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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:
May. 28, 2024

Filed:

Jul. 24, 2023
Applicant:

7-eleven, Inc., Irving, TX (US);

Inventors:

Boonchai Matthew Ragan, Lewisville, TX (US);

Sravan Kumar Ayyappa Akula, Aubrey, TX (US);

Joshua Michael Rothenberg, Dallas, TX (US);

Jake Ylli Hoxha, Farmers Branch, TX (US);

Srikanth Gandra, Frisco, TX (US);

Scott Albert, Dallas, TX (US);

Assignee:

7-ELEVEN, INC., Irving, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 7/34 (2010.01); B67D 7/22 (2010.01); B67D 7/32 (2010.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 7/3218 (2013.01); B67D 7/221 (2013.01); B67D 7/3281 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system determines that a fuel dispensing operation may be anomalous. In response, the system accesses fuel inventory data that indicates fuel levels in a fuel tank within a threshold period. The system determines a measure amount of fuel that left the fuel tank based on the fuel inventory data. The system determines a calculated amount of dispensed fuel associated with one or more fuel dispensing operations within the threshold period. The system compares the measured amount of fuel that left the fuel tank with the calculated amount of dispensed fuel. The system determines that the measured amount of fuel that left the fuel tank is more than the calculated amount of dispensed fuel. In response, the system confirms that the fuel dispensing operation is anomalous and communicates an electronic signal to the fuel dispensing terminal that causes the fuel dispensing terminal to stop dispensing fuel.


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