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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2024
Emco Wheaton Retail Corporation, Wilson, NC (US);
James Lee Lawrence, Wilson, NC (US);
Joshua William Bensing, Raleigh, NC (US);
Christopher Matthew Reese Beck, Raleigh, NC (US);
EMCO WHEATON RETAIL CORPORATION, Wilson, NC (US);
Abstract
Apparatus, methods and systems designed to prevent fuel storage tanks (above ground or below grade) from being filled or refilled with the wrong type of fuel and/or the wrong grade of fuel by providing a component of a fuel tanker (e.g., drop elbow) and a component of a fuel storage tank (e.g., swivel adapter) that are each specifically and uniquely configured to be product specific, i.e., specific to a particular type or grade of fuel to prevent fuel storage tanks from being filled or refilled with the wrong type and/or the wrong grade of fuel. The component of the fuel tanker and the component of the fuel storage tank may be formed with product specific keys or mating elements that are specific to a particular type or grade of fuel and only mate with a corresponding element or component having the same product specific key or unique mating element.