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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2007
Applicants:
Robert Thompson, Redford, MI (US);
Joseph Dierker, Jr., Troy, MI (US);
Inventors:
Robert Thompson, Redford, MI (US);
Joseph Dierker, Jr., Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 28/14 (2006.01); A62C 3/07 (2006.01); B60K 15/077 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An automotive fuel tank storage system includes a fuel storage tank installed in a vehicle and a barrier fluid tank containing a supply of barrier fluid. A distribution system connected with the barrier fluid tank and with the fuel storage tank distributes barrier fluid about the outer periphery of the fuel contained within the storage tank in the event of a collision event, creating a boundary layer of more viscous fluid which inhibits exfiltration of the fuel from the fuel storage tank.