Patents by Inventor Rick Herbert

Rick Herbert 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).

  • Ice machine with remote monitoring
    Publication number: 20080125882
    Abstract: A commercial ice making machine having an electronic monitoring device which captures the operating status and production history of the ice machine. The ice production history of the machine is communicated via telephony and/or the Internet on a regular recurring basis to a remote computer. The production history is used to generate invoices to the user of the ice machine, so that the user is charged based on his or her actual ice consumption. Failure of the ice machine is detected by the monitoring device and communicated immediately to a service company so that the ice machine can be repaired before the end user realizes the machine has failed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: John Allen Broadbent, Rick Herbert, Ed Michael Jennings, Randy J. Karas, Keith Glenn Kelly
  • Ice machine with remote monitoring
    Patent number: 7310957
    Abstract: A commercial ice making machine having an electronic monitoring device which captures the operating status and production history of the ice machine. The ice production history of the machine is communicated via telephony and/or the Internet on a regular recurring basis to a remote computer. The production history is used to generate invoices to the user of the ice machine, so that the user is charged based on his or her actual ice consumption. Failure of the ice machine is detected by the monitoring device and communicated immediately to a service company so that the ice machine can be repaired before the end user realizes the machine has failed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Scotsman Ice Systems
    Inventors: John Broadbent, Rick Herbert, Ed Jennings, Randy J. Karas, Keith Glenn Kelly
  • Ice machine with remote monitoring
    Publication number: 20040117041
    Abstract: A commercial ice making machine having an electronic monitoring device which captures the operating status and production history of the ice machine. The ice production history of the machine is communicated via telephony and/or the Internet on a regular recurring basis to a remote computer. The production history is used to generate invoices to the user of the ice machine, so that the user is charged based on his or her actual ice consumption. Failure of the ice machine is detected by the monitoring device and communicated immediately to a service company so that the ice machine can be repaired before the end user realizes the machine has failed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Applicant: MILE HIGH EQUIPMENT CO.
    Inventors: John Allen Broadbent, Rick Herbert, Ed Michael Jennings, Randy J. Karas, Keith Glenn Kelly
  • Illuminated fishing rod having a versatile light source
    Patent number: 6546665
    Abstract: An illuminated fishing rod includes a light source unit removably received in a handle section of the fishing rod. The light source unit includes an LED light source that is located to illuminate a fiber optic bundle located in a blade section of the fishing rod when the light source unit is received in the handle section of the fishing rod. The light source unit can also be used as an auxiliary light source, such as a flashlight, when it is removed from the fishing rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Inventors: Mark Eldredge, Rick Herbert