Patents by Inventor Cara L. Bartholomew

Cara L. Bartholomew 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).

  • COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS INVOLVING FINGERPRINT OR BIOMETRICALLY-ACTIVATED TRANSACTION CARDS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20210326824
    Abstract: Transaction cards, systems and methods configured with card validation and fingerprint or other activation features. In one embodiment, an exemplary transaction card may comprise transaction circuitry configured to conduct purchase transactions, at least one fingerprint sensor, data storage configured to store fingerprint reference data, communication circuitry, card control circuitry configured to activate or otherwise control the card based on fingerprint verification, and computer readable media storing instructions for transmitting fingerprint verification information when a purchase transaction is attempted to POS device and/or an online entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Cara L. Bartholomew, Erin S. Smith
  • Computer-based systems involving fingerprint or biometrically-activated transaction cards and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 11055683
    Abstract: Transaction cards, systems and methods configured with card validation and fingerprint or other activation features. In one embodiment, an exemplary transaction card may comprise transaction circuitry configured to conduct purchase transactions, at least one fingerprint sensor, data storage configured to store fingerprint reference data, communication circuitry, card control circuitry configured to activate or otherwise control the card based on fingerprint verification, and computer readable media storing instructions for transmitting fingerprint verification information when a purchase transaction is attempted to POS device and/or an online entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Cara L. Bartholomew, Erin S. Smith