Patents by Inventor John Edward Barnard

John Edward Barnard 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FUEL MONITORING AND SPILL PREVENTION
    Publication number: 20240418555
    Abstract: A system, methods, and apparatus for preventing receptacle overfilling are presented. The system can include a sensor member configured to couple with a receptacle and sense a material level within the receptacle, such as via a sight glass of the receptacle. The system can include a controller in operable communication with the sensor member and configured to instantiate the shutoff of material flow from a material dispensing system if a particular material level is detected by the sensor member. The system can include an intermediate member configured to relay communications between the sensor member and the controller. The intermediate member can be coupled to a fluid line and can further act as a holster for the sensor member, such as by facilitating the coupling of the sensor member to the intermediate member and/or the fluid line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: BNSF Railway Company
    Inventor: John Edward Barnard
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FUEL MONITORING AND SPILL PREVENTION
    Publication number: 20240418556
    Abstract: A system, methods, and apparatus for preventing receptacle overfilling are presented. The system can include a sensor member configured to couple with a receptacle and sense a material level within the receptacle, such as via a sight glass of the receptacle. The system can include a controller in operable communication with the sensor member and configured to instantiate the shutoff of material flow from a material dispensing system if a particular material level is detected by the sensor member. The system can include an intermediate member configured to relay communications between the sensor member and the controller. The intermediate member can be coupled to a fluid line and can further act as a holster for the sensor member, such as by facilitating the coupling of the sensor member to the intermediate member and/or the fluid line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: BNSF Railway Company
    Inventor: John Edward Barnard
  • System and method for fuel monitoring and spill prevention
    Patent number: 12078522
    Abstract: A system, methods, and apparatus for preventing receptacle overfilling are presented. The system can include a sensor member configured to couple with a receptacle and sense a material level within the receptacle, such as via a sight glass of the receptacle. The system can include a controller in operable communication with the sensor member and configured to instantiate the shutoff of material flow from a material dispensing system if a particular material level is detected by the sensor member. The system can include an intermediate member configured to relay communications between the sensor member and the controller. The intermediate member can be coupled to a fluid line and can further act as a holster for the sensor member, such as by facilitating the coupling of the sensor member to the intermediate member and/or the fluid line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: BNSF Railway Company
    Inventor: John Edward Barnard
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FUEL MONITORING AND SPILL PREVENTION
    Publication number: 20230057254
    Abstract: A system, methods, and apparatus for preventing receptacle overfilling are presented. The system can include a sensor member configured to couple with a receptacle and sense a material level within the receptacle, such as via a sight glass of the receptacle. The system can include a controller in operable communication with the sensor member and configured to instantiate the shutoff of material flow from a material dispensing system if a particular material level is detected by the sensor member. The system can include an intermediate member configured to relay communications between the sensor member and the controller. The intermediate member can be coupled to a fluid line and can further act as a holster for the sensor member, such as by facilitating the coupling of the sensor member to the intermediate member and/or the fluid line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: BNSF Railway Company
    Inventor: John Edward Barnard
  • System and method for fuel monitoring and spill prevention
    Patent number: 11422019
    Abstract: A system, methods, and apparatus for preventing receptacle overfilling are presented. The system can include a sensor member configured to couple with a receptacle and sense a material level within the receptacle, such as via a sight glass of the receptacle. The system can include a controller in operable communication with the sensor member and configured to instantiate the shutoff of material flow from a material dispensing system if a particular material level is detected by the sensor member. The system can include an intermediate member configured to relay communications between the sensor member and the controller. The intermediate member can be coupled to a fluid line and can further act as a holster for the sensor member, such as by facilitating the coupling of the sensor member to the intermediate member and/or the fluid line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: BNSF Railway Company
    Inventor: John Edward Barnard