US3878377A — Fluid delivery control and registration system

Claim 1

Independent Claim 321 words

A multiple delivery station fluid delivery registration system for storing and registering the separate fluid deliveries at a plurality of delivery stations and for selectively controlling each delivery station for delivering fluid comprising pulse generating means associated with each fluid delivery station for generating a pulse for each predetermined incremental amount of fluid delivered at the respective delivery statiOn, electronic storage memory circuit means having a plurality of separate electronic storage memory sections for each delivery station for separately accumulating and storing the amount of each of a corresponding plurality of separate fluid deliveries at the respective delivery station, storage control means for operating the storage memory circuit means for separately accumulating and storing the amount of each of said corresponding plurality of separate fluid deliveries at each delivery station in the corresponding plurality of storage memory sections and in accordance with the number of pulses generated by the respective pulse generating means during the respective fluid deliveries, first manually operable delivery control means manually operable for selectively activating each delivery station for making a single fluid delivery and separately selectively manually operable for each delivery station for selectively operating the storage control means for individually conditioning each corresponding storage memory section for accumulating and storing a subsequent delivery of fluid from the respective delivery station, the first manually operable means comprising interlock circuit means preventing activation of a delivery station unless at least one of the corresponding memory sections is conditioned for accumulating and storing a subsequent delivery of fluid from the delivery station, register means for individually registering the amount of each fluid delivery from each delivery station stored in the corresponding storage memory sections of the memory circuit means, and second manually operable register control means for selectively operating the register means with the storage memory circuit means for selectively individually registering with the register means the amount of each delivery stored in the storage memory circuit means.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 321 words

A multiple delivery station fluid delivery registration system for storing and registering the separate fluid deliveries at a plurality of delivery stations and for selectively controlling each delivery station for delivering fluid comprising pulse generating means associated with each fluid delivery station for generating a pulse for each predetermined incremental amount of fluid delivered at the respective delivery statiOn, electronic storage memory circuit means having a plurality of separate electronic storage memory sections for each delivery station for separately accumulating and storing the amount of each of a corresponding plurality of separate fluid deliveries at the respective delivery station, storage control means for operating the storage memory circuit means for separately accumulating and storing the amount of each of said corresponding plurality of separate fluid deliveries at each delivery station in the corresponding plurality of storage memory sections and in accordance with the number of pulses generated by the respective pulse generating means during the respective fluid deliveries, first manually operable delivery control means manually operable for selectively activating each delivery station for making a single fluid delivery and separately selectively manually operable for each delivery station for selectively operating the storage control means for individually conditioning each corresponding storage memory section for accumulating and storing a subsequent delivery of fluid from the respective delivery station, the first manually operable means comprising interlock circuit means preventing activation of a delivery station unless at least one of the corresponding memory sections is conditioned for accumulating and storing a subsequent delivery of fluid from the delivery station, register means for individually registering the amount of each fluid delivery from each delivery station stored in the corresponding storage memory sections of the memory circuit means, and second manually operable register control means for selectively operating the register means with the storage memory circuit means for selectively individually registering with the register means the amount of each delivery stored in the storage memory circuit means.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 94 words

A multiple delivery station fluid delivery registration system according to claim 1 wherein the storage memory circuit means comprises a plurality of separate storage memory circuits each having a said storage memory section for each delivery station adapted to be operated by the storage control means for accumulating and storing a single delivery at the respective delivery station, and wherein the storage control means is independently operable for each delivery station fluid delivery for operating a selected storage memory circuit for accumulating and storing the amount of the fluid delivery at the delivery station.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 159 words

A multiple delivery station fluid delivery registration system according to claim 2 wherein each storage memory circuit comprises a memory with a plurality of memory sections for accumulating and storing fluid delivery amounts at the plurality of delivery stations respectively and adapted to be addressed for individually addressing the memory sections, wherein the storage control means comprises memory circuit select means for each delivery station for generating a memory select signal for selecting the memory circuit into which the amount of the delivery at the station is to be accumulated and stored, and multiplexing means for sequentially addressing the memory sections of the memory circuits in a predetermined order and sequentially scanning the respective memory circuit select means and pulse generating means in synchronism therewith for accumulating and storing the amount of a fluid delivery at each delivery station in a corresponding memory section of a memory circuit selected by the select signal of the respective memory select means.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 39 words

A multiple delivery station fluid delivery registration system according to claim 1 wherein the first manually operable means comprises manually operable clear means for selectively clearing the amount of each fluid delivery stored in the storage memory circuit means.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 70 words

A multiple delivery station fluid delivery registration system according to claim 4 wherein the manually operable clear means comprises clearing means for each delivery station adapted to be selectively set for clearing the stored amount of a selected fluid delivery at the delivery station at the commencement of a succeeding delivery at the delivery station, and manually operable clear select means for selectively setting the clearing means for each station.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 144 words

A multiple delivery station fluid delivery registration system according to claim 1 wherein the storage control means comprises separate storage control means for each delivery station having separate authorization circuit means for conditioning the respective delivery station for delivering fluid and memory circuit select means for individually selecting the respective plurality of separate memory sections into which the amount of the succeeding delivery at the station is to be accumulated and stored, wherein the first manually operable means comprises memory clear means for indivdually clearing the storage memory sections, and wherein each memory circuit select means is operable for automatically selecting a respective storage memory section cleared by the manual clear means and for deactivating the respective authorization circuit means for conditioning the respective delivery station for delivering fluid if the clear means hasn''t been operated to clear any of the respective memory sections.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 250 words

A multiple delivery station fluid delivery registration system for storing and registering the fluid deliveries at a plurality of delivery stations comprising pulse generating means associated with each fluid delivery station for generating a cost pulse for each predetermined incremental cost amount of fluid delivered at the station, electronic storage memory circuit means having a plurality of electronic accumulator sections for separately accumulating the cost amounts of fluid delivered at the delivery stations, respectively, presettable price volume computer means for computing the volume amount of a selected fluid delivery stored in the accumulating means in accordance with the stored cost amount of the fluid delivery and a unit volume price for the corresponding fluid delivery station pre-established by the setting of the volume computer means, register means operable for registering the cost and volume amounts of each fluid delivery, and manually operable register control means for individlually selecting the electronic accumulator sections for selecting a fluid delivery stored in the accumulating means and for operating the register for registering the cost amount of the fluid delivery stored in the selected accumulator section of the accumulating means and for additionally operating the volume computer means to compute the corresponding volume amount of the selected fluid delivery in accordance with the accumulated cost amount of the fluid delivery stored in the selected accumulator section and the pre-established unit volume price for the corresponding fluid delivery station and operate the register to register the computed volume amount computed by the volume computer means.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 250 words

A multiple delivery station fluid delivery registration system for storing and registering the fluid deliveries at a plurality of delivery stations comprising pulse generating means associated with each fluid delivery station for generating a cost pulse for each predetermined incremental cost amount of fluid delivered at the station, electronic storage memory circuit means having a plurality of electronic accumulator sections for separately accumulating the cost amounts of fluid delivered at the delivery stations, respectively, presettable price volume computer means for computing the volume amount of a selected fluid delivery stored in the accumulating means in accordance with the stored cost amount of the fluid delivery and a unit volume price for the corresponding fluid delivery station pre-established by the setting of the volume computer means, register means operable for registering the cost and volume amounts of each fluid delivery, and manually operable register control means for individlually selecting the electronic accumulator sections for selecting a fluid delivery stored in the accumulating means and for operating the register for registering the cost amount of the fluid delivery stored in the selected accumulator section of the accumulating means and for additionally operating the volume computer means to compute the corresponding volume amount of the selected fluid delivery in accordance with the accumulated cost amount of the fluid delivery stored in the selected accumulator section and the pre-established unit volume price for the corresponding fluid delivery station and operate the register to register the computed volume amount computed by the volume computer means.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 93 words

A multiple delivery station fluid delivery registration system according to claim 7 wherein the register means is operable for alternatively registering the cost and volume amounts of a selected fluid delivery and wherein the register control means is manually operable for alternatively operating the register means to register the cost amount of the selected fluid delivery stored in the accumulating means and operating the volume computer means to compute the corresponding volume amount of the selected fluid delivery and operate the register to register the volume amount computed by the volume computer means.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 96 words

A multiple delivery station fluid delivery registration system according to claim 7 for a plurality of delivery stations adapted to deliver a plurality of different fluid products having respective preestablished unit volume prices, wherein the presettable volume computer means comprises unit volume price input means for each of the fluid products presettable for preestablishing the unit volume pricE of the respective fluid product, and price selection means for selectively activating the price input means for computing the volume amount of each selected fluid delivery in accordance with the unit volume price preestablished for the respective product.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 82 words

A multiple delivery station fluid delivery registration system according to claim 9 wherein the registration system comprises synchronizing means for repetitively generating a series of a plurality of sequential timing pulses for the plurality of delivery stations respectively and for generating respective product pulses for the respective products respectively in synchronism therewith and wherein the price selection means is operable by the timing pulse for the selected delivery station and the respective product pulse for selectively activating the respective price input means.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 299 words

A fluid delivery registration system for storing and registering the amounts of the fluid deliveries at a plurality of fluid delivery stations which are operable to deliver a plurality of different fluid products with respective pre-established unit volume prices, comprising pulse generating means associated with each fluid delivery station for generating a pulse for each predetermined incremental amount of fluid delivered at the station, first electronic storage memory circuit means adapted to be pulsed for separately accumulating and storing the amount of each fluid delivery at each delivery station, second electronic totalizer storage memory circuit means adapted to be pulsed for separately accumulating and storing the total amount of each fluid product delivered by all of the delivery stations, storage memory control means comprising timing means for repetitively generating a series of sequential station timing pulses and respective product timing pulses in synchronism therewith and multiplexing means operable by the station timing pulses for transmitting generated pulses from each station pulse generating means to the first storage memory circuit means for separately accumulating and storing the amounts of the fluid deliveries at the delivery stations and simultaneously operable by the respective product timing pulses for transmitting the generated pulses from the pulse generating means to the totalizer memory circuit means for separately accumulating and storing the total amounts of each fluid product, register means for registering the amount of each delivery stored in the first storage memory circuit means and the toal amount of each fluid product stored in the totalizer storage memory circuit means, and manually operable register control means for selectively individually registering with the register means the amount of each individual fluid delivery stored in the first storage memory circuit means and the total amount of each fluid product stored in the totalizer memory circuit means.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 299 words

A fluid delivery registration system for storing and registering the amounts of the fluid deliveries at a plurality of fluid delivery stations which are operable to deliver a plurality of different fluid products with respective pre-established unit volume prices, comprising pulse generating means associated with each fluid delivery station for generating a pulse for each predetermined incremental amount of fluid delivered at the station, first electronic storage memory circuit means adapted to be pulsed for separately accumulating and storing the amount of each fluid delivery at each delivery station, second electronic totalizer storage memory circuit means adapted to be pulsed for separately accumulating and storing the total amount of each fluid product delivered by all of the delivery stations, storage memory control means comprising timing means for repetitively generating a series of sequential station timing pulses and respective product timing pulses in synchronism therewith and multiplexing means operable by the station timing pulses for transmitting generated pulses from each station pulse generating means to the first storage memory circuit means for separately accumulating and storing the amounts of the fluid deliveries at the delivery stations and simultaneously operable by the respective product timing pulses for transmitting the generated pulses from the pulse generating means to the totalizer memory circuit means for separately accumulating and storing the total amounts of each fluid product, register means for registering the amount of each delivery stored in the first storage memory circuit means and the toal amount of each fluid product stored in the totalizer storage memory circuit means, and manually operable register control means for selectively individually registering with the register means the amount of each individual fluid delivery stored in the first storage memory circuit means and the total amount of each fluid product stored in the totalizer memory circuit means.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 168 words

A fluid delivery registration system according to claim 11 wherein the first electronic storage memory circuit means comprises an individual electronic delivery memory section for each station having a fixed plurality of memory digits of ascending order for accumulating and storing the amount of an individual delivery at the station, wherein the electronic totalizer storage memory circuit means comprises an individual electronic totalizer memory section for each product having a fixed plurality of totalizer memory digits of ascending order for accumulating and storing a totalizer amount of the product and having more digits than the fixed plurality of digits of the individual memory sections, the register means having a plurality of register digits at least equal to the plurality of totalizer memory section digits, and wherein the register control means comprises blanking means for automatically blanking the highest order digits in excess of the number of digits of the individual delivery memory sections when the register means is operated for registering the amount of an individual fluid delivery.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1978-04-14	1978-10-14	1979-04-15	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1982-04-14	1982-10-14	1983-04-15	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1986-04-14	1986-10-14	1987-04-15	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Fluid delivery control and registration system

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