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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2002
Applicants:
Alan D. Osterkil, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
John W. Stuart, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Alan D. Osterkil, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
John W. Stuart, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC, Warrenville, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17D 100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for the balancing of fuel among tanks in a circulating fuel system. The tanks in the system have both a draw conduit and a return conduit mounted to and extending into the tank. Flow restriction devices are mounted in both the draw and the return conduits and are controlled by a fuel level detection system, which detects the fuel in the tank.