Patents by Inventor Percy R. Bhathena

Percy R. Bhathena 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).

  • Centralized system and method for automated carrier status updates via SMS in a multi-carrier environment
    Patent number: 9042922
    Abstract: A method for managing carrier status via the Short Message Service (SMS) by a centralized system in a multi-carrier environment includes: associating a driver with a first load to be transported, using an SMS-enabled cellphone number of the driver; storing the association of driver and load in a database of the system, along with a unique identifier of the carrier; transmitting, by the server to the driver, an instruction as a text message to the driver's cell phone with instructions for replying upon arrival; receiving, by the server from the driver, a response consistent with the instructions for replying upon arrival; updating, by the server, a status associated with the driver's response in the database; repeating the steps for a second driver of a second carrier; and providing, by the centralized system, status reports related to both the driver and associated load, and the second driver and associated load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO., L.P.
    Inventors: Charles A. Papa, III, Percy R. Bhathena, Douglas J. Koch, Michael Viggilucci, Jermaine G. Sargeant
  • Centralized System and Method for Automated Carrier Status Updates via SMS in a Multi-Carrier Environment
    Publication number: 20140087772
    Abstract: A method for managing carrier status via the Short Message Service (SMS) by a centralized system in a multi-carrier environment includes: associating a driver with a first load to be transported, using an SMS-enabled cellphone number of the driver; storing the association of driver and load in a database of the system, along with a unique identifier of the carrier; transmitting, by the server to the driver, an instruction as a text message to the driver's cell phone with instructions for replying upon arrival; receiving, by the server from the driver, a response consistent with the instructions for replying upon arrival; updating, by the server, a status associated with the driver's response in the database; repeating the steps for a second driver of a second carrier; and providing, by the centralized system, status reports related to both the driver and associated load, and the second driver and associated load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO., L.P.
    Inventors: Charles A. Papa, Percy R. Bhathena, Douglas J. Koch, Michael Viggilucci, Jermaine G. Sargeant