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Patent No.:

US 9169115 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015

Filed:

Feb. 04, 2014

Method and device for reducing the likelihood of theft at a gas station or a charging station for motor vehicles

Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Frederic Stefan, Aachen, DE;

Uwe Gussen, Huertgenwald, DE;

Christoph Arndt, Moerlen, DE;

Erik Alpman, Aachen, DE;

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:

Julia Voutyras

Alleman Hall McCoy Russell & Tuttle LLP

Primary Examiner:

Behrang Badii

Assistant Examiner:

David Testardi

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 7/06 (2010.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); G07F 15/00 (2006.01); B60K 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 7/065 (2013.01); B60K 1/00 (2013.01); B60L 11/1848 (2013.01); B67D 7/067 (2013.01); B67D 7/068 (2013.01); G07F 15/005 (2013.01); Y02T 90/12 (2013.01); Y02T 90/128 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for preventing fuel theft at a gas station or a charging station for motor vehicles is provided. The method includes determining whether a refueling process or recharging process of a motor vehicle is taking place and activating an emergency operating mode of the motor vehicle until a payment for the refueling process or the recharging process has taken place, the emergency operating mode configured to limit vehicle speed.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Stefan, Frederic. (2015). Method and device for reducing the likelihood of theft at a gas station or a charging station for motor vehicles (U.S. Patent No. 9169115). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9169115

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