Patents by Inventor Paul Minett

Paul Minett 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: 7953618
    Abstract: A transport system having commuters with identification and/or vehicles with identification (“identifiers”) authorizing them to take part in the transport system, at least one vehicle park in which authorized commuters may park vehicles and/or take on board authorized commuters who may or may not have parked vehicles and transport them to a specified destination and/or for set down near the specified destination, a hub at which vehicles of authorized commuters or others may take on board authorized commuters and transport them to the or a said vehicle park, optionally near the specified destination, at least one pickup point from which authorized commuters may be transported back to the hub, and a benefit sharing system involving the use of the identifiers at the vehicle park(s) and/or said hub whereby an authorized commuter, when a driver of authorized commuter(s) leaving and/or returning to or arriving at the vehicle park(s) and/or hub, benefits at some detriment to each carried commuter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Inventors: John H Pearce, Paul Minett
  • Publication number: 20070027825
    Abstract: A transport system having commuters with identification and/or vehicles with identification (“identifiers”) authorising them to take part in the transport system, at least one vehicle park in which authorised commuters may park vehicles and/or take on board authorised commuters who may or may not have parked vehicles and transport them to a specified destination and/or for set down near the specified destination, a hub at which vehicles of authorised commuters or others may take on board authorised commuters and transport them to the or a said vehicle park, optionally near the specified destination, at least one pickup point from which authorised commuters may be transported back to the hub, and a benefit sharing system involving the use of the identifiers at the vehicle park(s) and/or said hub whereby an authorised commuter, when a driver of authorised commuter(s) leaving and/or returning to or arriving at the vehicle park(s) and/or hub, benefits at some detriment to each carried commuter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Inventors: John Pearce, Paul Minett