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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 01, 1999
William S. Johnson, Jamestown, NC (US);
Edward A. Payne, Greensboro, NC (US);
Gilbarco Inc., Greensboro, NC (US);
Abstract
A control system for a fuel dispensing system for simultaneously refueling from at least two fuel dispensers to provide a single transaction total wherein the two fuel dispensers are a master/satellite fuel dispenser pair. A first communication device enables the dispenser control circuitry in the master dispenser to control the dispensing of fuel from the satellite dispenser. A second communication device enables the dispenser control circuitry to receive data regarding the amount of fuel dispensed by the satellite dispenser. A combination device generally associated with the dispenser control circuitry combines the total amount of fuel dispensed from the master/satellite fuel dispenser pair to a single vehicle. A device mounted on the master dispenser displays the total volume and price for the customer as a single transaction.