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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2004
Yvan Lafontaine, Grand-Mère, CA;
Yvan Lafontaine, Grand-Mère, CA;
Teleflex Megatech Inc., Quebec, CA;
Abstract
A signaling device for a marine vehicle having a fuel tank, a fuel level value detected in the fuel tank, and a blower to evacuate fuel fumes. The signaling device comprises: a fuel level variation detector; a refueling detector for detecting a fuel level variation corresponding to a refueling event; a refueling signal generator for generating a refueling signal when the refueling event is detected; and a refueling activator for activating the blower, and/or an indicator of refueling for the user, using the refueling signal. A signaling method for the marine vehicle comprising: detecting a variation of the fuel level value over time; detecting a fuel level increase in the variation to correspond to a refueling event; generating a refueling signal when the refueling event is detected; and activating the blower, and/or an indicator of refueling for the user, using the refueling signal.