Control device to minimize degradation of fuel in a vehicle fuel tank

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PATENT NO 8831866
APP PUB NO 20130144519A1
SERIAL NO

13816865

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A vehicle includes a fuel tank, a fuel amount detecting device and a control device. The fuel amount detecting device is configured to detect an amount of fuel inside the fuel tank. The control device is configured to calculate an estimated refueling amount that diminishes fuel inside the fuel tank from degrading based on a usage history of the vehicle. The control device is further configured such that the control device stops refueling based on an amount of fuel detected by the fuel amount detecting device and the estimated refueling amount.

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NISSAN MOTOR CO LTD2 TAKARA-CHO KANAGAWA-KU YOKOHAMA-SHI KANAGAWA 221-0023

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Aso, Takeshi Kamakura, JP 12 284
Nakano, Yuzo Yokohama, JP 21 139

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