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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Aed Dudar, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 25/08 (2006.01); B60K 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 25/0809 (2013.01); B60K 15/04 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0419 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0451 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for capless refueling system of a vehicle. In one example, a method may include diagnosing a door seal of a capless unit of the capless refueling system. The diagnosing includes determining a condition of the door seal in response to a leak being present in an evaporative emissions system.