Patents by Inventor Eric A. Zeile

Eric A. Zeile 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).

  • Roaming transport distribution management system
    Patent number: 10438146
    Abstract: A roaming transport distribution management apparatus and method are provided. A controller selects transports within a defined service zone in response to customer transit requests from customer locations for customer pick-up and delivery inbound or outbound directions from the hub. A hub manager varies the position and/or the size of an exclusive coverage area of each transport within the overall service zone to insure a dense accumulation of transports over the entire service zone and alters the position of other transports in response to the movement of a transport inbound or outbound from the hub with a passenger. The hub manager can vary the size of the exclusive coverage area of each transport to account for population and request call densities and the number of available transports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Inventors: Eric A. Zeile, Kurt Zeile, Benjamin J. Edelberg, Daniel Juckett, Timothy Lee Juckett, Matthew W. Mengerink
  • Roaming transport distribution management system
    Patent number: 10055804
    Abstract: A roaming transport distribution management apparatus and method are provided. A controller selects transports within a defined service zone in response to customer transit requests from customer locations or a central hub which are capable of meeting maximum transit time to the end destination in either an inbound or outbound direction from the hub. A hub manager varies the position and/or the size of an exclusive coverage area of each transport within the overall service zone to insure a dense accumulation of transports over the entire service zone and alters the position of other transports in response to the movement of a transport inbound or outbound from the hub with a passenger. The hub manager can vary the size of the exclusive coverage area of each transport to account for population and request call densities and the number of available transports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: METROBEE, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Juckett, Timothy Lee Juckett, Eric A. Zeile, Benjamin J. Edelberg
  • ROAMING TRANSPORT DISTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150227871
    Abstract: A roaming transport distribution management apparatus and method are provided. A controller selects transports within a defined service zone in response to customer transit requests from customer locations for customer pick-up and delivery inbound or outbound directions from the hub. A hub manager varies the position and/or the size of an exclusive coverage area of each transport within the overall service zone to insure a dense accumulation of transports over the entire service zone and alters the position of other transports in response to the movement of a transport inbound or outbound from the hub with a passenger. The hub manager can vary the size of the exclusive coverage area of each transport to account for population and request call densities and the number of available transports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: METROBEE, LLC
    Inventors: Eric A. Zeile, Kurt Zeile, Benjamin J. Edelberg, Daniel Juckett, Timothy Lee Juckett, Matthew W. Mengerink
  • ROAMING TRANSPORT DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150012320
    Abstract: A roaming transport distribution management apparatus and method are provided. A controller selects transports within a defined service zone in response to customer transit requests from customer locations or a central hub which are capable of meeting maximum transit time to the end destination in either an inbound or outbound direction from the hub. A hub manager varies the position and/or the size of an exclusive coverage area of each transport within the overall service zone to insure a dense accumulation of transports over the entire service zone and alters the position of other transports in response to the movement of a transport inbound or outbound from the hub with a passenger. The hub manager can vary the size of the exclusive coverage area of each transport to account for population and request call densities and the number of available transports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel Juckett, Timothy Lee Juckett, Eric A. Zeile, Benjamin J. Edelberg