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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Larry J. Tipton, Kokomo, IN (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/507 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/507 ;
Abstract
A fuel storage and distribution system for heavy and medium duty trucks which include dual fuel tanks ( ). An electric transfer pump ( ) transfers fluid from the tank with the greatest volume to the tank with the lowest volume. Fuel level sensors ( ) measure the fluid levels in the fuel tanks ( ) and provide inputs to the electric transfer pump ( ). Fuel may be transferred in either direction between the two fuel tanks.