Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'Method And Apparatus For Triggering A Drive-Off Inhibit Mechanism While Refueling A Vehicle' Filed by Mercedes-Benz Group Ag

MUMBAI, India, March 7 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202341059893 A) filed by Mercedes-Benz Group Ag, Stuttgart, Germany, on Sept. 6, 2023, for 'method and apparatus for triggering a drive-off inhibit mechanism while refueling a vehicle.'

Inventor(s) include Anand Goudar; Noble Jose; and Akshita Bajaj.

The application for the patent was published on March 7, under issue no. 10/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present disclosure describes a method (500) and an apparatus (202) for triggering a drive-off inhibit mechanism in a vehicle (102, 200). The method (500) comprises determining (502) whether a fuel flap (108) connected to an inlet 10 opening of a fu...