US 11,807,198 B2
Fluid exchange service
Michael J. Erwin, Augusta, KS (US); Harold E. Erwin, Augusta, KS (US); and Jeffrey T. Brummett, Wichita, KS (US)
Assigned to BG INTELLECTUALS, INC., Wichita, KS (US)
Filed by BG Intellectuals, Inc., Wichita, KS (US)
Filed on Jul. 29, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/525,049.
Application 16/525,049 is a division of application No. 15/137,602, filed on Apr. 25, 2016, granted, now 10,363,907.
Application 15/137,602 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/870,665, filed on Apr. 25, 2013, granted, now 9,322,306, issued on Apr. 26, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/638,121, filed on Apr. 25, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2019/0351881 A1, Nov. 21, 2019
Int. Cl. B60S 5/00 (2006.01); B67D 7/78 (2010.01); B67D 7/62 (2010.01); B67D 7/84 (2010.01); B67D 7/32 (2010.01); B67D 7/22 (2010.01); F04B 23/02 (2006.01); F04B 49/06 (2006.01); F01M 11/04 (2006.01); F16H 57/04 (2010.01)
CPC B60S 5/00 (2013.01) [B67D 7/221 (2013.01); B67D 7/3245 (2013.01); B67D 7/62 (2013.01); B67D 7/78 (2013.01); B67D 7/845 (2013.01); F01M 11/045 (2013.01); F01M 11/0458 (2013.01); F04B 23/02 (2013.01); F04B 49/065 (2013.01); F16H 57/0408 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of performing a fluid exchange service on a vehicle using a fluid exchange machine having a display, the method comprising:
providing a first fluid tank filled with a first fluid type and a second fluid tank filled with a second fluid type that is different than the first fluid type;
providing a first scale positioned beneath the first fluid tank and a second scale positioned beneath the second fluid tank, wherein the first scale and the second scale are communicatively coupled to the fluid exchange machine;
presenting on the display a user interface having a first selection screen comprising an icon;
receiving a selection of the icon;
responsive to receiving the selection of the icon, presenting on the display the user interface having a second selection screen comprising at least two icons, wherein each of the two icons on the second selection screen corresponds to a preferred type of a fluid exchange service; and
selecting of one of the at least two icons on the second selection screen;
wherein selecting a first one of the at least two icons causes facilitation of a first preferred type of fluid exchange, in which the first preferred type of fluid exchange utilizes the first fluid tank filled with the first fluid type, and wherein selecting a second one of the at least two icons causes facilitation of a second preferred type of fluid exchange, in which the second preferred type of fluid exchange utilizes the second fluid tank filled with the second fluid type that is different than the first fluid type; and
obtaining data from communicative coupling of the first scale and the second scale to determine the weight of the first fluid tank and the second fluid tank.