Patents by Inventor Darrin GRAFTON

Darrin GRAFTON 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).

  • TRAVEL EXPENSE AUTOMATION
    Publication number: 20170278024
    Abstract: A method of monitoring the expenses of a traveller during the progress of an itinerary utilises a mobile device equipped with NFC for carrying out the financial transactions associated with the itinerary and storing details of the financial transaction on a mobile device associated with the traveller, and updating a corporate ERP or similar financial database with the financial transactions to allow allocation to cost centres. The itinerary may be laid out in terms of itinerary events, each of which may be tracked by an NFC connection with an NFC device at an expected location and date for the itinerary event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Robert James SHAW, Darrin GRAFTON
  • Travel expense automation
    Patent number: 9704110
    Abstract: A method of monitoring the expenses of a traveller during the progress of an itinerary utilises NFC for carrying out the financial transactions associated with the itinerary and updates a corporate ERP or similar financial database with the financial transactions as they occur allowing rapid allocation to cost centres. The itinerary may be laid out in terms of itinerary events, each of which may be tracked by an NFC connection with an NFC device at an expected location and date for the itinerary event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: SERKO LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert James Shaw, Darrin Grafton
  • TRAVEL EXPENSE AUTOMATION
    Publication number: 20140236782
    Abstract: A method of monitoring the expenses of a traveller during the progress of an itinerary utilises NFC for carrying out the financial transactions associated with the itinerary and updates a corporate ERP or similar financial database with the financial transactions as they occur allowing rapid allocation to cost centres. The itinerary may be laid out in terms of itinerary events, each of which may be tracked by an NFC connection with an NFC device at an expected location and date for the itinerary event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: SERKO LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert James SHAW, Darrin GRAFTON
  • Travel expense automation
    Patent number: 8762185
    Abstract: A method of monitoring the expenses of a traveller during the progress of an itinerary utilises NFC for carrying out the financial transactions associated with the itinerary and updates a corporate ERP or similar financial database with the financial transactions as they occur allowing rapid allocation to cost centres. The itinerary may be laid out in terms of itinerary events, each of which may be tracked by an NFC connection with an NFC device at an expected location and date for the itinerary event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Serko Limited
    Inventors: Robert James Shaw, Darrin Grafton
  • TRAVEL EXPENSE AUTOMATION
    Publication number: 20140143105
    Abstract: A method of monitoring the expenses of a traveller during the progress of an itinerary utilises NFC for carrying out the financial transactions associated with the itinerary and updates a corporate ERP or similar financial database with the financial transactions as they occur allowing rapid allocation to cost centres. The itinerary may be laid out in terms of itinerary events, each of which may be tracked by an NFC connection with an NFC device at an expected location and date for the itinerary event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: SERKO LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert James SHAW, Darrin GRAFTON