Patent 7967041 was granted and assigned to Stant Usa Corporation on June, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A nozzle inhibitor is included in a fuel tank filler neck closure assembly. The nozzle inhibitor blocks full insertion of a small-diameter unleaded fuel nozzle into the filler neck closure assembly yet allows full insertion of a large-diameter diesel fuel nozzle into the filler neck closure assembly.