Patents by Inventor Michael John Seber

Michael John Seber 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).

  • Consumable material management system and method
    Patent number: 6233410
    Abstract: In a device 1 which uses consumable material, an electronic device 24 is attached to the packaging 20 of the consumable which stores information about the consumable, and the quantity remaining in the packaging. The device is thus capable of reading such information and updating it by decrementing a counter of the electronic device 24 and optionally responding accordingly, i.e. if the wrong type of consumable is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Inventors: Michael John Seber, Christopher John Morgan, Geoffrey Fermor-Dunman