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Liquid fuel dispensing system

US3984032A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 2, 1974
Grant dateOct 5, 1976
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Expiry dateMay 2, 1994

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q50/06
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A liquid fuel dispensing system having a plurality of dispensing pumps each generating electric pulses according to the volume of fuel dispensed and a central control where payment is made. A data transmission link couples each pump to the central control and each pump has a pulse store which accumulates pulses generated by the pump during a dispensing operation. A multiplexing unit at the central control samples the outputs from the pulse stores which are updated at each sampling.

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