Patents by Inventor Brett Coffee

Brett Coffee 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).

  • Dynamic pricing for toll lanes
    Patent number: 8149139
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for determining a toll charge for vehicles traveling on a toll lane that includes determining a change in traffic flow for vehicles traveling on the toll lane, determining a change in traffic speed for vehicles traveling on the toll lane, and determining the toll charge for vehicles traveling on the toll lane using a weighting approach that weights the change in traffic flow with a first factor and weights the change in speed with a second factor, the first factor depending on whether the change in traffic flow is increasing or decreasing, and the second factor depending on whether the change in speed is increasing or decreasing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Electronic Transaction Consultants
    Inventors: Brett Coffee, Marty Lain
  • DYNAMIC PRICING FOR TOLL LANES
    Publication number: 20090295599
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for determining a toll charge for vehicles traveling on a toll lane that includes determining a change in traffic flow for vehicles traveling on the toll lane, determining a change in traffic speed for vehicles traveling on the toll lane, and determining the toll charge for vehicles traveling on the toll lane using a weighting approach that weights the change in traffic flow with a first factor and weights the change in speed with a second factor, the first factor depending on whether the change in traffic flow is increasing or decreasing, and the second factor depending on whether the change in speed is increasing or decreasing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION CONSULTANTS
    Inventors: Brett Coffee, Marty Lain