Patents by Inventor David G. Shoemaker

David G. Shoemaker 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: 11989739
    Abstract: Representative embodiments set forth techniques for verifying an identity of a primary user of a primary account on a client device. A method may include receiving, for the primary account, a request for identity verification responsive to an action of a secondary account associated with the primary account and identifying a payment registration characteristic of a payment registration associated with the primary account. The method also includes retrieving identity information associated with the primary account based on the payment registration characteristic and, in response to a determination that the identity information corresponds to a verification indicator, verifying an identity of a user of the primary account. The method also includes, in response to verifying the identity of the user of the primary account, generating a payment verification token and associating the payment verification token with an authorization indication for the action of the secondary account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Peter J. Hare, David G. Knipp, Natalie Calvert, Bagath S. Pugazhendhi, Patrick J. Rogers, Kalyan C. Gopavarapu, Kashyap Jogi, Sivasankar Ponnambalam, Nora J. Shoemaker
  • Patent number: 5870851
    Abstract: The assembly of the invention comprises a comb externally disposed at one end of a housing member adjacent an air inlet opening for separating fleas from the outer skin of an animal. A specific embodiment comprises a retrofit kit combination for converting a hand-held battery-powered vacuum cleaner into a flea removal assembly. A comb assembly has a structural configuration effective to fit in registered alignment with the air inlet opening of the vacuum cleaner for separating fleas from the outer skin of an animal. The comb may be coupled in a fixed manner or be removably secured to the outer distal end of the housing member adjacent the air inlet opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Inventor: David G. Shoemaker