13/02 (2006.01); F17C 1/00 (2006.01); F17C 5/06 (2006.01); F17C 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 13/02 (2013.01); F17C 1/00 (2013.01); F17C 5/06 (2013.01); F17C 11/005 (2013.01); F17C 11/007 (2013.01); F17C 2205/0352 (2013.01); F17C 2221/012 (2013.01); F17C 2221/033 (2013.01); F17C 2227/0302 (2013.01); F17C 2227/0337 (2013.01); F17C 2227/04 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0439 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0689 (2013.01); F17C 2270/0168 (2013.01); Y02E 60/321 (2013.01);
Abstract

A product may include a storage vessel that may define a first port opening into the storage vessel, and that may define a second port opening into the storage vessel. A first fill conduit may be connected to the storage vessel at the first port. A second fill conduit may be connected to the storage vessel at the second port. A control mechanism may be connected with the first and second fill conduits. A supply conduit may be connected to the control mechanism. The control mechanism may provide a flow path from the supply conduit to at least one of the first or second fill conduits to fill the storage vessel.


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