Patents by Inventor Patrick B. Kelly

Patrick B. Kelly 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: 11415639
    Abstract: A portable intermittent fault detector includes an enclosure that carries electronics and a display. The electronics are selected, arranged, and connected in a manner that minimizes noise, including noise that could interfere with an ability of the portable intermittent fault detector to detect intermittent faults in complex electrical systems. The portable intermittent fault detector also includes a passive heat management system hat conveys heat away from the electronics. In addition, a test module assembly of the portable intermittent fault detector includes an inner assembly with test module boards that are rigidly secured to one another and an outer support that carries the inner assembly in a manner that absorbs impacts and other forces on the portable intermittent fault detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Universal Synaptics Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick B. Kelly, Jayson Kelly
  • Publication number: 20210109163
    Abstract: A portable intermittent fault detector includes an enclosure that carries electronics and a display. The electronics are selected, arranged, and connected in a manner that minimizes noise, including noise that could interfere with an ability of the portable intermittent fault detector to detect intermittent faults in complex electrical systems. The portable intermittent fault detector also includes a passive heat management system hat conveys heat away from the electronics. In addition, a test module assembly of the portable intermittent fault detector includes an inner assembly with test module boards that are rigidly secured to one another and an outer support that carries the inner assembly in a manner that absorbs impacts and other forces on the portable intermittent fault detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Patrick B. Kelly, Jayson Kelly
  • Patent number: 8972286
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include apparatuses and methods that allow a user to wirelessly transmit payment information from a mobile device to a point-of-sale terminal by the user performing only a single action or supplying only a single input to the mobile device. For example, some embodiments of the invention allow a user to assign a default payment vehicle to a particular key or “pay now” icon of the mobile device so that activation of the particular key or icon, alone, causes the mobile device to wirelessly transmit information about the default payment vehicle. In some embodiments of the invention, a user using the single action option of the mobile device does not need to go through an authentication procedure before the mobile device transmits the default payment information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: David M. Grigg, Patrick B. Kelly, Alicia C. Jones, Marc B. Keller
  • Publication number: 20120221475
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include apparatuses, methods, and computer-program products that provide for a unique financial transaction security system. In one embodiment, the financial transaction security system receives a security protocol from a user. The security protocol includes instructions for allowing transactions without authentication and security features for the user if authentication is necessary. The system then determines that the user is conducting a transaction, evaluates the instructions, and determines whether the transaction can occur without authentication. If the user is required to authenticate his identity, the system requests input from the user, compares the input to the security feature, and determines if the user is authenticated. The user is able to customize both the instructions and the security features to provide greater control over financial transaction security.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: David M. Grigg, Patrick B. Kelly, Alicia C. Jones, Marc B. Keller
  • Publication number: 20120203610
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to apparatus, methods, and computer program products for making a payment at a contactless payment terminal using an electronic coupon emulated as an electronic gift card. In one embodiment, a mobile device emulates electronic coupon data associated with an electronic coupon as electronic gift card data, and transmits this emulated coupon data to a contactless payment terminal that has the ability to read and processes electronic gift card data. Therefore, the invention may permit a user to make a payment using an electronic coupon at a contactless payment terminal that is not configured to read the native data format of the electronic coupon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventors: David M. Grigg, Alicia C. Jones, Marc B. Keller, Patrick B. Kelly
  • Publication number: 20120197740
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include apparatuses and methods that allow a user to wirelessly transmit payment information from a mobile device to a point-of-sale terminal by the user performing only a single action or supplying only a single input to the mobile device. For example, some embodiments of the invention allow a user to assign a default payment vehicle to a particular key or “pay now” icon of the mobile device so that activation of the particular key or icon, alone, causes the mobile device to wirelessly transmit information about the default payment vehicle. In some embodiments of the invention, a user using the single action option of the mobile device does not need to go through an authentication procedure before the mobile device transmits the default payment information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: DAVID M. GRIGG, Patrick B. Kelly, Alicia C. Jones, Marc B. Keller
  • Patent number: 8195576
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include apparatuses, methods, and computer-program products that provide for a unique financial transaction security system. In one embodiment, the financial transaction security system receives a security protocol from a user. The security protocol includes instructions for allowing transactions without authentication and security features for the user if authentication is necessary. The system then determines that the user is conducting a transaction, compares the transaction to the instructions, and determines whether the transaction can occur without authentication. If the user is required to authenticate his identity, the system requests input from the user, compares the input to the security feature, and determines if the user is authenticated. The user is able to customize both the instructions and the security features to provide greater control over financial transaction security.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: David M. Grigg, Patrick B. Kelly, Alicia C. Jones, Marc B. Keller