Patents by Inventor Bill Coffman

Bill Coffman 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).

  • Method, system, device, and program for remotely communicating with and controlling laundry units
    Patent number: 10356650
    Abstract: A system is provided for remotely communicating with one or more cleaning units, each including a control unit for operating the cleaning unit, and a first low data rate device coupled to the control unit. A gateway unit nearby each of the cleaning units includes a Wi-Fi protocol device and a second low data rate device coupled to the Wi-Fi protocol device. An internet connected device is wirelessly coupled to the WiFi protocol device, and the first low data rate device is wirelessly coupled to the second low data rate device. A data transfer rate of the first and second low data rate devices is substantially lower than a data transfer rate of the WiFi protocol device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Alliance Laundry Systems LLC
    Inventors: Adam Dill, Scott Chiavetta, Ryan Moore, Bill Coffman, Richard Guernsey
  • METHOD, SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND PROGRAM FOR REMOTELY COMMUNICATING WITH AND CONTROLLING LAUNDRY UNITS
    Publication number: 20180338258
    Abstract: A system is provided for remotely communicating with one or more cleaning units, each including a control unit for operating the cleaning unit, and a first low data rate device coupled to the control unit. A gateway unit nearby each of the cleaning units includes a Wi-Fi protocol device and a second low data rate device coupled to the Wi-Fi protocol device. An internet connected device is wirelessly coupled to the WiFi protocol device, and the first low data rate device is wirelessly coupled to the second low data rate device. A data transfer rate of the first and second low data rate devices is substantially lower than a data transfer rate of the WiFi protocol device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicant: ALLIANCE LAUNDRY SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Dill, Scott Chiavetta, Ryan Moore, Bill Coffman, Richard Guernsey