Patents by Inventor CLARA PETIT

CLARA PETIT 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: 11810060
    Abstract: A merchant can use an e-commerce platform to sell products to customers, and customers can use the e-commerce platform to return items that they are unsatisfied with back to the merchant. These product returns have an associated cost. Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to computer-implemented systems and methods to enable customer-to-customer product returns in an e-commerce platform. In a customer-to-customer return, a first customer that wants to return an item of a particular product is connected with a second customer that wants to purchase that product. The e-commerce platform then facilitates a shipment of the item from the first customer directly to the second customer. Embodiments of the present disclosure include online store implementations of customer-to-customer returns, online marketplace implementations of customer-to-customer returns, and customer-to-customer returns implemented using orders for returned items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: SHOPIFY INC.
    Inventors: Anthony Nicholas Kentris, Raphael Paquin, Clara Petit
  • Patent number: 11657444
    Abstract: Systems and methods to improve an e-commerce platform through modifications to the checkout and fulfillment process aimed at reducing the incidence of returns. Modifications may include determining a likelihood of a return and, based on the likelihood of return, generating a staged fulfillment process in which an order is split in two linked orders that are processed serially and based on receipt of confirmation to proceed after delivery of a first one of the orders. Modifications may include determining during the checkout process that a custom return policy is to be used and generating the custom return policy based, at least in part, on one or more of a purchaser return history, the product item or items in the order, and product return history.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Shopify Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Nicholas Kentris, Raphael Paquin, Clara Petit
  • Publication number: 20220215338
    Abstract: A merchant can use an e-commerce platform to sell products to customers, and customers can use the e-commerce platform to return items that they are unsatisfied with back to the merchant. These product returns have an associated cost. Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to computer-implemented systems and methods to enable customer-to-customer product returns in an e-commerce platform. In a customer-to-customer return, a first customer that wants to return an item of a particular product is connected with a second customer that wants to purchase that product. The e-commerce platform then facilitates a shipment of the item from the first customer directly to the second customer. Embodiments of the present disclosure include online store implementations of customer-to-customer returns, online marketplace implementations of customer-to-customer returns, and customer-to-customer returns implemented using orders for returned items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: ANTHONY NICHOLAS KENTRIS, RAPHAEL PAQUIN, CLARA PETIT
  • Patent number: 11315069
    Abstract: A merchant can use an e-commerce platform to sell products to customers, and customers can use the e-commerce platform to return items that they are unsatisfied with back to the merchant. These product returns have an associated cost. Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to computer-implemented systems and methods to enable customer-to-customer product returns in an e-commerce platform. In a customer-to-customer return, a first customer that wants to return an item of a particular product is connected with a second customer that wants to purchase that product. The e-commerce platform then facilitates a shipment of the item from the first customer directly to the second customer. Embodiments of the present disclosure include online store implementations of customer-to-customer returns, online marketplace implementations of customer-to-customer returns, and customer-to-customer returns implemented using orders for returned items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: SHOPIFY INC.
    Inventors: Anthony Nicholas Kentris, Raphael Paquin, Clara Petit
  • Publication number: 20220005107
    Abstract: Systems and methods to improve an e-commerce platform through modifications to the checkout and fulfillment process aimed at reducing the incidence of returns. Modifications may include determining a likelihood of a return and, based on the likelihood of return, generating a staged fulfillment process in which an order is split in two linked orders that are processed serially and based on receipt of confirmation to proceed after delivery of a first one of the orders. Modifications may include determining during the checkout process that a custom return policy is to be used and generating the custom return policy based, at least in part, on one or more of a purchaser return history, the product item or items in the order, and product return history.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: Shopify Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Nicholas KENTRIS, Raphael PAQUIN, Clara PETIT
  • Patent number: 11157992
    Abstract: Systems and methods to improve an e-commerce platform through modifications to the checkout and fulfillment process aimed at reducing the incidence of returns. Modifications may include determining a likelihood of a return and, based on the likelihood of return, generating a staged fulfillment process in which an order is split in two linked orders that are processed serially and based on receipt of confirmation to proceed after delivery of a first one of the orders. Modifications may include determining during the checkout process that a custom return policy is to be used and generating the custom return policy based, at least in part, on one or more of a purchaser return history, the product item or items in the order, and product return history.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Shopify Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Nicholas Kentris, Raphael Paquin, Clara Petit
  • Patent number: 11127070
    Abstract: Systems and methods to improve an e-commerce platform through modifications to the checkout and fulfillment process aimed at reducing the incidence of returns. Modifications may include determining a likelihood of a return and, based on the likelihood of return, generating a staged fulfillment process in which an order is split in two linked orders that are processed serially and based on receipt of confirmation to proceed after delivery of a first one of the orders. Modifications may include determining during the checkout process that a custom return policy is to be used and generating the custom return policy based, at least in part, on one or more of a purchaser return history, the product item or items in the order, and product return history.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Shopify Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Nicholas Kentris, Raphael Paquin, Clara Petit
  • Publication number: 20210166293
    Abstract: Systems and methods to improve an e-commerce platform through modifications to the checkout and fulfillment process aimed at reducing the incidence of returns. Modifications may include determining a likelihood of a return and, based on the likelihood of return, generating a staged fulfillment process in which an order is split in two linked orders that are processed serially and based on receipt of confirmation to proceed after delivery of a first one of the orders. Modifications may include determining during the checkout process that a custom return policy is to be used and generating the custom return policy based, at least in part, on one or more of a purchaser return history, the product item or items in the order, and product return history.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Shopify Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Nicholas KENTRIS, Raphael PAQUIN, Clara PETIT
  • Publication number: 20210166243
    Abstract: Systems and methods to improve an e-commerce platform through modifications to the checkout and fulfillment process aimed at reducing the incidence of returns. Modifications may include determining a likelihood of a return and, based on the likelihood of return, generating a staged fulfillment process in which an order is split in two linked orders that are processed serially and based on receipt of confirmation to proceed after delivery of a first one of the orders. Modifications may include determining during the checkout process that a custom return policy is to be used and generating the custom return policy based, at least in part, on one or more of a purchaser return history, the product item or items in the order, and product return history.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Shopify Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Nicholas KENTRIS, Raphael PAQUIN, Clara PETIT
  • Publication number: 20210150616
    Abstract: A merchant can use an e-commerce platform to sell products to customers, and customers can use the e-commerce platform to return items that they are unsatisfied with back to the merchant. These product returns have an associated cost. Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to computer-implemented systems and methods to enable customer-to-customer product returns in an e-commerce platform. In a customer-to-customer return, a first customer that wants to return an item of a particular product is connected with a second customer that wants to purchase that product. The e-commerce platform then facilitates a shipment of the item from the first customer directly to the second customer. Embodiments of the present disclosure include online store implementations of customer-to-customer returns, online marketplace implementations of customer-to-customer returns, and customer-to-customer returns implemented using orders for returned items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: ANTHONY NICHOLAS KENTRIS, RAPHAEL PAQUIN, CLARA PETIT