Patents by Inventor Chris Pendl

Chris Pendl 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: 20260084636
    Abstract: Embodiments provided herein include systems and methods for triggering usage recommendations. One embodiment of a method includes recording past trip data, where the past trip data includes data associated with at least one past trip taken in the RV, determining non-use of the RV, where determining non-use of the RV includes determining a duration since a most recent past trip, and classifying the user based on the non-use and the past trip data. Some embodiments include recommending, based on the classification and the past trip data, a new trip for the RV, determining operational data to enhance the new trip, where the operational data is associated with the at least one operational system, and providing data associated with the new trip and the operational data to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2025
    Publication date: March 26, 2026
    Applicant: Thor Tech, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Cook, Chris Pendl
  • Publication number: 20250104493
    Abstract: Embodiments for recreational vehicle asset management are provided. One embodiment of method includes registering a first asset and a second asset, monitoring usage of the first asset and the second asset during a trip of predetermined duration, and predicting, based on the usage that the first asset is likely to experience a status change. Some embodiments include determining a likely time that the first asset is likely to experience the status change, determining, based on the likely time that the first asset is likely to experience the status change whether the first asset will likely experience the status change during the trip and in response to determining that the first asset will likely experience the status change during the trip, altering operation of a recreational vehicle to address the status change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Thor Tech, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Cook, Chris Pendl
  • Publication number: 20250100575
    Abstract: Systems and methods for electronic trailed recreational vehicle monitoring and control are provided. Some embodiments comprise determining a state of a trailed recreational vehicle that is coupled to a towing vehicle, and in response to determining that the state of the trailed recreational vehicle is traveling, receiving, via a head unit in the towing vehicle, first user input to control a vehicle system, determine that the vehicle system is not available, access a first operational system that corresponds to the vehicle system, control the first operational system, and provide data related to the first operational system via the head unit. In some embodiments, in response to determining that the state of the trailed recreational vehicle is camping, the method receives second user input to control a second operational system of the trailed recreational vehicle, and controls the second operational system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Thor Tech, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Cook, Chris Pendl