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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
May. 23, 2014
Dresser, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Artemus A. Shelton, Austin, TX (US);
Randal S. Kretzler, Austin, TX (US);
Jeffrey Reiter, Austin, TX (US);
Daniel Holmes, Austin, TX (US);
Bengt I. Larsson, Malmo, SE;
Wayne Fueling Systems LLC, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
Various exemplary devices and methods for heating fuel hoses and nozzles are provided. In general, the devices and methods for heating fuel hoses and nozzles can be configured to heat fluid dispensable by a user into a fuel tank or other type of container. In some embodiments, a fuel dispensing device can include a first passageway configured to pass fluid therethrough and can include a second passageway configured to pass heated air therethrough. The heated air passing through the second passageway can be configured to heat the fluid passing through the first passageway. In some embodiments, a fuel dispensing device can include a single hose configured to pass fluid and heated air through separate passageways therein, and the device can include a manifold configured to facilitate passage of the fluid and the heated air from separate sources into the single hose.