Patents by Inventor Christopher Handel

Christopher Handel 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).

  • Publication number: 20260037981
    Abstract: Techniques described herein are directed to generation and use of a system that allows a payment service to read payment objects, onboard users, and detect fraud using data from the payment objects. The systems and methods may include receiving instructions to obtain images of a payment instrument and generating data representing those images, which may include a 3D model of the payment instrument. A comparison of the generated data and previously stored data may be performed and the results of this comparison may be utilized to determine a likelihood that a fraudulent event is occurring with respect to the payment instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2025
    Publication date: February 5, 2026
    Applicant: Block, Inc.
    Inventors: Tanuj PARIKH, Christopher HANDEL, Robert SEWARD
  • Patent number: 12475467
    Abstract: Techniques described herein are directed to generation and use of a system that allows a payment service to read payment objects, onboard users, and detect fraud using data from the payment objects. The systems and methods may include receiving instructions to obtain images of a payment instrument and generating data representing those images, which may include a 3D model of the payment instrument. A comparison of the generated data and previously stored data may be performed and the results of this comparison may be utilized to determine a likelihood that a fraudulent event is occurring with respect to the payment instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2025
    Assignee: Block, Inc.
    Inventors: Tanuj Parikh, Christopher Handel, Robert Seward