Fuel Tracking System

• US 20080295586A1
• Filed: 05/30/2008
• Published: 12/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dwayne Fosseen
• Original Assignee: Dwayne Fosseen
• Inventors: Fosseen, Dwayne
• Application Number:
  US12/130,098
• Publication Number:
  US 20080295586A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 73/114.14
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/174 Economic driving
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/174 Economic driving
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/28 characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/84 Data processing systems or methods, management, administration

Abstract

An apparatus for real-time monitoring of fuel consumption of a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a fuel sensor in operative communication with a data tracker for logging set increments. The fuel consumption information is sent to a remote communication device that is in communication with the data tracker, and then the fuel consumption information is sent to a remote monitoring network, where reports detailing fuel consumption are generated. The fuel consumption data provides a user with information about hourly fuel usage, average horse power, operator performance, the location where each increment of fuel is consumed, excessive idle times or breaks in production, and differences in fuel consumption rates for different operators, shifts and jobs.

Claims

1. An apparatus for real-time monitoring of the fuel consumption of a vehicle comprising:

a) a fuel sensor;

b) a data tracker in operative communication with said fuel sensor for tracking fuel consumption parameters;

c) a remote communication device in operative communication with said data tracker for communicating said fuel consumption; and

d) a remote monitoring network for receiving said fuel consumption parameters from the remote device and for generating a report using said fuel consumption parameters.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the report includes the amount of fuel consumed over a selected time period.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the report includes the horsepower used by the vehicle over a selected time period.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said remote communication device utilizes cellular communications.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said remote communication device utilizes satellite communication.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said remote communication device utilizes a radio transmitter and receiver.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said remote communication device utilizes a wireless modem.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a global positioning satellite receiver on said vehicle for receiving satellite signals that provide information regarding a position of said vehicle, said remote communication device is in operative communication with said global positioning satellite receiver for communicating said vehicle position information, and said remote monitoring network receives said vehicle position information from said remote communication device.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the report includes a map of where each parameter of fuel was consumed.