Patents by Inventor James M. Pettinato, Jr.

James M. Pettinato, Jr. 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).

  • Short range digital radio location determination to facilitate petroleum transport
    Patent number: 11436552
    Abstract: A method may include the following steps: determining, based on timing measurements between a first digital radio communication device (DRCD) node and at least a second DRCD node, a distance between the first DRCD disposed on a tanker and the second DRCD disposed about a loading/unloading facility; and facilitating, in response to determining a position based on the timing measurements, fluid payload loading/unloading of the tanker at the loading/unloading facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: FMC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Frederick G. Weiser, James M. Pettinato, Jr., Iulian Constantinescu
  • SHORT RANGE DIGITAL RADIO LOCATION DETERMINATION TO FACILITATE PETROLEUM TRANSPORT
    Publication number: 20200134553
    Abstract: A method may include the following steps: determining, based on timing measurements between a first digital radio communication device (DRCD) node and at least a second DRCD node, a distance between the first DRCD disposed on a tanker and the second DRCD disposed about a loading/unloading facility; and facilitating, in response to determining a position based on the timing measurements, fluid payload loading/unloading of the tanker at the loading/unloading facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: FMC Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick G. Weiser, James M. Pettinato, Jr., Iulian Constantinescu