Patents by Inventor David W. Becker

David W. Becker 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).

  • Customer segment communications
    Patent number: 11922394
    Abstract: Introduced here is a technology that enables a merchant to create customer-targeted, customized communications by use of a merchant platform executing on a financial service system. The merchant platform generates content for communications that is based on a particular customer segment. The customer segment includes one or more groups of customers segmented based on one or more attributes associated with each group of customers. An attribute is determined based on data collected by the financial service system, where the data is related to transaction data of a plurality of merchants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Block, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Maxwell, Tyler James Lettau, Tiffany Y. Ng, Daniel G. Becker, Lauren A. Myrick
  • Lightweight and flexible article of footwear
    Patent number: 8671593
    Abstract: An article of footwear with an outer member including slots that increase flexibility is disclosed. The outer member also includes an inner plate including a set of protective strips. The inner plate is disposed along an inner surface of the outer member so that the protective strips are aligned with and cover the slots in the outer member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Becker, Constantino Dendena, Kenneth Link, Peter R. Savage, Michael Steen, Nico Tseng