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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2009
Karen M. Etzkorn, Edwardsville, IL (US);
Eric P. Oman, Lake Saint Louis, MO (US);
Dallas S. Scholes, Buckley, WA (US);
Karen M. Etzkorn, Edwardsville, IL (US);
Eric P. Oman, Lake Saint Louis, MO (US);
Dallas S. Scholes, Buckley, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An aerial identification and fuel inventory control system is disclosed. An RFID transponder mounted on a refueling aircraft transmits an identifier identifying the refueling aircraft in proximity to a fuel delivery aircraft. Substantially just prior to a start of fueling the refueling aircraft, the identifier is automatically logged in the fuel inventory control system. Upon completion of the fueling, a quantity of off-loaded fuel associated with the identifier is automatically logged in the fuel inventory control system. A fueling report may be automatically generated.