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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2009
Applicants:
Jean-baptiste Gouriet, Genval, BE;
Jean-claude Habumuremyi, Haaltert, BE;
Nicolas Duret, Nancy, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Inergy Automotive Systems Research (Societe Anonyme), Brussels, BE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Process for transferring a liquid from a passive tank () for storing the liquid to an active tank () using a pump intended for pumping the liquid held in the passive tank () and transferring it to the active tank (), according to which the pump is commanded so as to transfer liquid from the passive tank () to the active tank () when said active tank () has a liquid level below a set point level Lsp and when the passive tank () contains liquid at a temperature above the freezing point of the liquid.