Patents by Inventor Thomas D. Fry, Sr.

Thomas D. Fry, Sr. 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).

  • Point-of-sale terminal adapter
    Patent number: 6415341
    Abstract: A device and method for adapting a computer terminal for connection to at least one external device communicatively couples an adapter to the computer terminal and to the at least one external device. The computer terminal is configured to transmit data and commands to the adapter in a manner prescribed by the computer terminal for communication with external devices. The adapter is configured to detect computer terminal signals and transform selected patterns of the computer terminal signals into instructions and information having a predetermined format for operating the at least one external device. The data and commands transmitted from the computer terminal are interpreted and transformed into instructions and information in a predetermined format for operating the at least one external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Tekserve POS, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas D. Fry, Sr., Kyle H. Harris, Jr., Edward C. Prather, Raymond P. Pruban, Jr.