Point-of-sale octane/cetane-on-demand systems for automotive engines

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PATENT NO 10926994
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16570456

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A point-of-sale fuel dispensing system, a pump assembly and a method of dispensing fuel at a point-of-sale. The system includes a market fuel storage tank, pump assembly, fuel conduit, separation unit, numerous enriched fuel product tanks and a controller. The separation unit may selectively receive at least a portion of market fuel and convert it into an octane-rich fuel component and a cetane-rich fuel component that may be subsequently dispensed to a vehicle being fueled, where a fuel grade selection and retail payment of a fuel containing the octane-rich or cetane-rich fuel components is provided to the vehicle based on user input at the customer interface.

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SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY1 EASTERN AVENUE DHAHRAN 31311

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Al, Khowaiter Ahmad O Dhahran, SA 3 44
Amer, Amer A Dhahran, SA 183 54
Baaqel, Husain A Dhahran, SA 5 12
Hamad, Esam Z Dhahran, SA 34 315

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