Patents by Inventor William E. Ryckman

William E. Ryckman 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).

  • Mobile fluid transfer system
    Patent number: 11905162
    Abstract: A mobile fluid transfer system. The system includes a fluid evacuation system, a fluid refill system, a sensing system and a control system. The fluid evacuation system comprises a first fluid storage container. The fluid refill system comprises a second fluid storage container. The sensing system is coupled to the fluid evacuation system and the fluid refill system. The control system is coupled to the sensing system, the fluid evacuation system and the fluid refill system. The control system is configured to determine an amount of a first fluid in the first fluid storage container based on a first signal from the sensing system, and determine an amount of a second fluid in the second fluid storage container based on a second signal from the sensing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: RPM INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: John K. Apostolides, William E. Ryckman
  • VEHICLE BODY HAVING INTEGRATED FLUID TRANSFER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230031435
    Abstract: A vehicle body. The vehicle body comprises a fluid transfer system integrated within the vehicle body. The fluid transfer system comprises a fluid evacuation system comprising a first fluid storage container, a fluid refill system comprising a second fluid storage container, a sensing system coupled to the fluid evacuation system and the fluid refill system, and a control circuit coupled to the sensing system, the fluid evacuation system and the fluid refill system. The control circuit is configured to (1) determine an amount of a first fluid in the first fluid storage container based on a first signal from the sensing system, and (2) determine an amount of a second fluid in the second fluid storage container based on a second signal from the sensing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: John K. Apostolides, William E. Ryckman
  • MOBILE FLUID TRANSFER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210253416
    Abstract: A mobile fluid transfer system. The system includes a fluid evacuation system, a fluid refill system, a sensing system and a control system. The fluid evacuation system comprises a first fluid storage container. The fluid refill system comprises a second fluid storage container. The sensing system is coupled to the fluid evacuation system and the fluid refill system. The control system is coupled to the sensing system, the fluid evacuation system and the fluid refill system. The control system is configured to determine an amount of a first fluid in the first fluid storage container based on a first signal from the sensing system, and determine an amount of a second fluid in the second fluid storage container based on a second signal from the sensing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: John K. Apostolides, William E. Ryckman