Patents by Inventor Michael Duane
Michael Duane 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).
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Publication number: 20260187612Abstract: Systems and methods for conditional asset transfers based on outcomes of events are provided. An event-based transfer system stores a record for a conditional asset transfer based on an outcome of an event based on a corresponding request. The system monitors information sources and/or feeds (e.g., of sensors, news sources, social media, etc.) to monitor and/or track the status of the event. The system determines when the outcome of the event becomes settled, and determines, based on the record, a direction of the conditional asset transfer based on the settled outcome of the event. The system automatically alerts user device(s) of user(s) participating in the transfer, and automatically facilitates processing of the transfer of the asset in the direction based on the settled outcome.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2026Publication date: July 2, 2026Inventor: Michael Duane
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Patent number: 12586051Abstract: A payment service system receives an indication of an interaction between a payee device associated with a payee and an interactive element of a transfer instrument. The payment service system determines, based on an identifier received in association with the indication, a user account of the payee associated with the payment service. The payment service system determines, based on context data associated with the indication, an allocation of one or more asset types. The payment service system facilitates a transfer of one or more transfer amounts of the one or more asset types to the user account of the payee based on the allocation. The one or more transfer amounts are based on an amount of at least one asset type indicated by the transfer instrument. In some examples, the payment service system generates the interactive element and the transfer instrument in response to a request from the payor.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2022Date of Patent: March 24, 2026Assignee: Block, Inc.Inventors: Michael Duane, Matthew Hickman, Kyle Fletcher
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Patent number: 12572905Abstract: Systems and methods for conditional asset transfers based on outcomes of events are provided. An event-based transfer system stores a record for a conditional asset transfer based on an outcome of an event based on a corresponding request. The system monitors information sources and/or feeds (e.g., of sensors, news sources, social media, etc.) to monitor and/or track the status of the event. The system determines when the outcome of the event becomes settled, and determines, based on the record, a direction of the conditional asset transfer based on the settled outcome of the event. The system automatically alerts user device(s) of user(s) participating in the transfer, and automatically facilitates processing of the transfer of the asset in the direction based on the settled outcome.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2022Date of Patent: March 10, 2026Assignee: Block, Inc.Inventor: Michael Duane
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Patent number: 12567084Abstract: Optimizing the presentation of data is described. A payment service computing platform may apply a trained artificial intelligence (AI) model to user data associated with users of a payment service, wherein the trained AI model associates a value with each of the users, and wherein the value represents a predicted engagement metric indicating a change in a level of engagement if an individual user of the users is offered an incentive having a particular attribute. The payment service computing platform may generate the incentive having the particular attribute, identify a subset of the users based at least in part on the value, and cause the incentive to be presented via a user interface of a payment application associated with the payment service and executing on a device of a user in the subset.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2023Date of Patent: March 3, 2026Assignee: Block, Inc.Inventors: Ran Lin, Jonathan Lamberts, Junyan Wang, Michael Duane
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Publication number: 20250363480Abstract: Particular embodiments determine, at least in part by a computing device of a payment service, to associate a data object with a user account that is associated with a stored balance managed by the payment service. The computing device associates an amount of the data object with a distinct stored balance associated with the user account. The distinct stored balance is associated with a condition of use. The computing device monitors transaction data associated with users of the payment service. The computing device identifies, from the transaction data, a transaction associated with an identifier associated with the user account. Based on a determination that the transaction satisfies the condition of use, processing payment for the transaction using at least a portion of the distinct stored balance prior to using the stored balance.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2025Publication date: November 27, 2025Applicant: Block, Inc.Inventors: Michael Duane, Matthew Hickman, Steven Austin, Benjamin Shen
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Patent number: 12293351Abstract: Particular embodiments determine, at least in part by a computing device of a payment service, to associate a data object with a user account that is associated with a stored balance managed by the payment service. The computing device associates an amount of the data object with a distinct stored balance associated with the user account. The distinct stored balance is associated with a condition of use. The computing device monitors transaction data associated with users of the payment service. The computing device identifies, from the transaction data, a transaction associated with an identifier associated with the user account. Based on a determination that the transaction satisfies the condition of use, processing payment for the transaction using at least a portion of the distinct stored balance prior to using the stored balance.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Block, Inc.Inventors: Michael Duane, Matthew Hickman, Steven Austin, Benjamin Shen
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Publication number: 20240119449Abstract: A computer-implemented method including maintaining information about digital assets in relation to a first wallet account; generating, using a machine learning model, a reward configuration to be associated with a user account, the model trained based at least in part on transaction activity associated with the user account; processing a payment for a point-of-sale (POS) transaction using a payment instrument associated with the user account; determining, based on an amount of the payment and the reward configuration, an amount of the digital assets to be distributed to the user account wherein the amount of the digital assets is based on a value of the digital assets at a time of the POS transaction; and updating, after the POS transaction, an internal ledger maintained by the payment service and associated with the first wallet account to assign the digital assets to a second wallet account associated with the user account.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: OWEN JENNINGS, MICHAEL DUANE, REBECCA CORCILLO, BENJAMIN SHEN
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Patent number: 11842345Abstract: A computer-implemented method including storing assets from an external entity in a first wallet of a payment service; training a machine-learning model using transaction data, user data, and/or rewards data; determining, using the machine-learning model, reward offers personalized for a user; activating a reward offer; receiving a request to process payment for a user's payment transaction; determining that a reward configuration is applicable; determining an amount of stored assets to assign to the user and assigning the assets to a second wallet of the user, wherein assigning the amount comprises: updating, using an internal ledger, the first wallet to indicate that a portion of the stored assets is owned by the user; and updating the second wallet to indicate ownership of the amount of the asset, wherein the updating of the first wallet and the second wallet is performed without accessing the external entity when updating.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2020Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Block, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Shen, Rebecca Corcillo, Michael Duane, Owen Jennings
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Publication number: 20230045946Abstract: Particular embodiments determine, at least in part by a computing device of a payment service, to associate a data object with a user account that is associated with a stored balance managed by the payment service. The computing device associates an amount of the data object with a distinct stored balance associated with the user account. The distinct stored balance is associated with a condition of use. The computing device monitors transaction data associated with users of the payment service. The computing device identifies, from the transaction data, a transaction associated with an identifier associated with the user account. Based on a determination that the transaction satisfies the condition of use, processing payment for the transaction using at least a portion of the distinct stored balance prior to using the stored balance.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Michael Duane, Matthew Hickman, Steven Austin, Benjamin Shen
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Patent number: 11526882Abstract: A computer-implemented method associated with a payment service provided by a payment server, comprising processing, by the payment server, a payment for a point-of-sale (POS) transaction using a payment instrument associated with a user account maintained in a data store of the payment server. The payment server determines a reward configuration stored in the user account, wherein the reward configuration includes settings to reward the user account with cryptocurrency assets and is based on historical transaction activity associated with the user account. The payment server calculates an amount of cryptocurrency assets according to the reward configuration, wherein the amount of the cryptocurrency assets is based on a value of the cryptocurrency at a time of the transaction. The payment server assigns the amount of cryptocurrency assets from a cryptocurrency wallet of the payment service to a cryptocurrency wallet of the user.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Block, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Shen, Rebecca Corcillo, Michael Duane, Owen Jennings
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Publication number: 20220172194Abstract: A computer-implemented method associated with a payment service provided by a payment server, comprising processing, by the payment server, a payment for a point-of-sale (POS) transaction using a payment instrument associated with a user account maintained in a data store of the payment server. The payment server determines a reward configuration stored in the user account, wherein the reward configuration includes settings to reward the user account with cryptocurrency assets and is based on historical transaction activity associated with the user account. The payment server calculates an amount of cryptocurrency assets according to the reward configuration, wherein the amount of the cryptocurrency assets is based on a value of the cryptocurrency at a time of the transaction. The payment server assigns the amount of cryptocurrency assets from a cryptocurrency wallet of the payment service to a cryptocurrency wallet of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2020Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Benjamin Shen, Rebecca Corcillo, Michael Duane, Owen Jennings
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Publication number: 20220172200Abstract: An example computer-implemented method includes: receiving assets from an external entity for use with a payment service; receiving a request to process payment for a transaction associated with a user; determining that a reward configuration is associated with a user account of the user; determining, based on a characteristic of the transaction and the reward configuration, an amount of the assets to assign to the user in association with the transaction; and assigning the amount of the assets to a wallet of the user, wherein assigning the amount of the assets includes: updating, using an internal ledger, a wallet of the payment service to indicate that the amount of the assets is owned by the user; and updating the wallet of the user to indicate ownership of the amount of the assets, without accessing the external entity at the time of the updating.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2020Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Benjamin Shen, Rebecca Corcillo, Michael Duane, Owen Jennings
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Patent number: 10217838Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes first, second, and third transistor elements each having a first screening region concurrently formed therein. A second screening region is formed in the second and third transistor elements such that there is at least one characteristic of the screening region in the second transistor element that is different than the second screening region in the third transistor element. Different characteristics include doping concentration and depth of implant. In addition, a different characteristic may be achieved by concurrently implanting the second screening region in the second and third transistor element followed by implanting an additional dopant into the second screening region of the third transistor element.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2018Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: MIE FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITEDInventors: Dalong Zhao, Teymur Bakhishev, Lance Scudder, Paul E. Gregory, Michael Duane, U. C. Sridharan, Pushkar Ranade, Lucian Shifren, Thomas Hoffmann
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Publication number: 20180261683Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes first, second, and third transistor elements each having a first screening region concurrently formed therein. A second screening region is formed in the second and third transistor elements such that there is at least one characteristic of the screening region in the second transistor element that is different than the second screening region in the third transistor element. Different characteristics include doping concentration and depth of implant.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: Mie Fujitsu Semiconductor LimitedInventors: Dalong Zhao, Teymur Bakhishev, Lance Scudder, Paul E. Gregory, Michael Duane, U.C. Sridharan, Pushkar Ranade, Lucian Shifren, Thomas Hoffmann
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Patent number: 10014387Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes first, second, and third transistor elements each having a first screening region concurrently formed therein. A second screening region is formed in the second and third transistor elements such that there is at least one characteristic of the screening region in the second transistor element that is different than the second screening region in the third transistor element. Different characteristics include doping concentration and depth of implant. In addition, a different characteristic may be achieved by concurrently implanting the second screening region in the second and third transistor element followed by implanting an additional dopant into the second screening region of the third transistor element.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: MIE FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITEDInventors: Dalong Zhao, Teymur Bakhishev, Lance Scudder, Paul E. Gregory, Michael Duane, U. C. Sridharan, Pushkar Ranade, Lucian Shifren, Thomas Hoffmann
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Patent number: 9812550Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes first, second, and third transistor elements each having a first screening region concurrently formed therein. A second screening region is formed in the second and third transistor elements such that there is at least one characteristic of the screening region in the second transistor element that is different than the second screening region in the third transistor element. Different characteristics include doping concentration and depth of implant. In addition, a different characteristic may be achieved by concurrently implanting the second screening region in the second and third transistor element followed by implanting an additional dopant into the second screening region of the third transistor element.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2017Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Mie Fujitsu Semiconductor LimitedInventors: Dalong Zhao, Teymur Bakhishev, Lance Scudder, Paul E. Gregory, Michael Duane, U. C. Sridharan, Pushkar Ranade, Lucian Shifren, Thomas Hoffmann
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Publication number: 20170141209Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes first, second, and third transistor elements each having a first screening region concurrently formed therein. A second screening region is formed in the second and third transistor elements such that there is at least one characteristic of the screening region in the second transistor element that is different than the second screening region in the third transistor element. Different characteristics include doping concentration and depth of implant.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2017Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: Dalong Zhao, Teymur Bakhishev, Lance Scudder, Paul E. Gregory, Michael Duane, U.C. Sridharan, Pushkar Ranade, Lucian Shifren, Thomas Hoffmann
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Publication number: 20160307907Abstract: Methods for fabricating semiconductor devices and devices therefrom are provided. A method includes providing a substrate having a semiconducting surface with first and second layers, where the semiconducting surface has a plurality of active regions comprising first and second active regions. In the first active region, the first layer is an undoped layer and the second layer is a highly doped screening layer. The method also includes removing a part of the first layer to reduce a thickness of the substantially undoped layer for at least a portion of the first active region without a corresponding thickness reduction of the first layer in the second active region. The method additionally includes forming semiconductor devices in the plurality of active regions. In the method, the part of the first layer removed is selected based on a threshold voltage adjustment required for the substrate in the portion of the first active region.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Scott E. Thompson, Thomas Hoffmann, Lance Scudder, Urupattur C. Sridharan, Dalong Zhao, Pushkar Ranade, Michael Duane, Paul Gregory
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Patent number: 9391076Abstract: Methods for fabricating semiconductor devices and devices therefrom are provided. A method includes providing a substrate having a semiconducting surface with first and second layers, where the semiconducting surface has a plurality of active regions comprising first and second active regions. In the first active region, the first layer is an undoped layer and the second layer is a highly doped screening layer. The method also includes removing a part of the first layer to reduce a thickness of the substantially undoped layer for at least a portion of the first active region without a corresponding thickness reduction of the first layer in the second active region. The method additionally includes forming semiconductor devices in the plurality of active regions. In the method, the part of the first layer removed is selected based on a threshold voltage adjustment required for the substrate in the portion of the first active region.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2014Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: Mie Fujitsu Semiconductor LimitedInventors: Scott E. Thompson, Thomas Hoffmann, Lance Scudder, Urupattur C. Sridharan, Dalong Zhao, Pushkar Ranade, Michael Duane, Paul Gregory
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Patent number: 9368624Abstract: A transistor and method of fabrication thereof includes a screening layer formed at least in part in the semiconductor substrate beneath a channel layer and a gate stack, the gate stack including spacer structures on either side of the gate stack. The transistor includes a shallow lightly doped drain region in the channel layer and a deeply lightly doped drain region at the depth relative to the bottom of the screening layer for reducing junction leakage current. A compensation layer may also be included to prevent loss of back gate control.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2015Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: Mie Fujitsu Semiconductor LimitedInventors: Scott E. Thompson, Lucian Shifren, Pushkar Ranade, Yujie Liu, Sung Hwan Kim, Lingquan Wang, Dalong Zhao, Teymur Bakhishev, Thomas Hoffmann, Sameer Pradhan, Michael Duane