Patents by Inventor Todd LaPant

Todd LaPant 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: 7206720
    Abstract: This invention is directed toward a computer-controlled auxiliary fuel tank system that works with both gas and diesel-fueled vehicles, and can operate independently, or in combination with an auxiliary fuel tank, auxiliary fuel pump, sending unit, check valves, inlet and outlet fuel lines, wiring harness, computer module, auxiliary emissions canister assembly, vehicle installation means, and LCD and LED display devices. The invention is not dependent upon any other computer systems and is fully transparent to any on-board systems. In addition to overseeing the transfer of fuel from the auxiliary tank to the OEM tank, the fuel monitoring system (FMS) monitors a variety of functions of the vehicle, and from that data can calculate and display a wide range of information for the user, and is fully user calibratable. The invention not only warns of low fuel situations, but also provides a wide range of diagnostic tools to analyze and display problems with the fuel system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Inventor: Todd LaPant
  • Publication number: 20060190149
    Abstract: This invention is directed toward a computer-controlled auxiliary fuel tank system that works with both gas and diesel-fueled vehicles, and can operate independently, or in combination with an auxiliary fuel tank, auxiliary fuel pump, sending unit, check valves, inlet and outlet fuel lines, wiring harness, computer module, auxiliary emissions canister assembly, vehicle installation means, and LCD and LED display devices. The invention is not dependent upon any other computer systems and is fully transparent to any on-board systems. In addition to overseeing the transfer of fuel from the auxiliary tank to the OEM tank, the fuel monitoring system (FMS) monitors a variety of functions of the vehicle, and from that data can calculate and display a wide range of information for the user, and is fully user calibratable. The invention not only warns of low fuel situations, but also provides a wide range of diagnostic tools to analyze and display problems with the fuel system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2005
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventor: Todd LaPant
  • Patent number: 6405744
    Abstract: A computer controlled auxiliary fuel tank system provides one or more additional fuel sources as either original equipment with new vehicles, or as an aftermarket addition to an older vehicle. The auxiliary system monitors and controls the on-board testing of each main fuel system, and their associated fuel displays, whether or not the vehicle includes a main fuel computer system. On-board testing is compliant with California Air Resources Board, On Board Diagnostics II, and with the Environmental Protection Agency On Board Diagnostics II) requirements. The auxiliary fuel system comprises an auxiliary fuel tank, having an auxiliary fuel pump, a sending unit, check valves, inlet and outlet fuel lines, a wiring harness, a computer module, an auxiliary emissions canister assembly, vehicle installation means, and LCD and LED display devices. Fuel levels in each tank are read, compared and balanced once every 4 seconds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Inventor: Todd LaPant
  • Patent number: D752706
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Inventor: Todd LaPant
  • Patent number: D812542
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Inventor: Todd LaPant