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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2014
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);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
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.