Patents by Inventor F. Keith Lane

F. Keith Lane 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).

  • Patent number: 6651882
    Abstract: A portable calculator for computation and display of transaction values for concessions sales between a vendor and a customer. The portable calculator includes a housing adapted to be hand held by an operator, having a keyboard with a plurality of keys thereon. The plurality of keys includes a first group representing a plurality of unit price values, a second group representing a plurality of tendered values, and a third group representing a plurality of quantity values. A math processor is in communication with the first group, second group, and third group of keys. A display on the housing displays at least one unit price value, a quantity value, a transaction value, a tendered value, and a change due value. The calculator requires a minimum of key strokes for computation and display of the transaction value and is versatile for use at different venues by untrained venders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Inventor: F. Keith Lane
  • Publication number: 20030006278
    Abstract: A portable calculator for computation and display of transaction values for concessions sales between a vendor and a customer. The portable calculator includes a housing adapted to be hand held by an operator, having a keyboard with a plurality of keys thereon. The plurality of keys includes a first group representing a plurality of unit price values, a second group representing a plurality of tendered values, and a third group representing a plurality of quantity values. A math processor is in communication with the first group, second group, and third group of keys. A display on the housing displays at least one unit price value, a quantity value, a transaction value, a tendered value, and a change due value. The calculator requires a minimum of key strokes for computation and display of the transaction value and is versatile for use at different venues by untrained venders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventor: F. Keith Lane