US 11,752,983 B2
Mobile vehicle fueling system
David R. Hall, Provo, UT (US); Stephen Hall, Draper, UT (US); Jeff Duncan, Provo, UT (US); and Joe Fox, Spanish Fork, UT (US)
Assigned to Vanderhall Motorworks, Inc., Provo, UT (US)
Filed by Hall Labs LLC, Provo, UT (US)
Filed on Feb. 7, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/784,807.
Prior Publication US 2021/0245719 A1, Aug. 12, 2021
Int. Cl. B60S 5/02 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B67D 7/04 (2010.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01); G06Q 50/06 (2012.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01); B64U 101/60 (2023.01)
CPC B60S 5/02 (2013.01) [B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B67D 7/0401 (2013.01); G05D 1/0297 (2013.01); G05D 1/104 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0635 (2013.01); G06Q 50/06 (2013.01); G07C 5/0808 (2013.01); B64U 2101/60 (2023.01); B67D 2007/0436 (2013.01); B67D 2007/0442 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mobile fueling system for vehicles comprising:
a fleet of mobile fuel stations, each comprising at least one fuel reservoir adapted to store a fuel type selected from the group consisting of liquid fuel, gaseous fuel, and electric fuel, and comprising dispensing hardware adapted to dispense the fuel type from the at least one fuel reservoir to a vehicle;
a data processing hub; and
a network providing wireless data communication between vehicles and the data processing hub, and between the mobile fuel stations in the fleet and the data processing hub;
wherein the data processing hub is configured to receive vehicle data from vehicles over the network, which vehicle data is transmitted from a customer's smart device running a customer app and wherein the vehicle data comprises vehicle identification, vehicle fuel level and vehicle location;
wherein the data processing hub is also configured to receive fleet data from each mobile fuel station in the fleet over the network, which fleet data comprises an identifier for each mobile fuel station, fuel level for each fuel reservoir, and location for each mobile fuel station; and
wherein the data processing hub is further configured to dispatch, via the network, the mobile fuel stations in the fleet to vehicles in need of fuel based on at least four of the factors selected from the group consisting of vehicle fuel level, a vehicle fuel request, vehicle location, a vehicle owner stored fueling location preference, a vehicle owner service
request, reservoir fuel contents, reservoir fuel level, and mobile fuel station location; and
wherein the customer app alerts its user when the vehicle fuel level gets below a predetermined point and gives its user the option to request fuel from the system.