39 patents
Utility
Method and apparatus for limiting acidic corrosion and contamination in fuel delivery systems
2 Jan 24
A method and apparatus are provided for controlling a fuel delivery system to limit acidic corrosion.
Nicholas Schultz, James Novak, Bill Nelson, Randall Boucher, Martin Turnidge, George Risch, Todd Breuer
Filed: 23 May 22
Utility
Overfill prevention valve
2 Jan 24
An overfill valve associated with a drop tube segment fluidly connected to a fluid reservoir is described.
Justin Kuehn, David Laundrie, Michael O'Flahrity, Erik Backhaus, Bill Nelson
Filed: 1 Jun 22
Utility
Pressure vacuum valve
19 Dec 23
A P/V valve that can be positioned at a working height above grade (i.e., a height reachable by a service technician positioned at grade) while still providing appropriate resistance to fire and explosion by venting to atmosphere at an appropriate height above grade (e.g., 12 feet) is disclosed.
Justin F. Kuehn
Filed: 12 Nov 19
Utility
Motor protection device and method for protecting a motor
7 Nov 23
A load protection system and a method of protecting a load.
Nicholas A. Cooper, Adrian Chavis, Thomas S. Wolf, Zachary K. Foster, Yaritza Brinker, Dalton H. Paull
Filed: 30 Nov 20
Utility
Method and apparatus for limiting acidic corrosion and contamination in fuel delivery systems
3 Oct 23
A method and apparatus are provided for controlling a fuel delivery system to limit acidic corrosion.
Nicholas Schultz, James Novak, Bill Nelson, Randall Boucher, Martin Turnidge, George Risch, Todd Breuer
Filed: 6 Jun 22
Utility
Tank maintenance access chamber
19 Sep 23
A fuel storage system has a tank access chamber with improved monitoring, servicing and maintenance capabilities.
Lee B. Markham, John R. West, William S. Nelson, Paul Ridge
Filed: 11 Feb 22
Utility
In lead capacitor
22 Aug 23
A capacitor assembly and a method of making the capacitor assembly.
Robert A. Roth, Russell J. Bookout, Donald Brown, Arron J. Foreman, Jeffrey D. Frank, Paul Luarde, Mark E. McClain
Filed: 20 Nov 19
Utility
Overfill prevention valve with remote testing
14 Feb 23
An overfill-prevention valve system includes a testing mechanism, operable by a user from the inlet end of the drop tube, which can be used to verify proper valve function without actually filling the storage tank.
Justin F. Kuehn, Michael Christopherson
Filed: 12 Oct 20
Utility
Fuel station operations controller and method to control fuel station operation
14 Feb 23
A fuel station controller to dispense fuel and drinks, a fuel station including the fuel station controller, and a product management subsystem including sensors communicatively coupled with the fuel station controller.
Martin L. Turnidge, Randall S. Boucher, Vitaliy Demin, Timothy Dyson, John J. Gillis, Adam Main, George A. Risch, John Francis Larkin
Filed: 25 Apr 19
Utility
Impeller assemblies and method of making
18 Oct 22
A double curvature blade for a portion of system.
James J. Volk, Jose Gabriel Davila Rangel, Baoning Zhang, Jeffrey Alan Roussel, Jess Adam Decker, Bruce Edward Schubert
Filed: 10 May 19
Utility
Fault protection for a pump-motor assembly
11 Oct 22
A fault control protects a pump-motor assembly from monitored faults.
Kevin Michael Fox, Amjad Masood, Benjamin W. Schafer, Russell Jonathan Bookout, Andrew Justin Buuck, Zachary Keith Foster
Filed: 4 Feb 19
Utility
Method to control an inverter and inverter with improved controls
23 Aug 22
A motor drive including an inverter and control logic and a method implemented by the control logic to protect an inverter.
Douglas C. Lynn, Shengnan Li, Richard J. Halsey
Filed: 18 May 18
Utility
Fuel management system for a fuel dispensing facility including a fuel deliver system
23 Aug 22
Fuel management systems for a fuel dispensing facility including a fuel delivery system are disclosed.
Jay Jerard Walsh, Lisa Marie O'Leary, Bill Nelson
Filed: 6 Jul 20
Utility
Motor drive system and method
2 Aug 22
A motor drive and method to control a motor in a fluid system.
Adrian Russell Chavis, Steven W. Aikman, Robert L. Wetekamp, Douglas C. Lynn
Filed: 7 Apr 17
Utility
Method and apparatus for limiting acidic corrosion and contamination in fuel delivery systems
21 Jun 22
A method and apparatus are provided for controlling a fuel delivery system to limit acidic corrosion.
Nicholas Schultz, James Novak, Bill Nelson, Randall Boucher, Martin Turnidge, George Risch, Todd Breuer
Filed: 30 Aug 19
Utility
Overfill prevention valve
21 Jun 22
An overfill valve associated with a drop tube segment fluidly connected to a fluid reservoir is described.
Justin Kuehn, David Laundrie, Michael O'Flahrity, Erik Backhaus, Bill Nelson
Filed: 3 Jun 19
Utility
Method and apparatus for limiting acidic corrosion and contamination in fuel delivery systems
7 Jun 22
A method and apparatus are provided for controlling a fuel delivery system to limit acidic corrosion.
Nicholas Schultz, James Novak, Bill Nelson, Randall Boucher, Martin Turnidge, George Risch, Todd Breuer
Filed: 7 Mar 18
Utility
Motor drive system including removable bypass circuit and/or cooling features
31 May 22
A motor control system to drive an alternating-current (AC) motor, including a motor drive with a power circuit and a motor drive controller powered by the power circuit and configured to cause the power circuit to generate a motor voltage; a motor drive contactor having first contacts electrically connected between the power circuit and the AC motor; a bypass contactor having second contacts electrically connected between a line voltage source and the AC motor; and a bypass controller communicatively coupled with the motor drive contactor and the bypass contractor; wherein the motor drive controller is structured to generate a speed reference and to command the bypass controller to connect the AC motor to the line voltage source upon the motor drive controller determining that the speed reference is substantially equal to a line frequency of the line voltage source.
Ryan A. Lauw, Scott E. Leonard, Dalton H. Paull, Andre P. Perra
Filed: 6 Feb 20
Utility
Motor drive system and method
29 Mar 22
A water pumping system, a motor drive, and a method of starting pumping by the motor drive.
Jason L. Coney, Jared E. Evans, Lyon van der Merwe
Filed: 20 Oct 17
Utility
In-line pressure boosting system and method
1 Feb 22
A pressure boosting system and a method of using the same to increase fluid pressure in a fluid distribution system are disclosed.
Jeff Roussel, James J. Volk, Doug Lynn
Filed: 19 Aug 19