Patents Examined by Keith Kupfebchmid
  • Fuel tank with vapor trap connection to filler pipe
    Patent number: 5040575
    Abstract: A fuel tank having a trapping device arranged in its filler pipe for trapping fuel vapors during refuelling which has an internal closure flap which not only closes off an end of the filler pipe but also closes off connection to an activated carbon filter. Insertion of a fuel nozzle opens the flap valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1991
    Assignee: Daimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Heiner Oeffling, Harald Bohringer, Dieter Scheurenbrand