Patents by Inventor Ronald M. Garland

Ronald M. Garland 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).

  • Patent number: 4417134
    Abstract: A conversion mechanism for selective conversion of a conventional mechanical fuel pump computer to selectively extend the unit volume price range of the computer while maintaining the rotational speed of the right hand cost counter wheels of the computer within acceptable limits. The conversion mechanism comprises a cost drive ratio selector mechanism and one or more sets of substitute single transfer and double transfer right hand cost counter wheels and provides for selectively and successively shifting the decimal point of the unit volume price range and cost counter readout and for establishing a cost counter drive ratio for each of the substitute right hand cost counter wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1983
    Assignee: Veeder Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald M. Garland
  • Patent number: 3938736
    Abstract: A modified mechanical gasoline pump computer with an input gear box mounted on the underside of the base of the computer variator. A depending gear box input shaft is coupled to be driven by the gasoline meter and is axially shiftable for axially shifting gear box output gearing mounted on the variator center shaft upwardly from a gallon unit volume measure gear ratio setting to an alternate quart or liter unit volume measure gear ratio setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1974
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1976
    Assignee: Veeder Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Arthur Coleman, Ronald M. Garland