Patents Assigned to Blossman Services, Inc.
  • Patent number: 11434856
    Abstract: A vehicle includes an engine and a fuel system. The fuel system includes a fuel tank that stores liquefied petroleum (LP) fuel. The fuel tank includes a tank outlet port and a tank return port. The fuel distribution system supplies fuel from the fuel tank to the engine and returns unused fuel to the fuel tank. The fuel distribution system includes an engine supply line coupled to the tank outlet port, and a fuel rail disposed on the engine and coupled to the engine supply line. The fuel system includes a fuel discharge valve disposed on the fuel distribution system for removing fuel from the fuel distribution system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Blossman Services, Inc.
    Inventors: David Alexander Kennedy, Jessie W. Johnson
  • Patent number: 11209126
    Abstract: A system for transferring LP gas includes an inlet port configured for connection to a single connection port of a first tank. The inlet port is configured to receive liquid phase LP gas, vapor phase LP gas, or a combination of both from the first tank. An outlet port is configured for connection to a single connection port of a second tank. The outlet port is configured to deliver the liquid phase LP gas, vapor phase LP gas, or combination of both to the second tank. A pump coupled between the inlet port via a first conduit and the outlet port via a second conduit is operable to pump the liquid phase LP gas, vapor phase LP gas, or combination of both from the first tank via the inlet port to the second tank via the outlet port through the first and second conduits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Blossman Services, Inc.
    Inventors: David Alexander Kennedy, Jessie W. Johnson
  • Patent number: 11174992
    Abstract: A vehicle has a fuel system that includes a controller that determines when the vehicle is in a refuel mode or a run mode based on a connection of a refuel nozzle to a vehicle connection of the vehicle. The controller controls a fuel pump input selector, a vehicle fuel pump, and a fill/run fuel selector such that fuel is pumped from a storage tank external to the vehicle into a vehicle fuel tank by way of the vehicle fuel pump in the refuel mode, and fuel is pumped to an engine of the vehicle from the vehicle fuel tank by way of the vehicle fuel pump in the run mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Blossman Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jessie W. Johnson, David Alexander Kennedy
  • Patent number: 10520136
    Abstract: A vehicle has a fuel system that includes a controller that determines when the vehicle is in a refuel mode or a run mode based on a connection of a refuel nozzle to a vehicle connection of the vehicle. The controller controls a fuel pump input selector, a vehicle fuel pump, and a fill/run fuel selector such that fuel is pumped from a storage tank external to the vehicle into a vehicle fuel tank by way of the vehicle fuel pump in the refuel mode, and fuel is pumped to an engine of the vehicle from the vehicle fuel tank by way of the vehicle fuel pump in the run mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Blossman Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jessie W. Johnson, David Alexander Kennedy
  • Patent number: 10400957
    Abstract: An LP gas evacuation system for evacuating LP gas from a vehicle fuel tank includes an inlet port for connection to an excess flow valve associated with the vehicle fuel tank to receive LP gas from the vehicle fuel tank, an outlet port for connection to a storage tank, and a pump coupled between the inlet port and the outlet port. The pump is operable to pump the LP gas from the vehicle fuel tank via the inlet port to the storage tank via the outlet port. The pump is a pneumatically driven displacement pump that can effectively pump both liquid phase LP gas and gas phase LP gas. The pump has seals formed from a material substantially resistant to degradation by contact with the LP gas. The LP gas evacuation system further includes a pneumatic pressure regulator configured to receive a supply of compressed air and to provide compressed air at a desired pressure to the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Blossman Services, Inc.
    Inventors: David Alexander Kennedy, Jessie W. Johnson