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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2011
Applicant:
Jörg Schulze, Mainz, DE;
Inventor:
Jörg Schulze, Mainz, DE;
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 7/32 (2010.01); F17C 5/06 (2006.01); H01M 8/04 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 7/3209 (2013.01); F17C 5/06 (2013.01); F17C 2205/037 (2013.01); F17C 2221/012 (2013.01); F17C 2223/0123 (2013.01); F17C 2223/036 (2013.01); F17C 2260/038 (2013.01); F17C 2265/065 (2013.01); F17C 2270/0184 (2013.01); H01M 8/04089 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01); Y02E 60/321 (2013.01); Y02T 90/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fueling nozzle for dispensing a gaseous fuel to a vehicle includes a main body having a conduit formed therein and configured to permit the gaseous fuel to flow therethrough. The conduit terminates at a dispensing end of the main body. The dispensing end of the main body forms an interface with a fuel inlet of the vehicle during a fueling operation. The fueling nozzle further includes a sensor disposed at the dispensing end of the main body adjacent the conduit. The sensor is configured to detect a leakage of the gaseous fuel during the fueling operation.