Patents by Inventor Lonna M. Thomas

Lonna M. Thomas 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: 20020097178
    Abstract: The invention is directed towards a system and business process which provides for reconciliation and accounting services necessary to support automated vehicle identification (AVI) tag utilization irrespective of vehicle owner. A plurality of AVI's, alternatively referred to as “Toll Tags” are acquired and such tags are registered with a centralized reconciliation and accounting entity. The acquired tags are then physically affixed to a motor vehicle within a multiple vehicle entity's fleet. The invention digitally acquires and combines charges attributed to tag usage, with information relating to transient drivers utilizing the fleet's vehicles who have incurred charges during a period of vehicle utilization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventors: Warren J. Thomas, Lonna M. Thomas