Patents Assigned to Stant USA Corp.
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Patent number: 12194836Abstract: A fuel tank vent valve includes a venting apparatus for regulating discharge of fuel vapor from a fuel tank and admission of outside air into a fuel tank. The vent valve is used to regulate pressure in a fuel tank.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2022Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Stant USA Corp.Inventors: John C. Long, George J. Mitri
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Patent number: 12179578Abstract: A capless closure is provided for a tank filler pipe. The capless closure permits a fuel pump nozzle to be inserted into the tank filler pipe without first removing a fuel cap from the outer end of the tank filler pipe.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2022Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: Stant USA Corp.Inventors: Paul C. Wetzel, Arzan Varachhawala
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Patent number: 12158124Abstract: A fuel tank vent valve includes a venting apparatus for regulating discharge of fuel vapor from a fuel tank and admission of outside air into a fuel tank. The vent valve is used to regulate pressure in a fuel tank.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2022Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: Stant USA Corp.Inventors: John C. Long, George J. Mitri
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Patent number: 12017525Abstract: A fuel cap in accordance with the present disclosure includes a closure body and a valve unit integrated with the valve body. The closure body is adapted to engage a fill neck coupled to a fuel tank. The valve unit is configured to selectively vent excess pressure and/or vacuum developed in the fuel tank through the closure body to manage pressure in the fuel tank.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2022Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: Stant USA Corp.Inventors: Michael S. Brock, Lowell R. Bell
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Patent number: 11440789Abstract: A fuel tank fill assembly includes a fuel fill tube adapted to be coupled to a fuel tank and configured to receive fuel discharged by a pump nozzle. The assembly includes a tube mounting bracket for mounting the fuel fill tube in a stationary position in a vehicle to conduct fuel to the fuel tank. A process for coating the tube mounting bracket is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2019Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Stant USA Corp.Inventors: Paul C. Wetzel, Kevin M. Sin, Rick A. Willis
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Patent number: 11358466Abstract: A capless filler pipe closure is provided for a tank filler pipe. The capless closure permits a fuel pump nozzle to be inserted into the tank filler pipe without first removing a fuel cap from the outer end of the tank filler pipe.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Stant USA Corp.Inventors: Darl Dufendach, Paul Wetzel, Jan Nimrichter
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Patent number: 11325462Abstract: A capless filler pipe closure is provided for a tank filler pipe. The capless closure permits a fuel pump nozzle to be inserted into the tank filler pipe without first removing a fuel cap from the outer end of the tank filler pipe.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: Stant USA Corp.Inventor: Paul C. Wetzel
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Patent number: 11215147Abstract: A fuel tank vent valve includes a venting apparatus for regulating discharge of fuel vapor from a fuel tank and admission of outside air into a fuel tank. The vent valve is used to regulate pressure in a fuel tank.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2021Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Stant USA Corp.Inventors: Michael S. Brock, Kevin L. Young
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Patent number: 11059369Abstract: An exhaust after-treatment system associated with a diesel engine includes a diesel exhaust fluid storage unit. The storage unit includes a diesel exhaust fluid tank and a vent system coupled to the tank and configured to regulate flow of air into the tank and fluid vapor out of the tank.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Stant USA Corp.Inventors: Jan Nimrichter, Nuno Bras
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Patent number: 11021052Abstract: A capless filler pipe closure is provided for a tank filler pipe. The capless closure permits a fuel pump nozzle to be inserted into the tank filler pipe without first removing a fuel cap form the outer end of the tank filler pipe.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2019Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Stant USA Corp.Inventor: Paul C. Wetzel
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Patent number: 11014441Abstract: A fuel tank filler apparatus comprises a capless filler neck closure adapted to be mated with an outer end of a fuel-tank filler neck. The capless filler neck closure may be removable from the fuel-tank filler neck for service or repair.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2017Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: STANT USA CORP.Inventors: Miguel Costa, Jan Nimrichter, Paul C. Wetzel
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Patent number: 11014444Abstract: A capless filler pipe closure is provided for a tank filler pipe. The capless closure permits a fuel pump nozzle to be inserted into the tank filler pipe without first removing a fuel cap from the outer end of the tank filler pipe.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: STANT USA CORP.Inventor: Paul C. Wetzel
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Patent number: 11014442Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a fuel tank fill pipe assembly configured to conduct liquid fuel from a fuel-dispensing nozzle to a fuel tank. The fuel tank fill pipe assembly includes a filler head assembly shaped to receive the fuel-dispensing nozzle and a filler pipe that extends from the filler head assembly toward the fuel tank. In illustrated embodiments, a coupler is included for attaching the filler head assembly to the filler pipe while blocking fuel vapor from escaping the fuel tank fill pipe assembly so that hydrocarbons present in the fuel vapor are not released into the environment.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2018Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: STANT USA CORP.Inventors: Dari Dufendach, Paul C. Wetzel, II, Michael S. Brock
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Patent number: 10974589Abstract: A capless filler pipe closure is provided for a tank filler pipe. The capless closure permits a fuel pump nozzle to be inserted into the tank filler pipe without first removing a fuel cap form the outer end of the tank filler pipe.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2019Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Stant USA Corp.Inventors: Paul C. Wetzel, Louis T. Frank
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Patent number: 10940755Abstract: An exhaust after-treatment system associated with a diesel engine includes a diesel exhaust fluid storage unit. The storage unit includes a diesel exhaust fluid tank and a vent system coupled to the tank and configured to regulate flow of air into the tank and fluid vapor out of the tank.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: Stant USA Corp.Inventors: Jan Nimrichter, Nuno Bras
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Patent number: 10794335Abstract: A fuel tank vent system includes a venting apparatus for regulating discharge of fuel vapor from a fuel tank and admission of outside air into a fuel tank. The vent valve is used to regulate pressure in a fuel tank.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2019Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Stant USA Corp.Inventors: Kevin L. Young, John Brian Anderson
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Patent number: 10682906Abstract: A fuel tank fill assembly is adapted to be coupled to a fuel tank to conduct fuel from a fuel nozzle to the fuel tank during fueling of a vehicle. The fuel tank fill assembly illustratively includes a relatively rigid filler pipe and a relatively flexible fuel hose that cooperate to provide a conduit for conveying fuel.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2015Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: Stant USA Corp.Inventors: Darl Dufendach, Michael S. Brock
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Patent number: 10458366Abstract: A venting apparatus is provided for regulating discharge of fuel vapor from a fuel tank and admission of outside air into the fuel tank.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Stant USA Corp.Inventors: Michael S. Brock, Kevin L. Young, John Brian Anderson
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Patent number: 10252612Abstract: A fuel tank fill assembly includes a fuel fill tube adapted to be coupled to a fuel tank and configured to receive fuel discharged by a pump nozzle. The assembly also includes a tube mounting bracket for mounting the fuel fill tube in a stationary position in a vehicle to conduct fuel to the fuel tank.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Stant USA Corp.Inventors: Zhao Zhangsheng, Paul C. Wetzel
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Patent number: 10226996Abstract: A filler neck closure assembly includes a nozzle-receiving housing associated with a vehicle fuel tank filler neck. The nozzle-receiving housing is formed to include a central housing passageway sized to receive the tip of a fuel-dispensing pump nozzle therein during refueling of the fuel tank.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2015Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: Stant USA Corp.Inventors: Adam Giles, Keith Kubicek