Patents by Inventor Mark Frederick Abraham

Mark Frederick Abraham 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).

  • Customer interface for driver
    Patent number: 5644119
    Abstract: A customer interface is provided, the customer interface comprising: a customer interface panel; a device to determine a desirable height for the customer to access the interface panel from that particular vehicle; a device to position the customer interface panel at the desirable height for the customer in the particular vehicle; and a device to position the customer interface panel within a predetermined lateral distance from the vehicle. This customer interface is preferably provided as a component of an automated refuelling system with a radio frequency transponder provided with the vehicle, the transponder capable of identifying to the system information adequate to identify the make, model, and year of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Joseph Anthony Padula, Owen Ricardo Williams, Mark Frederick Abraham, William Dale Ramsey, Jr.