Patents by Inventor Geoffrey Alan Benton

Geoffrey Alan Benton 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).

  • Fuel dispenser tamper detection arrangement
    Patent number: 9817042
    Abstract: Methods and systems provide for detecting tampering of a fuel dispenser. Power is applied to a valve coil of a fuel dispenser. The valve coil is part of a control valve configured to accomplish a gradated fuel flow of the fuel dispenser. Current flowing through the valve coil is measured in response to the power being applied to the valve coil. The current measurements are compared with predetermined criteria and tampering with the valve coil is determined if the current measurements are sufficiently different than expected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Danaher UK Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Geoffrey Alan Benton, Michael Lawrence Jennings
  • Fuel Dispenser Tamper Detection Arrangement
    Publication number: 20140300372
    Abstract: Methods and systems provide for detecting tampering of a fuel dispenser. Power is applied to a valve coil of a fuel dispenser. The valve coil is part of a control valve configured to accomplish a gradated fuel flow of the fuel dispenser. Current flowing through the valve coil is measured in response to the power being applied to the valve coil. The current measurements are compared with predetermined criteria and tampering with the valve coil is determined if the current measurements are sufficiently different than expected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: Danaher UK Industries Limited
    Inventors: Geoffrey Alan Benton, Michael Lawrence Jennings