Patents by Inventor Daniel M. VanderMeer

Daniel M. VanderMeer 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).

  • Methods and systems for fuel transaction product detection
    Patent number: 11511987
    Abstract: A computer implemented method comprises storing a transaction variable-set corresponding to a fuel transaction for a vehicle, wherein the transaction variable-set includes a fuel consumption history for the vehicle, a net sale, a number of purchased fuel units, and a diff value. The method further comprises deriving, by a machine learning module and based on the transaction variable-set, a plurality of characteristics of the purchased fuel, wherein the plurality of characteristics includes a fuel type of the purchased fuel and a fuel grade of the purchased fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: WEX Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel M. VanderMeer, Lanelle G. Duke
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FUEL TRANSACTION PRODUCT DETECTION
    Publication number: 20210139312
    Abstract: A computer implemented method comprises storing a transaction variable-set corresponding to a fuel transaction for a vehicle, wherein the transaction variable-set includes a fuel consumption history for the vehicle, a net sale, a number of purchased fuel units, and a diff value. The method further comprises deriving, by a machine learning module and based on the transaction variable-set, a plurality of characteristics of the purchased fuel, wherein the plurality of characteristics includes a fuel type of the purchased fuel and a fuel grade of the purchased fuel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel M. VanderMeer, Lanelle G. Duke