Patents by Inventor Donald M. Klas

Donald M. Klas 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).

  • Patent number: 11412029
    Abstract: An exemplary mobile communication device for facilitating manufacturer-independent interface between mobile computers and remote data storage comprises a transceiver, a processor, and a memory with executable instructions that configure the device to: connect to the remote data storage via an available communication channel; transmit to remote data storage a first remove list identifying files previously transferred by the device to a first storage device associated with a first mobile computer; receive from remote data storage a second download list identifying files to be transferred to a second storage device associated with a second mobile computer; and delete files identified in the second download list but not in a locally-stored first download list of files to be transferred to the second storage device. Exemplary embodiments also include methods and computer-readable media embodying such operations that the device is configured to perform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: NUTRIEN AG SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin P. Klas, Donald M. Klas
  • Publication number: 20210377334
    Abstract: An exemplary mobile communication device for facilitating manufacturer-independent interface between mobile computers and remote data storage comprises a transceiver, a processor, and a memory with executable instructions that configure the device to: connect to the remote data storage via an available communication channel; transmit to remote data storage a first remove list identifying files previously transferred by the device to a first storage device associated with a first mobile computer; receive from remote data storage a second download list identifying files to be transferred to a second storage device associated with a second mobile computer; and delete files identified in the second download list but not in a locally-stored first download list of files to be transferred to the second storage device. Exemplary embodiments also include methods and computer-readable media embodying such operations that the device is configured to perform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Kevin P. Klas, Donald M. Klas
  • Patent number: 10992732
    Abstract: An exemplary mobile communication device for facilitating manufacturer-independent interface between mobile computers and remote data storage comprises a transceiver, a processor, and a memory with executable instructions that configure the device to: connect to the remote data storage via an available communication channel; transmit to remote data storage a first remove list identifying files previously transferred by the device to a first storage device associated with a first mobile computer; receive from remote data storage a second download list identifying files to be transferred to a second storage device associated with a second mobile computer; and delete files identified in the second download list but not in a locally-stored first download list of files to be transferred to the second storage device. Exemplary embodiments also include methods and computer-readable media embodying such operations that the device is configured to perform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Scruggs Equipment Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin P. Klas, Donald M. Klas
  • Publication number: 20200169597
    Abstract: An exemplary mobile communication device for facilitating manufacturer-independent interface between mobile computers and remote data storage comprises a transceiver, a processor, and a memory with executable instructions that configure the device to: connect to the remote data storage via an available communication channel; transmit to remote data storage a first remove list identifying files previously transferred by the device to a first storage device associated with a first mobile computer; receive from remote data storage a second download list identifying files to be transferred to a second storage device associated with a second mobile computer; and delete files identified in the second download list but not in a locally-stored first download list of files to be transferred to the second storage device. Exemplary embodiments also include methods and computer-readable media embodying such operations that the device is configured to perform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Kevin P. Klas, Donald M. Klas
  • Patent number: 10581952
    Abstract: Embodiments include methods, server systems, and computer-readable media that provide manufacturer-independent interface to mobile computers via a plurality of mobile communication devices. These embodiments associate a particular service account with a first mobile computer and with first and second mobile communication devices, and transmit to the first and second mobile communication devices a first download list identifying files to be transferred to a first storage device associated with the first mobile computer. Embodiments also receive from the first mobile communication device a first remove list identifying files transferred by the first mobile communication device to the first storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Scruggs Equipment Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin P. Klas, Donald M. Klas