Patents by Inventor Craig L. Hockman

Craig L. Hockman 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).

  • Direct interface between fuel pump and computer cash/register
    Patent number: 5299135
    Abstract: An interface unit for interfacing a peripheral bus of a computer system with a dispensing system for dispensing a material, such as gasoline, and which includes a plurality of dispensers for controlling the dispensing of the material. The interface unit includes a controller and a first communication link for providing bidirectional communication between the controller and the material dispensers. A second communication link is connected with an internal bus on the interface unit and the peripheral bus of the computer system to provide bidirectional communication between the controller and the computer system. The second communication link includes a window memory for storing code and a bus interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1994
    Assignee: Bennett Pump Company
    Inventors: Gregory S. Lieto, William O. Richardson, Thomas A. Kyle, Craig L. Hockman