Patents by Inventor Michael R. Thomas
Michael R. Thomas 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).
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Publication number: 20240127208Abstract: An automated teller machine (ATM) allows a user with accounts at both a first institution and a second institution to use an ATM of the first institution to physically place cash or a check into the ATM of the first institution for deposit into an account at the second institution. In some cases, a failed attempt message may indicate a funds transfer failed due to a network connectivity issue, an inactive payee account, or an expired payee account number. In case of a network connectivity issue, the funds transfer may be reinitiated. In case of an inactive payee account or expired payee account number, funds may be transferred to the first account instead of the second account. The ATM may display an indication of the failed attempt and a confirmation of a transfer to the first account.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Laura Fontana, Margot Lockwood-Stein, Michael R. Thomas
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Publication number: 20240071233Abstract: Systems and methods of a monitoring node to assist an air navigation service provider (ANSP) in the design of an airspace. The monitoring node collects flight data and performs flight simulations for a large geographic region that is outside of the airspace. The monitoring node receives flight data collected by the ANSP for the airspace. The monitoring node supplements their flight data with the data received from the ANSP and performs flight simulations and generates flight plans for the airspace. The flight simulations and flight plans are transmitted to the ANSP which are then used by the ANSP to design the airspace.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Serguei R. Tiourine, John Vince, Curt Alexander Hjorring, Mats Åke Thomas Lindström, Karl Jonas Alexander Kruuse, Carl Martin Smedstad, Michael Milakovic, Manuel Polaina Morales
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Patent number: 11861575Abstract: An automated teller machine (ATM) allows a user with accounts at both a first institution and a second institution to use an ATM of the first institution to physically place cash or a check into the ATM of the first institution for deposit into an account at the second institution. In some cases, a failed attempt message may indicate a funds transfer failed due to a network connectivity issue, an inactive payee account, or an expired payee account number. In case of a network connectivity issue, the funds transfer may be reinitiated. In case of an inactive payee account or expired payee account number, funds may be transferred to the first account instead of the second account. The ATM may display an indication of the failed attempt and a confirmation of a transfer to the first account.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Laura Marie Fontana, Margot Lockwood-Stein, Michael R. Thomas
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Publication number: 20230376919Abstract: A system includes a location identifier device and a computer system. The location identifier is configured to transmit an identifier to a user device when the user device is within a predetermined range of an area and receive location information from the user device associated with a user. The computer system is configured to receive the location information from the user device within the area via the location identifier device and receive a request for an ATM transaction from the user device. The request includes attribute information associated with the user. The computer system is configured to receive attribute information associated with the user comprising an indication of a license plate within the area and identify, based on a determination that the attribute information at least partially matches the attribute information from the request, the user associated with the request.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Applicant: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Miranda C. Hill, Alicia Y. Moore, Steven E. Puffer, Jerome Rhodes, Susan Symons, Michael R. Thomas, Young M. Yang
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Publication number: 20230368622Abstract: A provider system includes one or more processors and non-transitory computer-readable media comprising instruction stored thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to receive, from an automated teller machine (ATM), deposit information corresponding to an interaction between a customer and the ATM, extract an event indicator value from the received deposit information, process the event indicator value, determine an event indicator trend for the ATM, and determine, based on the event indicator trend, a service condition of the ATM.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Jerome Rhodes, Michael R. Thomas
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Publication number: 20230360012Abstract: Identification information is received at a transaction machine. The identification information is associated with a user associated with an account. Using an activity profile of the user, a determination is made to enable chained transactions during the user's use of the transaction machine. A sequence of user interfaces to display to the user is generated enabling the user to chain transactions based on the activity profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Michael R. Thomas, Elizabeth Schrag, Jimmy Wang, Jerome Rhodes
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Patent number: 11810092Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media utilized for authenticating and authorizing payments. One method includes receiving one or more biometrics and authenticating the one or more biometrics of the customer based on accessing a customer authentication database and comparing the one or more biometrics to one or more stored authentication templates. The method further includes receiving context information gathered by the POS device, wherein the context information includes a plurality of context elements that describe a context of the transaction and selecting a customer payment profile from a plurality of customer payment profiles identified by the one or more biometrics of the customer. The method further includes authorizing the payment for the transaction from a payment account associated with the selected customer payment profile and sending, to the POS device, a notification that the customer has been authenticated and that the payment for the transaction has been authorized.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Azita Asefi, Marcia Klingensmith, Joon Maeng, Jenny Y. Tao, Michael R. Thomas
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Patent number: 11741795Abstract: A provider system includes an automated teller machine (ATM) and a providing computing system that includes an input/output logic configured to receive, from the ATM, deposit information corresponding to an interaction between a customer and the ATM, and that includes an event indicator relay logic configured to extract an event indicator value from the received deposit information, process the event indicator value, determine an event indicator trend for the ATM, and determine, based on the event indicator trend, a service condition of the ATM.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Jerome Rhodes, Michael R. Thomas
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Patent number: 11715078Abstract: A system includes a location identifier device configured to receive location information from a user device; a surveillance device configured to capture video surveillance; and a computer system. The computer system is configured to: receive the location information; receive a request for an ATM transaction that includes attribute information associated with the user; obtain, from the received video surveillance, captured attribute information associated with the user; determine that the captured attribute information at least partially matches the received attribute information; transmit a transaction code to the user device based on (i) the location information from the user device being within the area, (ii) the captured attribute information at least partially matching the attribute information, and (iii) the identification of the user associated with the request; and facilitate the ATM transaction based at least partially on the received transaction code.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2022Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Miranda C. Hill, Alicia Y. Moore, Steven E. Puffer, Jerome Rhodes, Susan Symons, Michael R. Thomas, Young M. Yang
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Patent number: 11704639Abstract: Identification information is received at a transaction machine. The identification information is associated with a user associated with an account. Using an activity profile of the user, a determination is made to enable chained transactions during the user's use of the transaction machine. A sequence of user interfaces to display to the user is generated enabling the user to chain transactions based on the activity profile.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Michael R. Thomas, Elizabeth Schrag, Jimmy Wang, Jerome Rhodes
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Patent number: 11661967Abstract: A mounting device includes a first mount portion and a second mount portion. The first mount portion is in communication with a first pin extending along a first axis. The second mount portion is in communication with a pair of opposing second pins extending along a second axis different than the first axis. The second pins are in rotational communication with and extend outward from the first pin. The first and second mount portions are configured to translate along the first and second axes and rotate about the first and second axes with respect to one another.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2019Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventor: Michael R. Thomas
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Publication number: 20230106418Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating financial transactions are provided. A mobile computing device can receive a payment request from a merchant computing device. The payment request can include an amount of the financial transaction. The mobile computing device can transmit, via a computer network, the payment request and authentication information to a financial institution computing device. The mobile computing device can receive, via the computer network, authorization information from the financial institution computing device. The authorization information can include information indicating approval of the payment request. The mobile computing device can transmit the authorization information to the merchant computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2017Publication date: April 6, 2023Inventors: Azita Asefi, Marcia Klingensmith, Joon Maeng, Jenny Y. Tao, Michael R. Thomas
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Patent number: 11461747Abstract: Systems and methods for cardless authentication of a user at an automated teller machine are described. The ATM may be operated by a financial institution such as a bank. The method comprises displaying an initial screen on the ATM and authenticating the user at the ATM using authentication information transferred from a mobile device. The method further comprises determining available service options for the user of the ATM based upon the cardless authentication of the user at the ATM using the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2015Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Michael R. Thomas, Armin Ajami, Roger Baclig, Jeffrey Cornman, Darrell Suen
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Publication number: 20220275758Abstract: A conduit assembly may comprise: a pipe; a plurality of hollow passages disposed through the pipe; and a plurality of flow guides disposed in the pipe, each flow guide in the plurality of flow guides at least partially defining a respective hollow passage in the plurality of hollow passages. The conduit assembly may act as a heat exchanger.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2022Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicant: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventor: Michael R. Thomas
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Patent number: 11403607Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses using a financial institution computing system associated with a first financial institution includes a processing circuit including a processor and memory, the memory structured to store instructions that are executable by the processor and cause the processing circuit to receive a user identification associated with a user. The user holds a first account at the first financial institution and a second account at a second financial institution, where the first financial institution is different than the second financial institution.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2016Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Laura Marie Fontana, Margot Lockwood-Stein, Michael R. Thomas
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Patent number: 11365681Abstract: A conduit assembly may comprise: a pipe; a plurality of hollow passages disposed through the pipe; and a plurality of flow guides disposed in the pipe, each flow guide in the plurality of flow guides at least partially defining a respective hollow passage in the plurality of hollow passages. The conduit assembly may act as a heat exchanger.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2020Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventor: Michael R. Thomas
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Patent number: 11354632Abstract: A system includes a customer database that stores user information concerning a plurality of customers, a network interface configured to communicate data over a network, and a processing circuit comprising a processor and memory. The memory is structured to store instructions that are executable by the processor and cause the processing circuit to receive an indication that a customer is within a predetermined distance from an automated teller machine (ATM), transmit, responsive to receiving the indication, an authorization signal to a customer computing device associated with the customer, the authorization signal configured to activate an ATM pre-stage function of an application implemented on the customer computing device, receive, by the network interface over the network, customer transaction preferences from the customer computing device, and authorize an ATM transaction at the ATM based on the received customer transaction preferences.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2016Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Miranda C. Hill, Alicia Y. Moore, Steven E. Puffer, Jerome Rhodes, Susan Symons, Michael R. Thomas, Young M. Yang
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Patent number: 11354631Abstract: Systems and methods of remotely configuring a transaction based, in part, on location information for execution by a computing device associated with a financial institution computing system include a backend system configured to receive location information associated with a user device, determine the location information associated with the user device matches a location configured for pre-staging an ATM transaction, transmit an ATM pre-stage authorization signal to the user device, transmit an authentication decision to the user device, and transmit a transaction code to the user device.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2016Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Miranda C. Hill, Alicia Y. Moore, Steven E. Puffer, Jerome Rhodes, Susan Symons, Michael R. Thomas, Young M. Yang
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Patent number: 11308481Abstract: Systems and methods for cardless authentication of a user at an automated teller machine are described. A method includes receiving, by a mobile device, a proximity notification from an automated teller machine; receiving, by the mobile device, a request for authentication information regarding a user of the mobile device; and transmitting, by the mobile device, the authentication information to the automated teller machine for authentication to, in turn, enable a user to perform a financial transaction at the automated teller machine based upon the transmitted authentication information.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2016Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Michael R. Thomas, Armin Ajami, Roger Baclig, Jeffrey Cornman, Darrell Suen
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Patent number: 11282051Abstract: A computer system and a transaction machine (such as an automated teller machine (ATM)) of the same financial institution, can provide a third party customer the ability to pay bills, issued by the third party, at the ATM. The third party computing system provides the third party customer a user interface to provide a user selected amount that the third party customer plans on depositing at the ATM. The ATM provides the third party customer a user interface to enter a passcode. The ATM provides the third party customer the ability to make a payment at the ATM. The ATM verifies that the payment matches the user selected amount, and sends a payment notification to the third party computing system.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Ashish B. Kurani, Steven E. Puffer, Justin C. Freeman, Alicia Y. Moore, Michael R. Thomas