Patents Assigned to Tatsuno Corp.
  • Patent number: 6382269
    Abstract: An automatic fueling system to be provided in a gas station for dispensing fuel to a vehicle contains a fueling machine containing a fueling pipe led to a fuel-storage tank provided in the gas station, and a fueling nozzle connected to the fueling pipe via a hose, a nozzle conveyance unit containing an arm mechanism, a mechanism control unit for controlling the movement of the arm mechanism, and a fuel-port sensor for sensing the position of a fueling port of the vehicle, the nozzle conveyance unit automatically conveying the fueling nozzle to the fueling port and automatically inserting the fueling nozzle thereto under the control of the mechanism control unit, and a data input/output apparatus for inputting fueling information therefrom and outputting the fueling information to the fueling machine and the nozzle conveyance unit, the fueling nozzle being conveyed by unit of the nozzle conveyance unit to the fueling port in either case where the fueling port faces the fueling machine or the fueling port does
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Tatsuno Corp.
    Inventor: Hiyoshi Tatsuno
  • Patent number: 6068030
    Abstract: A fueling system is substantially composed of one or more fueling units, a liquidation managing machine, a first fueling state communicator, and a second fueling state communicator. The units contains a fuel sort discrimination unit for supplying fuel of which sort is consistent with fuel in a tank to be fueled, and a full-tank fueling unit for filling up the tank with fuel to a full-tank level. The liquidation managing machine settles accounts and controls signals input from the fueling units. The first fueling state communicator and the second fueling state communicator indicate fueling states of the fueling units, the first fueling state communicator functions by receiving signals from the liquidation managing machine, and the second fueling state communicator functions by receiving signals from the first fueling state communicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: Tatsuno Corp.
    Inventor: Hiyoshi Tatsuno