USPTO Patent Application for Fuel Dispensing Control System

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Published December 4th, 2025

Detected March 26th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has published a new patent application, US20260084953A1, for a system and method controlling fuel dispensing by a vending apparatus. The application, filed by PIUSI S.P.A., describes a system using wireless communication between a dispensing assembly, a mobile device, and a central server to authorize fuel dispensing based on registered and authorized driver users.

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This document is a publication of a patent application (US20260084953A1) filed by PIUSI S.P.A. with the USPTO. The application details a system for controlling fuel dispensing via a vending apparatus, incorporating a dispensing assembly, a mobile processing device, and a central remote processing device. Key features include short-range wireless communication for device connectivity and a mobile storage component to manage a list of authorized driver users, with fuel dispensing contingent upon successful authorization verification.

As this is a patent application, it does not impose direct regulatory obligations or compliance deadlines on businesses. However, it may inform future technological developments and potential intellectual property considerations for companies operating in the fuel retail and vending sectors. Compliance officers should note this as a technological disclosure rather than a regulatory mandate.

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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE DISPENSING OF FUEL BY A VENDING APPARATUS

Application US20260084953A1 Kind: A1 Mar 26, 2026

Assignee

PIUSI S.P.A.

Inventors

Otto VARINI

Abstract

A system for controlling the dispensing of fuel by a vending apparatus, comprising at least one dispensing assembly, at least one mobile processing device, and a central remote processing device. The dispensing assembly and the mobile device are mutually connectable by means of a short-range wireless communication network, while the mobile device and the central remote device are mutually connectable by means of a telematic communication network; the mobile device comprises mobile storage means, configured to store a list of driver users) who are registered and authorized at the dispensing assembly, and an authorization verification module, configured to enable the dispensing of fuel as a consequence of the connection between the mobile device and the dispensing assembly, by virtue of respective short-range wireless communication modules, if the driver user is registered and authorized.