Patents by Inventor Ralph F Gastelum

Ralph F Gastelum 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).

  • Patent number: 6807481
    Abstract: A logging and compliance computer system for use by drivers in meeting regulation when driving a vehicle containing a cargo. The system identifies the driver and retrieves a data record for that driver containing the driver's history of recent driving. The system accepts a destination, equipment safety report, and cargo description from the driver. The system plots a route to the destination considering the equipment safety report, the cargo description, the driver history, and regulations governing the driver operating the vehicle and transporting the cargo. The driver is allowed to drive if permissible under the regulations considering the driver's history while the system times the driving and regularly updates the data record. When the driver is no longer permitted to drive, the system warns the driver to rest. Following a rest period, when driving is again permissible under the regulations, the driver is alerted to continue to the destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Inventor: Ralph F Gastelum