Patents by Inventor REGINALD FLANAGAN

REGINALD FLANAGAN 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).

  • Carwash queue management system with license plate recognition and method of operating the carwash queue management system
    Patent number: 11704644
    Abstract: A method of operating a carwash includes driving a vehicle to a point of sale station of the carwash, purchasing a carwash transaction, and taking a first picture of a license plate number of the vehicle after the completion of the purchase of the carwash transaction at the point of sale station. The license plate number is associated with the carwash transaction as a carwash ticket. The vehicle is then sent to a carwash queue disposed downstream of the point of sale station. The carwash ticket information is sent to a carwash tunnel. A second picture of the license plate number of the vehicle is taken right as it approaches the carwash tunnel. The license plate number is associated with the carwash ticket and the vehicle is washed according to a wash dictated by the carwash ticket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Sonny's Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Fazio, Anthony Analetto, Reginald Flanagan
  • CARWASH QUEUE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE CARWASH QUEUE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210150499
    Abstract: A method of operating a carwash includes driving a vehicle to a point of sale station of the carwash, purchasing a carwash transaction, and taking a first picture of a license plate number of the vehicle after the completion of the purchase of the carwash transaction at the point of sale station. The license plate number is associated with the carwash transaction as a carwash ticket. The vehicle is then sent to a carwash queue disposed downstream of the point of sale station. The carwash ticket information is sent to a carwash tunnel. A second picture of the license plate number of the vehicle is taken right as it approaches the carwash tunnel. The license plate number is associated with the carwash ticket and the vehicle is washed according to a wash dictated by the carwash ticket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: PAUL FAZIO, ANTHONY ANALETTO, REGINALD FLANAGAN
  • METHOD FOR MONITORING A VEHICLE AND VEHICLE LOCATION MONITORING SYSTEM FOR AN AUTOMATED CARWASH
    Publication number: 20200108803
    Abstract: A method operates a carwash having a carwash tunnel. A vehicle is conveyed into the carwash via a conveyor. At least a position, a length and/or a height of the vehicle traversing the carwash is captured. A progression of the vehicle going from a first checkpoint to a downstream second check point is monitored. The conveyor is stopped if the vehicle does not make it to the downstream second checkpoint in an allotted time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: PAUL FAZIO, ANTHONY ANALETTO, REGINALD FLANAGAN