Patents by Inventor William L. Wittsche

William L. Wittsche 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).

  • Publication number: 20180253803
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and processes for providing independent reconciliation of net volumes for crude oil purchases. In one embodiment, a system comprises one or more producer client applications for use by a producer of crude oil for collecting and uploading data points related to a purchase for a net volume of crude oil, and one or more purchaser client applications for use by a purchaser of crude oil for collecting and uploading data points related to the purchase for the net volume of crude oil. A system may also comprise one or more servers configured to receive the data points from the client applications, as well as one or more databases configured for storing the data points. A system may also comprise one or more processors configured to reconcile the data points from the producer client applications with corresponding data points from the purchaser client applications to determine the net volume of crude oil for the purchase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: William L. Wittsche, Kenneth Cavner
  • Publication number: 20120226578
    Abstract: A system for selling wellhead production assets is provided. The system includes a bid request system that displays one or more bidders, such as approved oil refinery operators, and receives one or more bidder selections from the seller. A production posting system connected to the bid request system receives the bidder selections and provides lease data to the bidders selected by the seller, so as to allow the seller to obtain competing bids without alerting the bidders of the other competing bids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventor: William L. Wittsche
  • Patent number: 8180684
    Abstract: A system for selling wellhead production assets is provided. The system includes a bid request system that displays one or more bidders, such as approved oil refinery operators, and receives one or more bidder selections from the seller. A production posting system connected to the bid request system receives the bidder selections and provides lease data to the bidders selected by the seller, so as to allow the seller to obtain competing bids without alerting the bidders of the other competing bids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: EMK3, Ltd. L.L.P.
    Inventor: William L. Wittsche