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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2005
Vincent J. Memmott, Centerville, UT (US);
John D. Hillam, Perry, UT (US);
Richard D. Peterson, Perry, UT (US);
Vincent J. Memmott, Centerville, UT (US);
John D. Hillam, Perry, UT (US);
Richard D. Peterson, Perry, UT (US);
Flying J, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer program products for performing temperature standardization of the volume of a liquid product from a distributor to a consumer. Using a volume measurement device and a temperature measurement device located at a rack, a storage tank, and a dispenser, a gross volume and temperature of the liquid product at, respectively, the rack, the storage tank, and the dispenser can be measured. Volume data indicative of the gross volume and temperature data indicative of the temperature can be generated. A time-stamp system at each of the rack, the storage tank, and the dispenser allocates a time-stamp to each of the volume data and the temperature data so that a reconciliation process can use each of the time-stamps, the temperature data, and the volume data to reconcile gross to net volumes at a single point in time.