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Method and apparatus for filling a fuel container

CA 2544408 C · Owner: Curello, Andrew J. · Inventors: Adams, Paul; Curello, Andrew J.

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A filling device for use to manually or automatically refill a fuel cartridge using a separate fuel container or a second fuel cartridge is disclosed. The filling device provides for the sharing or fuel among numerous fuel containers and fuel cartridges in various consumer electronic devices. Fuel cartridges can be filled in-situ using an adapter for connecting the fuel container to the fuel cartridge. The adapter includes an input connector and an output connector arranged to adapt various fuel containers and fuel cartridges together. The adapter can be arranged as a passive device or as an active device and can include pumps, valves, power sources and control units as desired.

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  • Filed November 24, 2004 and granted February 19, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 24, 2024.
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FiledNovember 24, 2004
GrantedFebruary 19, 2013
Term endedNovember 24, 2024
Patent numberCA 2544408 C
Classification (IPC)B65B1/04

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