Tank truck fuel delivery system having a selective dye injection system
US5878772A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/2531
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fuel delivery system for use in combination with a fuel delivery truck, said system having a dye additive injector for selectively adding a predetermined amount of dye into a main fuel delivery line, comprising: a dye additive storage tank, having an inlet and outlet, adapted to receive a dye additive; a dye flow line for passage of said dye additive out of the storage tank and into the fuel delivery line; and a means for selectively initiating and terminating the flow of said dye additive out of the storage tank, through the dye flow line and into the fuel delivery line.
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