Patents by Inventor Spencer P. Magleby

Spencer P. Magleby 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).

  • Automatic fueling system and components therefor
    Patent number: 6354343
    Abstract: An automatic fueling system includes a pump having a telescoping arm capable of placement in three-dimensional space, a flexibly mounted nozzle on the end of the arm and a docking cone to mate with the fuel port on a vehicle. A camera provides a view of the side of the vehicle on a monitor with guides visible to the operator of the vehicle to assist in locating the vehicle within range of the pump. A light and a camera located adjacent to the nozzle are used to recognize retro-reflective light from an annular target about the intake port. Multiple approximations of the distance and location of the intake port are made with the nozzle moving closer to mating with the intake port. A data link is provided through the mated nozzle with a keypad accessible by the vehicle operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: R. Strnad Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: Rudolph A. Strnad, Spencer P. Magleby, John F. Marshall, W. Douglas Stout, Carl D. Sorensen, Ryan W. Warnick, Lee Baroldy, Lisa Cloward, David S. Bent, Adam Gaglione, Robert Cvetko, Aaron T. Schellenberg
  • Automatic fueling system and components therefor
    Patent number: 6024137
    Abstract: An automatic fueling system includes a pump having a telescoping arm capable of placement in three-dimensional space, a flexibly mounted nozzle on the end of the arm and a docking cone to mate with the fuel port on a vehicle. A camera provides a view of the side of the vehicle on a monitor with guides visible to the operator of the vehicle to assist in locating the vehicle within range of the pump. A light and a camera located adjacent to the nozzle are used to recognize retro-reflective light from an annular target about the intake port. Multiple approximations of the distance and location of the intake port are made with the nozzle moving closer to mating with the intake port. A data link is provided through the mated nozzle with a keypad accessible by the vehicle operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: R. Strnad Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: Rudolph A. Strnad, Spencer P. Magleby, John F. Marshall, W. Douglas Stout, Carl D. Sorensen, Ryan W. Warnick, Lee Baroldy, Lisa Cloward, David S. Bent, Adam Gaglione, Robert Cvetko, Aaron T. Schellenberg