Patents Assigned to NATURAL GAS FUEL SYSTEMS, LLC
  • Publication number: 20240133469
    Abstract: This disclosure includes safety valves, vehicles and fueling stations having the same, and related methods. Some safety valves have a valve body defining a fluidic network including an inlet and an outlet, a piston disposed within and movable relative to the valve body between a first position in which the inlet is in fluid communication with the outlet and a second position in which fluid communication between the inlet and the outlet is prevented, and a heat-defeatable barrier that prevents movement of the piston to the second position. In some safety valves, the piston is biased toward the second position. In some safety valves, the piston includes a channel disposed between first and second ends of the piston, and when the piston is in the first position, the inlet is in fluid communication with the outlet via the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: NATURAL GAS FUEL SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Zimmerman, Chris Culberson, Adam Strouhal
  • Publication number: 20240117940
    Abstract: This disclosure includes fuel tank fittings, fuel systems and fueling stations having the same, and related methods. Some fuel tank fittings have a first end including a connector configured to be sealingly coupled to an outlet of a fuel tank, wherein the connector has a connection axis, a second end including two or more first ports, each positioned such that the connection axis does not extend therethrough, a first interior passageway extending from the connector, and two or more second interior passageways connecting the first interior passageway to the first ports such that, for each of the first ports, fluid is permitted to flow from the connector, through the first interior passageway, through one or more of the second interior passageways, and out of the first port without flowing through a valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: NATURAL GAS FUEL SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Michael ZIMMERMAN, Christopher CULBERSON
  • Publication number: 20220388390
    Abstract: Some of the present apparatuses include a frame defining first and second supports and at least a portion of a rigid tank mount laterally offset from the first and second supports, where the first support is configured to be pivotally coupled to a vehicle such that the frame is movable relative to the vehicle between a first position in which the second support is spaced apart from the vehicle and second position in which the second support is coupled to the vehicle. Some apparatuses include a frame mount having a flange defining a bounded opening configured to receive a fastener and a post extending from the flange and away from the opening, where the first support is configured to be pivotally coupled to the flange via the fastener and the second support is configured to be coupled to the post when the frame is in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: Natural Gas Fuel Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Michael ZIMMERMAN, Christopher CULBERSON
  • Patent number: 11427074
    Abstract: Some of the present apparatuses include a frame defining first and second supports and at least a portion of a rigid tank mount laterally offset from the first and second supports, where the first support is configured to be pivotally coupled to a vehicle such that the frame is movable relative to the vehicle between a first position in which the second support is spaced apart from the vehicle and second position in which the second support is coupled to the vehicle. Some apparatuses include a frame mount having a flange defining a bounded opening configured to receive a fastener and a post extending from the flange and away from the opening, where the first support is configured to be pivotally coupled to the flange via the fastener and the second support is configured to be coupled to the post when the frame is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: NATURAL GAS FUEL SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Zimmerman, Christopher Culberson