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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
May. 29, 2015
Applicant:
Plastic Omnium Advanced Innovation and Research, Brussels, BE;
Inventors:
Ed Furmanczyk, Fenton, MI (US);
David Hill, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Bjorn Criel, Sint-Martens, BE;
Assignee:
PLASTIC OMNIUM ADVANCED INNOVATION AND RESEARCH, Brussels, BE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 7/08 (2010.01); B60K 15/03 (2006.01); B67D 7/02 (2010.01); B67D 7/04 (2010.01); B67D 7/36 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 7/08 (2013.01); B60K 15/03006 (2013.01); B67D 7/02 (2013.01); B67D 7/04 (2013.01); B67D 7/362 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0319 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03019 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03026 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03217 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling a filling operation of a vehicular liquid storage system including a tank including a fill level limiting valve. The method includes: detecting start of a first filling event; measuring a first fill level of the tank; verifying whether the measured first fill level has reached a predetermined fill level; if the verifying is positive, starting a first timer for a first amount of time; upon expiry of the first timer, closing the fill level limiting valve.