System for optimizing the use and the income generation by a service station of washing fluids

• US 10,414,381 B2
• Filed: 05/22/2015
• Issued: 09/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hightech-Solutions
• Original Assignee: Hightech-Solutions
• Inventors: Parker, Bradley E., Milazzo, Peter Anthony
• Primary Examiner(s): Flynn, Kevin H
• Assistant Examiner(s): Walsh, Emmett K.
• Application Number:
  US14/719,578
• Publication Number:
  US 20160343048A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,579 Days
• Field of Search: 705 735
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/50 Arrangement of reservoir
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 5/02 Supplying fuel to vehicles; General disposition of plant in filling stations apparatus for transferring measured quantities of petrol, oil, or the like from storage space to vehicles B67D
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0283 Price estimation or determination

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system for optimizing the use and the income generated a service station or other service locations where different service related fluids are used by service providers and retail users, and more specifically to the coordination at both retail and an associated services station of fluids like window washing fluids using a multiple wall mounting dispensers. Also part of the system are HTML based tools for the management of the fluids and the management of information between the service station operators, the clients, and the service provider in charge of maintaining the system. Also included are methods of use thereof.

Claims

1. A system for optimizing the use of washing fluid at a service station, the service station having a retail vehicle service area, a retail vending area, and a vehicle repair area, the system comprising:

at least a concentrated fluid reservoir,

a pneumatic pumping station with dilution, a buffer generator with dilution volume storage tank, and a multiple concentrator dilution selector, each connected to syphon a first concentrated fluid from the at least one concentrated fluid reservoir,

at least a dilutive water entry source from a main from a vehicle repair area main water source in fluidic connection with each of the group of elements comprising the pneumatic station with dilution, the buffer generator, and the multiple concentrator dilution selector, wherein each of the group of elements can draw water from the dilutive water entry source and mix it with the first concentrated fluid from the at least one concentrated fluid reservoir to generate a diluted fluid, and

at least a wall mounted dispenser in fluidic contact with each of the group of elements with a hand delivery system for providing to a user the diluted fluid.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the system includes at least two wall mounted dispensers, the first located in a retail vehicle service area, and the second located in the vehicle service area.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the wall mounted dispenser located in the retail vending service area includes a customer payment system.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the system further includes a level and monitoring sensor connected to the at least one concentrated fluid reservoir with a remote wireless connectivity, and an HTML interface for managing remotely the system.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the HTML interface for managing remotely the system includes a first internet-based database with user password, and at least a label for the at least one concentrated fluid reservoir, and a display of the level and monitoring sensor.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the HTML interface further includes a second tool to provide Material Safety Data Sheets.

7. The system of claim 5, further including a home interface of a HTML-based and portable wireless device with a menu with a set of buttons including a new sales button which directs to a contact with a local account to immediately engage with a user.

8. A system for optimizing the income generation by the sale of washing fluids at a service station, the service station having a retail vehicle service area, a retail vending area, and a vehicle repair area, the system comprising:

a bulk volume of concentrated fluid sold at a bulk price,

a sub-system for use of the bulk volume of concentrated fluid at the service station comprising at least a concentrated fluid reservoir for storage of the bulk volume of concentrated fluid, a pneumatic pumping station with dilution, a buffer generator with dilution volume storage tank, and a multiple concentrator dilution selector, each connected to syphon the bulk volume of concentrated fluid from the at least one concentrated fluid reservoir, at least a dilutive water entry source from a main from a vehicle repair area main water source in fluidic connection with each of the group of elements comprising the pneumatic station with dilution, the buffer generator, and the multiple concentrator dilution selector, wherein each of the group of elements can draw water from the dilutive water entry source and mix it with the first concentrated fluid from the concentrated fluid reservoir to generate a diluted fluid, and at least two wall mounted dispensers, the first located in the retail vehicle service area, and the second located in a vehicle service area, and wherein the wall mounted dispenser located in the retail vending service area includes a customer payment system,

wherein the customer payment system processes a purchase by a retail user of the diluted fluid at a retail price.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the sub-system further includes a level and monitoring sensor connected to the at least one concentrated fluid reservoir with a remote wireless connectivity, and an HTML interface for managing remotely the system.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the HTML interface for managing remotely the system includes a first internet-based database with user password, and at least a label for the at least one concentrated fluid reservoir, and a display of the level and monitoring sensor.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the HTML interface further includes a second tool to provide Material Safety Data Sheets.