Patent ID: 7171989
Filing Date: 2007-02-06
Classification: B67D

Abstract:
1. A method of regulating dispensing of fuel from a fuel dispenser having a fuel nozzle to a fuel recipient having a fuel receptacle, at least one of said dispenser and said recipient being ordinarily mobile, said method comprising: (a) establishing an electrical bond between said dispenser and said recipient; (b) immobilizing said at least one of said dispenser and said recipient being ordinarily mobile to prevent relative motion of said dispenser and said recipient; (c) coupling said nozzle to said recipient at a location in fluid communication with said receptacle; (d) dispensing fuel from said dispenser through said nozzle into said receptacle during a fueling period until a fuel shut-off condition arises; and (e) sensing for the presence of said fuel in the vicinity of said recipient during said fueling period at locations external of said receptacle.