Patents by Inventor David Birchler

David Birchler 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: 20180105293
    Abstract: A Carbon Dioxide Removal System is disclosed. The system can be directed to space applications. The system incorporates unique features that allow ease of maintenance and parts replacement while in space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Robert T. Bigelow, Colm Kelleher, Lorenzo Flores, Juan Plata, Jared Rugg, Derek Johnson, David Birchler, Daniel Krizan, Philip Fowler
  • Patent number: 9928518
    Abstract: The use of a mobile device with a merchant application may enable the merchant to turn the mobile device into a point-of-sale terminal that interfaces with a server. The server may receive from the mobile device a transaction via a network, in which the transaction includes transaction details for a purchase request made by a customer. In turn, the server may transmit a transaction token that identifies the transaction to the mobile device of the merchant. Subsequently, the server may receive the transaction token from a client device of the customer. The transaction token being transmitted from the mobile device to the client device using a short range communication that is independent of the network. After receiving the transaction token, the server may provide the transaction details of the transaction that matches the transaction token to the client device for display so that the customer may pay for the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajendra Kumar Vippagunta, Jon T. Rogers, Jason David Birchler, Tal Elisha Shprecher, Artur Barbalho de Oliveira Souza