Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Jenkens + Gilchrist, P.C.
  • Gasoline dispensing system and method with automatic dispensing shutoff
    Patent number: 6354464
    Abstract: A gasoline dispensing system and method according to which one end of a dispensing hose is connected to a source of gasoline, and a nozzle is connected to the other end of the hose for dispensing the gasoline. A conductor is connected to a source of energy to cause the energy to be transmitted flow through the conductor. The conductor extends through the length of the hose and the dispensing of the gasoline is terminated when current ceases to flow through the conductor as a result of it breaking in response to a drive-off, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Dresser, Inc
    Inventors: Richard M. Smith, M. Dale Godfrey