Patents by Inventor Richard C. Martinec

Richard C. Martinec 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: 4250750
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for accurately measuring the level of liquid in a storage tank and graphically displaying that measurement. The system is particularly useful in vehicular fuel level measuring applications, since the system provides for sampling the level of the liquid over designated time periods and comparing each sample reading with a previous sampling that is stored and presently controls the display. The graphical display is a unique bar graph comprised of groups of bar-like elements driven to provide a relative indication of the sensed and measured liquid level in contrast with the maximum level that may be sensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1981
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Richard C. Martinec, James I. Berry, Paul D. Stokes