ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,008, issued on March 18, was assigned to Agility Fuel Systems LLC (Costa Mesa, Calif.).
"Fuel system with sacrificial neck sleeve" was invented by Chad A. Cederberg (Lincoln, Neb.), Bradley J. Moutray (Garden City, Kan.) and Seth A. Wortman (Lincoln, Neb.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fuel system is provided that includes a mounting block assembly configured to support an end of a fuel tank. The end of the fuel tank has a boss. The mounting block assembly encloses a space configured to receive the boss of the fuel tank. The fuel system also includes a bearing disposed in the space. The bearing has a support surface configured for...