Patents by Inventor Chris Fadden

Chris Fadden 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: 20020147648
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method are provided for selling at a fuel dispenser merchandise to be shipped to the customer. A point-of-sale (POS) kiosk is provided in a physical proximity of the fuel dispenser. The POS kiosk has a controller and a communication interface. The controller monitors whether fuel is dispensed by the fuel dispenser. A user interface through which a user can select a desired merchandise is provided, after it is determined that fuel is being dispensed by the fuel dispenser. The POS kiosk communicates electronically through the communication interface to obtain customer information corresponding to a shipping address for the selected merchandise from a credit agency and/or a database, with minimal or no input of information by the user for obtaining the shipping address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventors: Chris Fadden, Seamus Carroll, Eric Spector, Al Spahn