ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,406,244, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to Wells Fargo Bank N.A. (San Francisco).
"Automated teller machine fuel pump" was invented by Carrie Anne Hanson (Charlotte, N.C.), Frank A. DiGangi (Statesville, N.C.) and David E. Winner (Charlotte, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and techniques may generally be used to integrate automated teller machine (ATM) functions into one or more fuel pumps at a gas station. An example system may include a media transfer slot and a display screen to present a fuel pump prompt and an automated teller machine (ATM) prompt. The example system may cause a fuel to be dispensed when the fuel pump p...