This inventor holds 4 USPTO granted patents. Top assignee: Dresser Industries, Inc.. Active years: 1999-2000.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 1999-2000
Title: Don Charles McCall and His Fuel Dispenser Innovations.
Introduction
Don Charles McCall is an inventor associated with Round Rock, Texas. His patent work includes technologies designed to improve how customers interact with fuel dispensers and use payment or loyalty cards. McCall is associated with Dresser Industries, Inc., and has 4 patents.
Latest Patents
One of McCall’s latest patents, “Interactive Graphics Display System for a Fuel Dispenser,” describes a retrofit system that adds a graphics interface to a conventional fuel dispenser. It combines a video display, touchscreen, multimedia controller, and pump interface, allowing customers to view instructions and interact with advertisements. The system can identify first-time users and provide additional guidance, offer categories of commercials related to amenities, and support customer rewards and consolidated receipts.
Another patent, “Bar Code Reader for a Fuel Dispenser,” describes adapting fuel dispensers and related facilities to accept bar-coded cards alongside or instead of magnetic-stripe cards. A light source and detector read bar-coded information while preserving the magnetic-stripe reader’s ability to read cards that also carry a magnetic strip. The decoded numbers are sent to a controller and can support payment functions or services such as updating a frequent-purchase account.
Career Highlights
McCall’s disclosed inventions focus on practical upgrades to existing fuel-dispenser infrastructure. His work addresses customer guidance, interactive displays, card reading, and loyalty-related services, with an emphasis on integrating new capabilities into conventional equipment.
Collaborations
McCall is associated with Dresser Industries, Inc. His coworker David A. Biedermann is also identified in connection with his professional work.
Conclusion
Don Charles McCall’s patents reflect an effort to make fuel dispensers more interactive and adaptable by combining customer-facing graphics with flexible card-reading technology.
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