Patents by Inventor Philippe Cloutier

Philippe Cloutier has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Facility for storing and dispensing fuel
    Patent number: 10604402
    Abstract: A facility for storing and dispensing fuel, comprising: a storage tank (2) equipped with a vent pipe (3) and connected to a fuel dispenser (1) by a fuel dispensing system and by a vapor recovery system (10), and a condensation/separation device (4) connected to the vent pipe (3) and allowing fuel vapor originating from the storage tank (2) and water vapor originating from the outside air to be condensed, characterized in that it comprises: at least one detection means (7, 8) cooperating with the condensation/separation device (4) for detecting the presence of condensed fuel and/or condensed water in said device and generating and transmitting a warning signal in response to said detection, and a control device (9) receiving said warning signal and transmitting, in response, information concerning the malfunction of the fuel vapor recovery system (10) to a control center (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: TOKHEIM HOLDING B.V.
    Inventor: Philippe Cloutier
  • FACILITY FOR STORING AND DISPENSING FUEL
    Publication number: 20190144258
    Abstract: A facility for storing and dispensing fuel, comprising: a storage tank (2) equipped with a vent pipe (3) and connected to a fuel dispenser (1) by a fuel dispensing system and by a vapor recovery system (10), and a condensation/separation device (4) connected to the vent pipe (3) and allowing fuel vapor originating from the storage tank (2) and water vapor originating from the outside air to be condensed, characterized in that it comprises: at least one detection means (7, 8) cooperating with the condensation/separation device (4) for detecting the presence of condensed fuel and/or condensed water in said device and generating and transmitting a warning signal in response to said detection, and a control device (9) receiving said warning signal and transmitting, in response, information concerning the malfunction of the fuel vapor recovery system (10) to a control center (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventor: Philippe Cloutier