Global Patent Index - EP 1196857 A1

EP 1196857 A1 20020417 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FUEL ADDITIVE DISPENSING

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FUEL ADDITIVE DISPENSING

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND GERÄT FÜR DIE VERSORGUNG VON TREIBSTOFFADDITIVE

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET APPAREIL PERMETTANT DE DISTRIBUER DES ADDITIFS POUR CARBURANT

Publication

EP 1196857 A1 20020417 (EN)

Application

EP 00921386 A 20000309

Priority

  • US 0006508 W 20000309
  • US 12362799 P 19990310
  • US 50289900 A 20000211

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0054172A1] A fuel additive dispensing system (200) for a vehicle refueling station that enables customers at fuel dispensers (104) to select and add supplemental fuel additives to their fuel while they fill up. The system includes an additive dispensing unit adapted to be attached to a fuel dispenser. Upon a selection by the customer, the additive dispensing unit (102) automatically injects a precise volume of the selected product into the refueling stream while the customer refuels. Following a transaction, the system enables the customer to pay for the cost of additives in the same form and manner as that of their fuel or other purchase items.

IPC 1-7

G06F 17/00

IPC 8 full level

B67D 7/74 (2010.01); G06Q 10/00 (2012.01); G07F 13/02 (2006.01); G07F 13/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B67D 7/744 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08 (2013.01); G07F 13/025 (2013.01); G07F 13/06 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0054172 A1 20000914; AU 4171700 A 20000928; CA 2365734 A1 20000914; EP 1196857 A1 20020417; EP 1196857 A4 20070321; MX PA01009120 A 20030714

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0006508 W 20000309; AU 4171700 A 20000309; CA 2365734 A 20000309; EP 00921386 A 20000309; MX PA01009120 A 20000309