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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2003
Alan S. Ambrose, Midland, MI (US);
James D. Ferguson, Mt. Pleasant, MI (US);
Robert Lilienfeld, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Mark J. Mckinley, Kawkawlin, MI (US);
Timothy Mishler, Beaverton, MI (US);
Alan S. Ambrose, Midland, MI (US);
James D. Ferguson, Mt. Pleasant, MI (US);
Robert Lilienfeld, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Mark J. McKinley, Kawkawlin, MI (US);
Timothy Mishler, Beaverton, MI (US);
Advanced Information Systems, LLC, Saginaw, MI (US);
Abstract
A fuel dispensing nozzle and boot therefor that includes a sound system and/or video system which contains prerecorded messages for playback during refueling by a user of the fuel dispensing nozzle. The sound system and/or video system includes a speaker for playback of audio messages. A switch is also included to initiate the playback of messages. The switch can activate the system when the nozzle is inverted to pump fuel or can activate the system in response to squeezing of the handle actuator used to control fuel flow through the nozzle.