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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2015
Applicant:
First Principles, Inc., Albany, NY (US);
Inventor:
Keith A. Raniere, Albany, NY (US);
Assignee:
FIRST PRINCIPLES, INC., Albany, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/00 (2006.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01); B60C 9/00 (2006.01); B60T 7/12 (2006.01); G01F 23/36 (2006.01); G06F 17/50 (2006.01); B60W 50/16 (2012.01); F02M 37/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/0232 (2013.01); B60C 9/00 (2013.01); B60T 7/12 (2013.01); B60W 50/16 (2013.01); F02M 37/0082 (2013.01); G01F 23/363 (2013.01); G06F 17/5009 (2013.01); B60W 2050/143 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2560/02 (2013.01); Y02T 10/82 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for use with a motor vehicle to simulate fuel loss to encourage early refueling to prevent stranding. The apparatus may cause stumbling and hesitation by interrupting various engine management systems to simulate low fuel in the tank by cutting either spark or fuel momentarily or applying the brakes.