Patents by Inventor William Dean Hartman

William Dean Hartman 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).

  • Publication number: 20210331949
    Abstract: This present invention is a convenient automatic apparatus for handling sewage and grey-water which is tapable of removing waste from a waste holding tank, disinfecting a holding tank, and further allowing waste to be moved into a sewer or septic system through the use of a plurality of electric servo motors, sensors, cameras, hoses, booster motor, actuators and hydraulic system. This present invention can receive and transmit data via a wireless communication system, record information about the amount of waste product received and can communicate with the server software, generate a bill and generate a receipt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventor: William Dean Hartman
  • Patent number: 10783599
    Abstract: An autonomous package handling system includes: one or more autonomous delivery vehicles and one or more locker units. Each autonomous delivery vehicle includes: a motorized conveyor rack, the motorized conveyor rack including a plurality of horizontal conveyors supported by a plurality of support beams; a collection bin for temporarily holding the packages; a vertical lift to move the collection bin between the plurality of horizontal conveyors; a collection bin conveyor configured to extend and retract the collection bin from and back to an interior of the delivery vehicle; and a vehicle wireless unit for communicating with a server. Each locker unit includes: a compartment; a door having an electronic closing and opening mechanism; an electronic lock; a locker wireless unit for communicating with the server; and a locker unit base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Inventor: William Dean Hartman