Patents by Inventor Larry V. Stricker

Larry V. Stricker 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 determining equipment utilization changes based on ignition and motion status
    Patent number: 9311616
    Abstract: A method for measuring vehicle utilization includes determining, with an ignition sensor, an ignition status of a vehicle and determining, with a motion sensor, a motion status of the vehicle. The method further includes determining a utilization of the vehicle based, at least in part, on the ignition status and the motion status. Additionally, the method includes transmitting status information to a location remote from the vehicle. The status information indicates at least one of the ignition status, the motion status, and the utilization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: On-Board Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Westerlage, Larry V. Stricker, William C. Kennedy, III
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING EQUIPMENT UTILIZATION
    Publication number: 20110307141
    Abstract: A method for measuring vehicle utilization includes determining, with an ignition sensor, an ignition status of a vehicle and determining, with a motion sensor, a motion status of the vehicle. The method further includes determining a utilization of the vehicle based, at least in part, on the ignition status and the motion status. Additionally, the method includes transmitting status information to a location remote from the vehicle. The status information indicates at least one of the ignition status, the motion status, and the utilization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: On-Board Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Westerlage, Larry V. Stricker, William C. Kennedy, III