Patents by Inventor Adam McCall

Adam McCall 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).

  • Apparatus to monitor a parked vehicle at a convenience station
    Patent number: 9004992
    Abstract: A service unit for providing a convenience service to a cab of a tractor trailer includes a supply panel which is operable to attach to a cab of a tractor trailer. The supply panel provides conditioned air to the cab. A vibration detection unit is configured to interact with the supply panel and detect an idling engine by detecting a vibration with a vibration detector, transmitting the vibration as vibration signals to a controller, performing a signal analysis on the vibration signals to identify an engine idle signature, and storing a duration of the engine idle signature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Convoy Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Adam McCall, Jesse Merritt, Daniel Zelenak
  • APPARATUS TO MONITOR A PARKED VEHICLE AT A CONVENIENCE STATION
    Publication number: 20100093268
    Abstract: A service unit for providing a convenience service to a cab of a tractor trailer includes a supply panel which is operable to attach to a cab of a tractor trailer. The supply panel provides conditioned air to the cab. A vibration detection unit is configured to interact with the supply panel and detect an idling engine by detecting a vibration with a vibration detector, transmitting the vibration as vibration signals to a controller, performing a signal analysis on the vibration signals to identify an engine idle signature, and storing a duration of the engine idle signature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Adam McCall, Jesse Merritt, Daniel Zelenak