Patents by Inventor E. Steven Emanuel

E. Steven Emanuel 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).

  • Automated fare collection system
    Patent number: 6957772
    Abstract: A system and method for collecting ticket data from mass transportation vehicles in which conductors on each vehicle collect tickets, scan in the ticket information into readers, and the readers on each vehicle transmit the ticket information back to a central computer. In some embodiments the central computer can also transmit data, such as expected passenger lists, to the readers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Inventors: Julie Green, Lawrence Chickola, E. Steven Emanuel, Alan Cruickshank