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Patent No.:

US 12789620 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 16, 2024

Self-contained fueling station

Applicant:

Raytheon Company, Arlington, VA (US);

Inventors:

Grant A. Sweer, Owens Cross Roads, AL (US);

Christopher P. Owan, Tucson, AZ (US);

Shawn P. Burke, Omaha, NE (US);

Zachary M. Swanson, Tucson, AZ (US);

Paul A. Merems, Tucson, AZ (US);

Assignee:

Raytheon Company, Arlington, VA (US);

Attorney:

Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

Primary Examiner:

Craig J Price

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64U 20/40 (2023.01); B60K 15/035 (2006.01); B60K 15/077 (2006.01); B60K 15/03 (2006.01); B64D 37/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/077 (2013.01); B60K 15/03519 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03138 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03144 (2013.01); B64D 37/06 (2013.01); B64U 20/40 (2023.01);
Abstract

A self-contained fueling station is paired with an external fuel tank and configured to transfer liquid fuel back-and-forth to maintain a storage pressure in the external fuel tank, increase to an operational pressure and return to the storage pressure. The fueling station is equipped with an internal fuel tank with a fuel expansion accumulator and float valve, a bi-directional pump and multiple relief valves to transfer liquid fuel and maintain the desired pressure. The external fuel tank may be a fixed volume or an expandable volume.

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Sweer, Grant. (2026). Self-contained fueling station (U.S. Patent No. 12789620). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12789620

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