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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Dearborn, MI (US);
Tobias Klaus Emig, Gelsenkirchen, DE;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A fuel system includes a controller and a fuel delivery system having a fuel line. The fuel delivery system is fluidly coupled to a fuel tank. The fuel line defines an inlet and is adapted to extend between the inlet and the fuel tank to transport the fuel. The one or more sensor devices are configured to provide data indicative of a characteristic of the fuel. The controller is configured to detect a characteristic differential between the inlet and the fuel tank based on data from the one or more sensor devices to identify occurrence of a fill operation, and control the fuel delivery system for the fill operation in response to detecting the characteristic differential identifying occurrence of the fill operation.