Patents by Inventor Kevin A. Bretthauer

Kevin A. Bretthauer 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).

  • Publication number: 20200258342
    Abstract: An interface system extends a prior-art multi-pump fuel delivery station so that authorization to activate the fuel delivery pump can be obtained from a remote authorization service over a long-range wireless communication link such as a cellular telephone connection or a satellite connection; and delivered to the interface system over a different, short-range wireless communication link such as a Bluetooth® connection or a WiFi connection. After receiving the authorization, a signal to activate a fuel delivery pump is transmitted to a physically separate pump control module over an electrical power line by being coupled onto the power line by a first power line interface, and coupled back off of the power line by a second power line interface. The signal causes the physically separate pump to start or stop operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: Fuel Cloud IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Andrew R. SNODGRASS, Kevin A. Bretthauer
  • Patent number: 10565817
    Abstract: An interface system extends a prior-art multi-pump fuel delivery station so that authorization to activate the fuel delivery pump can be obtained from a remote authorization service over a long-range wireless communication link such as a cellular telephone connection or a satellite connection; and delivered to the interface system over a different, short-range wireless communication link such as a Bluetooth® connection or a WiFi connection. After receiving the authorization, a signal to activate a fuel delivery pump is transmitted to a physically separate pump control module over an electrical power line by being coupled onto the power line by a first power line interface, and coupled back off of the power line by a second power line interface. The signal causes the physically separate pump to start or stop operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Fuel Cloud IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Andrew R. Snodgrass, Kevin A. Bretthauer
  • Publication number: 20200013039
    Abstract: An interface system extends a prior-art multi-pump fuel delivery station so that authorization to activate the fuel delivery pump can be obtained from a remote authorization service over a long-range wireless communication link such as a cellular telephone connection or a satellite connection; and delivered to the interface system over a different, short-range wireless communication link such as a Bluetooth® connection or a WiFi connection. After receiving the authorization, a signal to activate a fuel delivery pump is transmitted to a physically separate pump control module over an electrical power line by being coupled onto the power line by a first power line interface, and coupled back off of the power line by a second power line interface. The signal causes the physically separate pump to start or stop operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: Fuel Cloud IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Andrew R. SNODGRASS, Kevin A. Bretthauer
  • Patent number: 10417722
    Abstract: An interface system extends a prior-art fuel delivery pump and reservoir so that authorization to activate the fuel delivery pump can be obtained from a remote authorization service over a long-range wireless communication link such as a cellular telephone connection or a satellite connection; and delivered to the interface system over a different, short-range wireless communication link such as a Bluetooth® connection or a WiFi connection. The system is structured so that different data link devices can serve in one part of the communication chain. Asynchronous methods allow the system to operate securely when a data link device is not able to provide a synchronous link at a time when fuel dispensing is desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: FuelCloud IP Holding, LLC
    Inventor: Kevin A. Bretthauer
  • Publication number: 20190220934
    Abstract: An interface system extends a prior-art fuel delivery pump and reservoir so that authorization to activate the fuel delivery pump can be obtained from a remote authorization service over a long-range wireless communication link such as a cellular telephone connection or a satellite connection; and delivered to the interface system over a different, short-range wireless communication link such as a Bluetooth® connection or a WiFi connection. The system is structured so that different data link devices can serve in one part of the communication chain. Asynchronous methods allow the system to operate securely when a data link device is not able to provide a synchronous link at a time when fuel dispensing is desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventor: Kevin A. Bretthauer
  • Patent number: 10210696
    Abstract: An interface system extends a prior-art fuel delivery pump and reservoir so that authorization to activate the fuel delivery pump can be obtained from a remote authorization service over a long-range wireless communication link such as a cellular telephone connection or a satellite connection; and delivered to the interface system over a different, short-range wireless communication link such as a Bluetooth® connection or a WiFi connection. The system is structured so that different data link devices can serve in one part of the communication chain. Other features and characteristics of the system are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Fuel Cloud IP Holding, LLC
    Inventor: Kevin A. Bretthauer
  • Publication number: 20170188180
    Abstract: An interface system extends a prior-art fuel delivery pump and reservoir so that authorization to activate the fuel delivery pump can be obtained from a remote authorization service over a long-range wireless communication link such as a cellular telephone connection or a satellite connection; and delivered to the interface system over a different, short-range wireless communication link such as a Bluetooth® connection or a WiFi connection. The system is structured so that different data link devices can serve in one part of the communication chain. Other features and characteristics of the system are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventor: Kevin A. Bretthauer