The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Inventor:
Thomas Scott Dennis, Ahwatukee, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/04 (2006.01); B60K 15/03 (2006.01); B60K 15/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/04 (2013.01); B60K 15/05 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0323 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0461 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0483 (2013.01);
Abstract
A filling system includes a pipe, a restricting member, a detector, and an actuator. The restricting member is disposed in the pipe to restrict insertion of an object into the pipe. The detector is configured to detect the presence of a metal nozzle in the pipe. The actuator is configured to move the restricting member to enable access through the pipe.