Patents by Inventor Tim Archer

Tim Archer 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).

  • Method and system for reporting and diagnosing components of a bulk fuel distribution facility
    Patent number: 7035767
    Abstract: A method and system integrates the monitoring of system components and detecting errors or potential problems (or both) in components of bulk fuel distribution facilities. Generally, the method and system includes a diagnostic support module for identifying what stand alone software modules, what fuel hardware, and what software interfaces/drivers associated with the fuel hardware are present in a bulk fuel distribution facility. After the diagnostic support module identifies the unique system components of a particular bulk fuel facility that can include software and fuel hardware, the diagnostic support module can perform system checks of the system components to determine if any system components are missing or if errors or potential problems (or any combination thereof) may exist in a particular bulk fuel distribution facility. The system checks performed by the diagnostic support module can include comparing information collected from the system components against a predetermined set of validation rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Varec, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim Archer, Warren Gray, Warren Sutcliffe, Xiaojing (Amanda) Sang, Steven Jackson
  • Method and system for reporting and diagnosing components of a bulk fuel distribution facility
    Publication number: 20050288897
    Abstract: A method and system integrates the monitoring of system components and detecting errors or potential problems (or both) in components of bulk fuel distribution facilities. Generally, the method and system includes a diagnostic support module for identifying what stand alone software modules, what fuel hardware, and what software interfaces/drivers associated with the fuel hardware are present in a bulk fuel distribution facility. After the diagnostic support module identifies the unique system components of a particular bulk fuel facility that can comprise software and fuel hardware, the diagnostic support module can perform system checks of the system components to determine if any system components are missing or if errors or potential problems (or any combination thereof) may exist in a particular bulk fuel distribution facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Applicant: Varec, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim Archer, Warren Gray, Warren Sutcliffe, Xiaojing Sang, Steve Jackson