Patents by Inventor Richard Gordon Cline

Richard Gordon Cline 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).

  • Fuel delivery cost estimation system
    Patent number: 8799182
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for estimating a cost for moving fuel. A group of vehicles for moving the fuel from a starting location to a destination location is formed using user input. Operations for moving the fuel from the starting location to the destination location are identified using the user input. A set of additional vehicles for the group of vehicles is identified to form a current group of vehicles. Personnel for the current group of vehicles are identified. The cost for moving the fuel from the starting location to the destination location is identified using the current group of vehicles and the personnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Kristopher E. Atkins, Richard Gordon Cline, Brent E. Barrett
  • Fuel Delivery Cost Estimation System
    Publication number: 20120271778
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for estimating a cost for moving fuel. A group of vehicles for moving the fuel from a starting location to a destination location is formed using user input. Operations for moving the fuel from the starting location to the destination location are identified using the user input. A set of additional vehicles for the group of vehicles is identified to form a current group of vehicles. Personnel for the current group of vehicles are identified. The cost for moving the fuel from the starting location to the destination location is identified using the current group of vehicles and the personnel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Kristopher E. Atkins, Richard Gordon Cline, Brent E. Barrett