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Capless Fuel Neck Adapter Awarded Patent

Innovative adapter is said to work with virtually any automotive leak detection device

HUNTINGTON Beach, Calif.—STAR EnviroTech recently announced that its double-door Capless Fuel Neck Adapter, which provides an OEM-quality fit for all new Ford and GM double-door capless fuel necks, was recently awarded U.S. Patent No. 8,998,170 B2. The adapter will also fit other automakers’ double door capless fuel systems currently in development, according to a release from the manufacturer.

STAR’s newly patented Capless Adapter is said to solve the problem by creating a secure seal for testing. Unlike capped fuel tank adapters that attach outside the fuel neck, the STAR Capless Fuel Neck Adapter slips through the double doors and securely seals with a twist. It works with virtually any leak detection device to perform EVAP system tests, especially pressure/ vacuum decay and smoke leak testing (An 18-second demo can be seen at www.vacutec.com/capless/). It also integrates seamlessly with smoke machines featuring STAR EnviroTech’s patented Diagnostic Smoke® leak detection technologies.

STAR EnviroTech (StarEnviroTech.com), based in Huntington Beach, Calif., develops industry standard technologies for leak testing in fuel evaporative (EVAP), vacuum/induction, turbo, and other vehicle and non-vehicle systems. The company doesn’t sell to end-users; instead, it licenses its technologies to the largest tool manufacturers and distributors worldwide.