Patents by Inventor Bruce DRESSEL

Bruce DRESSEL 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).

  • System, method, apparatus, and program for light tower control
    Patent number: 11184464
    Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and program for scheduling and controlling light towers in the field and receiving detailed reports relating to the same. The system for light tower control includes a telematics platform, a telematics device; and a light tower. The telematics platform is configured to transmit and receive a UDP message over a cellular network, wherein a transmitted UDP message contains a control signal for turning ON or OFF a light tower. The telematics device is configured to receive the UDP message and configure a voltage output of the telematics device based on the control signal. If the control signal is ON the voltage output of the telematics device is changed from Low to High and if the control signal is OFF the voltage output of the telematics device is changed from High to Low. A relay controller of the light tower turns the light tower ON if the output voltage of the telematics device is High and turns the light tower OFF if the output voltage of the telematics device is Low.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: HERC RENTALS INC.
    Inventors: Bruce Dressel, Sunil Gupta, Matthew Gavin
  • SYSTEM, METHOD, APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM FOR LIGHT TOWER CONTROL
    Publication number: 20200260560
    Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and program for scheduling and controlling light towers in the field and receiving detailed reports relating to the same. The system for light tower control includes a telematics platform, a telematics device; and a light tower. The telematics platform is configured to transmit and receive a UDP message over a cellular network, wherein a transmitted UDP message contains a control signal for turning ON or OFF a light tower. The telematics device is configured to receive the UDP message and configure a voltage output of the telematics device based on the control signal. If the control signal is ON the voltage output of the telematics device is changed from Low to High and if the control signal is OFF the voltage output of the telematics device is changed from High to Low. A relay controller of the light tower turns the light tower ON if the output voltage of the telematics device is High and turns the light tower OFF if the output voltage of the telematics device is Low.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: HERC RENTALS INC.
    Inventors: Bruce DRESSEL, Sunil GUPTA, Matthew GAVIN
  • System, method, apparatus, and program for light tower control
    Patent number: 10555403
    Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and program for scheduling and controlling light towers in the field and receiving detailed reports relating to the same. The system for light tower control includes a telematics platform, a telematics device, and a light tower. The telematics platform is configured to transmit and receive a UDP message over a cellular network, wherein a transmitted UDP message contains a control signal for turning ON or OFF a light tower. The telematics device is configured to receive the UDP message and configure a voltage output of the telematics device based on the control signal. If the control signal is ON the voltage output of the telematics device is changed from Low to High and if the control signal is OFF the voltage output of the telematics device is changed from High to Low. A relay controller of the light tower turns the light tower ON if the output voltage of the telematics device is High and turns the light tower OFF if the output voltage of the telematics device is Low.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: HERC RENTALS INC.
    Inventors: Bruce Dressel, Sunil Gupta, Matthew Gavin
  • SYSTEM, METHOD, APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM FOR LIGHT TOWER CONTROL
    Publication number: 20190069378
    Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and program for scheduling and controlling light towers in the field and receiving detailed reports relating to the same. The system for light tower control includes a telematics platform, a telematics device, and a light tower. The telematics platform is configured to transmit and receive a UDP message over a cellular network, wherein a transmitted UDP message contains a control signal for turning ON or OFF a light tower. The telematics device is configured to receive the UDP message and configure a voltage output of the telematics device based on the control signal. If the control signal is ON the voltage output of the telematics device is changed from Low to High and if the control signal is OFF the voltage output of the telematics device is changed from High to Low. A relay controller of the light tower turns the light tower ON if the output voltage of the telematics device is High and turns the light tower OFF if the output voltage of the telematics device is Low.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: HERC RENTALS INC.
    Inventors: Bruce DRESSEL, Sunil GUPTA, Matthew GAVIN