Patents by Inventor Michele Muscarella Harmon

Michele Muscarella Harmon 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).

  • Mobile device-enhanced user selection of specific rental vehicles for a rental vehicle reservation
    Patent number: 10899315
    Abstract: A number of techniques are disclosed for making it more convenient and efficient for customers to conduct various rental vehicle transactions. As an example, a technique for performing an automated pickup of a rental vehicle using a mobile device is disclosed. As another example, a technique for performing an automated return administration of a rental vehicle using a mobile device is disclosed. As another example, a technique for permitting customer to select a particular rental vehicle for a rental vehicle transaction using a mobile device is disclosed. Also disclosed is a technique for permitting a customer to keylessly start a rental vehicle using a machine-sensible item such as his/her mobile device without requiring the customer to possess a smart key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: The Crawford Group, Inc.
    Inventors: E. Paul Reh, Michele Muscarella Harmon, Robert Connors
  • Mobile Device-Enhanced User Selection of Specific Rental Vehicles for a Rental Vehicle Reservation
    Publication number: 20170039489
    Abstract: A number of techniques are disclosed for making it more convenient and efficient for customers to conduct various rental vehicle transactions. As an example, a technique for performing an automated pickup of a rental vehicle using a mobile device is disclosed. As another example, a technique for performing an automated return administration of a rental vehicle using a mobile device is disclosed. As another example, a technique for permitting customer to select a particular rental vehicle for a rental vehicle transaction using a mobile device is disclosed. Also disclosed is a technique for permitting a customer to keylessly start a rental vehicle using a machine-sensible item such as his/her mobile device without requiring the customer to possess a smart key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: E. Paul Reh, Michele Muscarella Harmon, Robert Connors
  • Mobile device-enhanced user selection of specific rental vehicles for a rental vehicle reservation
    Patent number: 9499128
    Abstract: A number of techniques are disclosed for making it more convenient and efficient for customers to conduct various rental vehicle transactions. As an example, a technique for performing an automated pickup of a rental vehicle using a mobile device is disclosed. As another example, a technique for performing an automated return administration of a rental vehicle using a mobile device is disclosed. As another example, a technique for permitting customer to select a particular rental vehicle for a rental vehicle transaction using a mobile device is disclosed. Also disclosed is a technique for permitting a customer to keylessly start a rental vehicle using a machine-sensible item such as his/her mobile device without requiring the customer to possess a smart key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: The Crawford Group, Inc.
    Inventors: E. Paul Reh, Michele Muscarella Harmon, Robert Connors
  • Mobile Device-Enhanced User Selection of Specific Rental Vehicles for a Rental Vehicle Reservation
    Publication number: 20140278599
    Abstract: A number of techniques are disclosed for making it more convenient and efficient for customers to conduct various rental vehicle transactions. As an example, a technique for performing an automated pickup of a rental vehicle using a mobile device is disclosed. As another example, a technique for performing an automated return administration of a rental vehicle using a mobile device is disclosed. As another example, a technique for permitting customer to select a particular rental vehicle for a rental vehicle transaction using a mobile device is disclosed. Also disclosed is a technique for permitting a customer to keylessly start a rental vehicle using a machine-sensible item such as his/her mobile device without requiring the customer to possess a smart key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: THE CRAWFORD GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: E. Paul Reh, Michele Muscarella Harmon, Robert Connors