ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,985, issued on March 31, was assigned to AKWEL (Champfromier, France).
"Tank filling equipment" was invented by Geoffroy Meyer (Champfromier, France) and Christophe Bondran (Campfromier, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The equipment includes a tank having a filler neck extending along a main axis and a member for filling the tank through the neck. In particular, the member is configured so that it can be mounted to slide inside the neck along the said axis between a proximal position in which the neck is closed and a distal position in which the tank can be filled from a distance. The member includes a tubular body provided wi...