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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1998
Filed:
May. 17, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edward A Payne, Greensboro, NC (US);
Hal C Hartsell, Jr, Kernersville, NC (US);
Walter L Baker, Greensboro, NC (US);
Assignee:
Gilbarco Inc., Greensboro, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
141128 ; 141-1 ; 222 52 ; 222 71 ;
Abstract
A fuel dispenser for delivering fuel along a fuel delivery path, a flow rate modulator in the fuel delivery path and a control system operatively associated with the flow rate modulator for regulating the rate of flow in the fuel delivery path during a fueling operation to achieve a flow-rate-dependent result. The precision fuel dispenser may further include a flow transducer in the fuel delivery path configured to provide a flow transducer signal representing a volume of fuel flow in the fuel delivery path to the control system.