Patent ID: 6065638
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: B67D,G05D

Abstract:
A fuel dispensing installation comprisinga) first and second fuel tanks containing first and second fuels of differing octane levels,b) conduits from said first and second tanks to a fuel dispenser, said fuel dispenser having a blending system for blending the first and second fuels to form at least one mixture having an intermediate octane, andc) first and second real time octane sensors mounted in the fuel dispenser so as to be in fluid communication with the first and second fuels respectively to sense the octane levels of said first and second fuels and to output signals representative of the octane levels of said first and second fuels to said blending system,wherein the blending system receives the octane sensor output signals and generates output signals to maintain the octane level of the at least one mixture at a predetermined level or within a predetermined range.