US Patent Issued to Illinois Tool Works on Aug. 25 for "Systems and methods for integrated fuel fill vent valve and fuel filling and vapor control" (Wisconsin Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,756, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).

"Systems and methods for integrated fuel fill vent valve and fuel filling and vapor control" was invented by Nathan Joe Jochman (Neenah, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example fluid container with multiple sections to receive a fluid as well as vapor displaced by addition of the fluid is disclosed. In some examples, a controllable vent selectively connects one or more vapor volumes to balance pressure in the system."

The patent was filed on Oct. 12, 2023, under Application No. 18/485,839.

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