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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2020
Applicant:
S & J 17, Llc, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Inventors:
Samuel S. Conte, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Jeffrey Britton, Leo, IN (US);
Assignee:
S & J 17, LLC, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/03 (2006.01); B60K 15/06 (2006.01); F02M 25/08 (2006.01); F02M 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/03006 (2013.01); B60K 15/06 (2013.01); F02M 21/0203 (2013.01); F02M 21/023 (2013.01); F02M 21/0224 (2013.01); F02M 25/0836 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03144 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03256 (2013.01);
Abstract
A reserve fuel tank retention and control (RTRC) module and a method of operating a vehicle including an engine and a main fuel tank containing a fuel, the method including mounting the RTRC module onto the vehicle; fluidly connecting the RTRC module to the engine and to the main fuel tank; actuating a valve of the RTRC module for a predetermined time to purge moisture in a fuel supply hose into the engine; and upon the main fuel tank becoming empty, actuating the valve to allow fuel from the reserve fuel tank to supply the engine.