US 12,269,729 B2
Reusable or refillable container for dispensing motor oil
Karl Kocher, Cincinnati, OH (US); Thomas Golinski, Lexington, KY (US); and Steven Ruble, Lexington, KY (US)
Assigned to VGP IPCO LLC, Lexington, KY (US)
Filed by VGP IPCO LLC, Lexington, KY (US)
Filed on Jan. 26, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/423,668.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/481,948, filed on Jan. 27, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0253970 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. B67D 7/04 (2010.01); B67D 7/14 (2010.01); G06Q 10/30 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0208 (2023.01)
CPC B67D 7/04 (2013.01) [B67D 7/14 (2013.01); G06Q 10/30 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0208 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A motor oil change system comprising:
refillable motor oil containers;
one or more motor oil refill systems; and
a motor oil management system communicatively and/or operatively coupled to the one or more motor oil refill systems via a network that allows data communication between the motor oil management system and the one or more motor oil refill systems,
wherein each of the one or more oil refill systems comprises:
a controller or processor;
a user interface configured to:
receive data from an information tag of a refillable motor oil container; and
transmit the data to the controller or processor, wherein the data comprises information of a vehicle type and/or make, and the controller or processor is configured to determine based on the data a type and an amount of motor oil for a refill in precision at point-of-purchase; and
a dispenser configured to dispense the motor oil of the type and the amount determined by the controller or processor into the refillable motor oil container.