Patents by Inventor Daniel S. Michels

Daniel S. Michels has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Age verified device activation
    Patent number: 11952260
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided that is in communication with an age verification system and an accessory. The apparatus may include at least one interface element configured to receive information indicative of an age or identity of a user, a first communication interface configured to connect with the age verification system, a second communication interface configured to connect with the accessory, and circuitry. The circuitry may be configured to activate the accessory through the second communication interface to provide access to an age restricted product in response to receiving an age verification from the age verification system through the first communication interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SPOT YOU MORE, INC.
    Inventors: Joel R. Setchell, Daniel S. Michels
  • Pump Monitoring System
    Publication number: 20230271821
    Abstract: A fuel pump monitoring module for monitoring attributes related to a fuel pump at a gas station. The fuel pump monitoring module may have a body for attachment to the fuel pump. A transmitter or receiver may be connected to the body and configured to communicate with a bioremediation dispensing unit using a transmission signal. A processor may be connected to the body and configured to determine the location of the bioremediation dispensing unit relative to the fuel pump monitoring module based on the transmission signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Joel R. Setchell, Daniel S. Michels
  • Pump monitoring system
    Patent number: 11643323
    Abstract: A fuel pump monitoring module for monitoring attributes related to a fuel pump at a gas station. The fuel pump monitoring module may have a body for attachment to the fuel pump. A transmitter or receiver is connected to the body and configured to communicate with a bioremediation dispensing unit using a transmission signal. A processor is connected to the body and configured to determine the location of the bioremediation dispensing unit relative to the fuel pump monitoring module based on the transmission signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: SPOT YOU MORE, INC.
    Inventors: Joel R. Setchell, Daniel S. Michels
  • PUMP MONITORING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200140256
    Abstract: A fuel pump monitoring module for monitoring attributes related to a fuel pump at a gas station. The fuel pump monitoring module may have a body for attachment to the fuel pump. A transmitter or receiver may be connected to the body and configured to communicate with a bioremediation dispensing unit using a transmission signal. A processor may be connected to the body and configured to determine the location of the bioremediation dispensing unit relative to the fuel pump monitoring module based on the transmission signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Joel R. Setchell, Daniel S. Michels