Patents by Inventor Phillip M. Pierron

Phillip M. Pierron 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).

  • Method and apparatus for remote fuel refill level monitoring
    Patent number: 9783140
    Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to receive requests from a wireless device in wireless communication with the processor, the requests corresponding to one or more aspects of a refueling process. The processor is also configured to collect vehicle data corresponding to the one or more aspects of the refueling process and respond to the requests by sending the data relating to the one or more aspects of the refueling process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory P. Brown, Brian Thomas Aitken, Phillip M. Pierron
  • Method and Apparatus for Remote Fuel Refill Level Monitoring
    Publication number: 20140077936
    Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to receive requests from a wireless device in wireless communication with the processor, the requests corresponding to one or more aspects of a refueling process. The processor is also configured to collect vehicle data corresponding to the one or more aspects of the refueling process and respond to the requests by sending the data relating to the one or more aspects of the refueling process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory P. Brown, Brian Thomas Aitken, Phillip M. Pierron