Transportation Patents (Class 283/23)
  • Patent number: 9292891
    Abstract: Providing reserved routes for a plurality of vehicles, in which the at least a location is monitored and communicated from each of a plurality of vehicles having GPS devices and traveling to destinations on reserved routes with guaranteed arrival times. For a traffic event along one of the reserved routes; determining if any of the plurality of vehicles are affected or will be affected by the traffic event and calculating alternate routes for those vehicles The alternate routes are sent to the GPS devices in the affected or possibly affected vehicles and once the vehicle has reached the destination, comparing an actual arrival time of the vehicle at the destination to the guaranteed arrival time, and if the actual arrival time is later than the guaranteed arrival time, crediting a user of the vehicle for at least a portion of an amount paid for reserving the reserved route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Jensen Boss, Andrew R. Jones, Charles Steven Lingafelt, Kevin C. McConnell, John Elbert Moore, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20130319171
    Abstract: A steering wheel enables to naturally raise awareness of a driver of a vehicle or the like concerning safe driving during operating the vehicle, leading to a reduction of traffic accidents of vehicles and violations of traffic regulations in the whole society, the steering wheel having a pad section nearly in the center of a steering section gripped by the driver, wherein a traffic slogan display unit having a character section displaying a traffic slogan and a background section being other than the character section is formed on the pad section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventor: Kenji MOMEN
  • Patent number: 8424915
    Abstract: A tag system for vehicle repair shops or collision repair centers includes a set of mirror tags, a set of releasably attachable key ring tags with associated key rings, and a set of releasably attachable instruction tags. The mirror tags are adapted to be hung from the rear view mirror of a vehicle, and are reusable to allow each tag to be used multiple times while conveying different information to service personnel. Each mirror tag may include an identifier for identifying the mirror tag, a hook-and-loop attachment strip for releasably attaching a key ring with keys to the vehicle, and a hook-and-loop attachment strip for releasably attaching one or more members of a set of instruction tags. Each key ring tab may include an identifier matching the identifier of the mirror tag, a key ring for holding the key to the vehicle, and a hook-and-loop attachment strip for attaching the key ring to a mirror tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Inventor: Kenneth R. Haag
  • Patent number: 8164775
    Abstract: An automated ticketing and boarding (ATB) device may replace both legacy boarding pass printers and gate readers, without reconfiguring existing departure control systems (DCSs). The replacement ATB device may create a virtual magnetic stripe in memory from the formatted flight and/or passenger information received from the DCS, and may extract portions of the virtual magnetic stripe to form a boarding pass with an optical machine-readable symbol instead of a magnetic stripe transparently to the DCS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Intermec IP Corp.
    Inventors: Urban Söderberg, Martin Forsberg
  • Patent number: 7900966
    Abstract: A valet parking envelope includes a front panel and a rear panel. The front panel of the valet parking envelope preferably includes an identification number, vehicle owner area, a date/time area, a vehicle make/model area, a color area, a license plate area, emergency contact area and a valet driver area. A vehicle tag and an owner coupon are removably attached to a bottom of the valet parking envelope. The rear panel of the valet parking envelope includes a right side image of a vehicle, a top image of a vehicle and a left side image a vehicle. The valet parking envelope further includes a flap and a metal clasp. A vehicle key is preferably retained relative to the valet parking envelope with a length of string. A storage box with a lid may be used to retain a plurality of valet parking envelopes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Global Real Estate Investment Project, LLC
    Inventor: Robert Stennett
  • Publication number: 20100072739
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an optically variable security element for protecting articles against counterfeiting, to a process for the production of a security element of this type, and to the use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: Merck Paten Gesellschaft
    Inventors: Matthias Kuntz, Dieter Heinz, Ute Honeit, Dieburg Krietsch
  • Patent number: 6276723
    Abstract: A travel brochure includes a sheet having at least three vertical fold line portions defining respective first and second left panels and first and second right panels. Each defines an upper edge. A map corresponds to a selected geographic area and is positioned on the first and second left panels on one side thereof. The map has color coated portions corresponding to designated roads. A set of flip-up brochures are positioned on each first and second right panel on the same side of the sheet as the map. Each set of flip-up brochures includes an upper edge that is secured along an upper edge of the respective first and second right panels. At least one set of flip-up brochures includes printed indicia corresponding to an address of a geographic attraction. The printed indicia is color coated to the color coating of the map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Inventor: Marlene Willard
  • Patent number: 5943651
    Abstract: An airline ticket issuing apparatus connected via a communications line to a seat reservation system is installed in a travel agency and so on. This airline ticket issuing apparatus records, on an airline ticket, boarding information and entry card information that are inputted by a person in charge. The airline ticket is divided into a coupon to be collected by the person in charge of an airline at a boarding gate in an airport, and a passenger ticket to be returned to a passenger thereat. A magnetic stripe is formed extending over the coupon and the passenger ticket orthogonally to a perforated line on the underside of the air ticket. The airline ticket issuing apparatus records dummy data on an area, peripheral to the perforated line, of the magnetic stripe, records the boarding information on an area, on the side of the coupon, of the magnetic stripe, and records entry card information on an area, on the side of the passenger ticket, of the magnetic stripe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Satoru Oosawa
  • Patent number: 5228722
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a travel document folder, such as an airline ticket folder, U-rail pass folder, passport holder, or the like, having a time zone conversion chart rotatably mounted to one leaf of the folder. In the preferred embodiment, the time zone conversion chart is made from mounting an inner dial to an outer dial such that the two dials share a common spindle and are arranged concentrically. A time scale in units of hours is provided on the outer dial, while geographic location divisions are provided on the inner dial. Cities around the world that are located in a common time zone are then grouped and assigned to the geographic location divisions. By rotating a local city on the inner dial into alignment with a time on the outer dial, a local reference time is established. Then by moving around the inner dial to find the desired city, it is possible to look up the local time there by reading off the outer dial the particular hour that is aligned with the desired city.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1993
    Assignee: Cher (Intl.) Pty. Ltd.
    Inventor: Martin Zoland
  • Patent number: 4978144
    Abstract: An airline luggage tag and jacket therefor and method wherein a central claim check is removable leaving a generally U-shaped remainder, this U-shaped remainder having arm portions that are equipped with slits for capturing the remainder of the tag when the tag is looped around the handle of a piece of luggage, the check having transversely extending ears for insertion into slits in the jacket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1990
    Assignee: Wallace Computer Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Schmidt, John R. Poplawski
  • Patent number: 4953895
    Abstract: A dual-purpose lottery play ticket and boarding pass issued by a commercial passenger carrier to each passenger boarding an aircraft for commercial flight. The invention comprises two parts, the first part of which is to be retained by the air carrier upon boarding, while the second part of which is to be retained by each passsenger. Both first and second parts include data printed thereon describing each passenger by name and/or frequent flyer number, and information to finding a particular schedule flight designation. Both parts also include identical lottery play indicia printed thereon so that each passenger has the opportunity to enter a lottery sponsored by the air carrier By each party retaining a properly validated part of the invention, proof of entry and selection are secured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1990
    Assignee: Inspiration Markets, Inc.
    Inventor: Theodore Goussios
  • Patent number: 4881758
    Abstract: A vehicle location aid for use with a parking lot divided into areas comprising a disposable card containing unique designations for each parking lot area. The vehicle's driver records the area in which a vehicle is parked by marking, punching out, or removing a removable coating off the portion of the card containing the appropriate designation. Also, the vehicle location aid may contain the date and time of the vehicle's arrival and departure, advertising information, or the other desired information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1989
    Inventor: David Ben-David
  • Patent number: 4846501
    Abstract: A work order set for vehicle repair work includes a bottom sheet of relatively stiff card stock, and at least one upper sheet of relatively thin paper stock. The sheets are secured together along at least one edge, and define a first area for receiving data regarding the work order to which the set pertains. All of the first areas are superimposed. All of the sheets further define a second area, and all second areas are superimposed. The second area of the bottom sheet is divided by perforations into three detachable portions, each bearing the same work order number. One portion is intended for attachment to the vehicle, another portion is intended to be given to the customer, and the third portion is intended for attachment to the vehicle starter key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1989
    Assignee: Impact Business Forms Limited
    Inventor: Paul E. Del Grande
  • Patent number: 4813709
    Abstract: The invention relates to one-time use parking cards for cashless parking for a predetermined period of time. The card bears a number of parameters of day of the week, date of the month, a.m. or p.m., and a clock-face-like pattern of hours and clock-face-like pattern of a certain number of minutes each, each of the parameters on the card being provided witih a pattern of at least 3 cuts defining a closed geometrical shape, the uncut portions of said shape holding such area in place, such cuts making possible the easy tearing out of such area of the paper at the beginning of the parking period indicating the parking period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1989
    Inventor: Adi Biran
  • Patent number: 4488737
    Abstract: A combined key holder and booklet comprising front and back covers enclosing a plurality of booklet pages. The front cover and a pocket member peripherally attached to the front cover define a pocket into which a key may be inserted through a lateral slot in the front cover. The longitudinal and lateral dimensions of the components are controlled to provide specified relationships. A detachable envelope is optional as part of the booklet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1982
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1984
    Assignee: The Wessel Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony S. Jacobs, James E. Riley, Jon D. Christman
  • Patent number: 4241943
    Abstract: A parking card having month, day and expiration time indicia and adapted to be hung securely in a car window. Each of said indicia being coated with a friable removable coating of a different color from the underlying section. Each of said friable removable coatings being overprinted with indicia corresponding to the indicia of the underprinted sections. The friable removable coating over the expiration times being overprinted with starting times earlier than said expiration times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1980
    Assignee: Parking Control Systems
    Inventor: Raphael Malinovitz
  • Patent number: 4240649
    Abstract: A vehicle parking ticket is provided comprising month, day and hour indicia on the face of the card, along with three-layered laminated sections adjacent to the indicia. Use of the cards entails the irreversible destruction of the upper two layers of laminate causing exposure of a readily indentifiable lower layer, thereby preventing counterfeiting and reuse of the ticket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1980
    Inventor: Herb Weber
  • Patent number: 4203620
    Abstract: To reduce the cost of air travel insurance premiums substantially, by eliminating the need for insurance company representatives, agents, or machines, in airport terminals or elsewhere, purchasers contract with and prepay a nominal sum to the insurance company for a selected amount of air travel insurance coverage. The insureds are supplied through the mail with a designated number of proper documents in assembled relationship for use in coaction with conventional air travel tickets in a manner whereby the purchaser can assure the validation of his or her air travel insurance prior to take-off on a mode of air travel. A return envelope is provided, addressed to the insurance company or agent. The envelope includes a positioning means for the air travel ticket and insurance documents assembly to be temporarily assembled with the envelope to enable the purchaser to imprint the validating indicia on an element of the ticket to be given to the air travel ticket agent and also on the insurance documents assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 20, 1980
    Inventor: Leonard L. Long
  • Patent number: 3966232
    Abstract: Parking cards for displaying prepaid parking time periods. The card is in the form of a strip of tearable material having month, day and hour indicia printed on separate areas thereof, each of the indicia areas being formed with tear lines enabling the user to tear away a part of the card along selected tear lines to identify the month, day and expiration hour of the prepaid parking time period, this tearing away producing a readily-discernible irreversible alteration in the card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1971
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1976
    Assignee: P.I.D. Patents and Inventions Development Limited
    Inventor: Joseph Doriel