Patents by Inventor Rowan Schultz

Rowan Schultz 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).

  • Point of Sale Device With Cradle For Computing Device
    Publication number: 20240135356
    Abstract: A point of sale (POS) device includes a nest portion and a cradle portion. The nest portion includes one or more payment card or near field communication (NFC) readers. The cradle portion couples to differently-sized interchangeable frames, which in turn help secure a mobile computing device to the cradle portion of the POS device. The mobile computing device is connected via a connector to the rest of the POS device. Payment card information read by the readers is conveyed to the mobile computing device over the connector for processing. The POS device may also include tamper detection circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Jeremy Martin, Mani Razaghi Kashani, Nicholas Kunst, Brett Andler, Steven Stallion, Rowan Schultz, Yenliang Chen, Cory Douthat, Marvin Balaoro
  • Point of sale device with cradle for computing device
    Patent number: 11847631
    Abstract: A point of sale (POS) device includes a nest portion and a cradle portion. The nest portion includes one or more payment card or near field communication (NFC) readers. The cradle portion couples to differently-sized interchangeable frames, which in turn help secure a mobile computing device to the cradle portion of the POS device. The mobile computing device is connected via a connector to the rest of the POS device. Payment card information read by the readers is conveyed to the mobile computing device over the connector for processing. The POS device may also include tamper detection circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Block, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Martin, Mani Razaghi Kashani, Nicholas Kunst, Brett Andler, Steven Stallion, Rowan Schultz, Yenliang Chen, Cory Douthat, Marvin Balaoro
  • Point of sale device with cradle for mobile computing device
    Patent number: 11797970
    Abstract: A point of sale (POS) device includes a nest portion and a cradle portion. The nest portion includes one or more payment card or near field communication (NFC) readers. The cradle portion couples to differently-sized interchangeable frames, which in turn help secure a mobile computing device to the cradle portion of the POS device. The mobile computing device is connected via a connector to the rest of the POS device. Payment card information read by the readers is conveyed to the mobile computing device over the connector for processing. The POS device may also include tamper detection circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Block, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Martin, Mani Razaghi Kashani, Nicholas Kunst, Brett Andler, Steven Stallion, Rowan Schultz, Yenliang Chen, Cory Douthat, Marvin Balaoro
  • POINT OF SALE DEVICE FOR MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230121126
    Abstract: Point of sale (POS) systems and methods are described. A POS device includes a housing with a payment instrument reader. The payment instrument reader reads payment instrument information from a payment instrument in response to receipt of the payment instrument at a read area of the housing. The POS device includes a first fastening mechanism that secures the housing to a mount that is coupled to a surface of the environment. The POS device includes a cradle of the housing that receives a mobile computing device. The POS device includes a second fastening mechanism that secures the mobile computing device within the cradle. The POS device includes a connector coupled to the payment instrument reader and extending into the cradle. The connector is configured to couple to the mobile computing device in the cradle, to convey the payment instrument information from the payment instrument reader to the mobile computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Brett Andler, Jade Fernandez, Mani Razaghi, Marvin Balaoro, Rowan Schultz, Nika Torab, Yenliang Chen, Nicholas Burrows, Michael Alan MacLennan
  • POINT OF SALE DEVICE WITH CRADLE FOR MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210201289
    Abstract: A point of sale (POS) device includes a nest portion and a cradle portion. The nest portion includes one or more payment card or near field communication (NFC) readers. The cradle portion couples to differently-sized interchangeable frames, which in turn help secure a mobile computing device to the cradle portion of the POS device. The mobile computing device is connected via a connector to the rest of the POS device. Payment card information read by the readers is conveyed to the mobile computing device over the connector for processing. The POS device may also include tamper detection circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Jeremy Martin, Mani Razaghi Kashani, Nicholas Kunst, Brett Andler, Steven Stallion, Rowan Schultz, Yenliang Chen, Cory Douthat
  • Point of Sale Device with Cradle for Computing Device
    Publication number: 20210097522
    Abstract: A point of sale (POS) device includes a nest portion and a cradle portion. The nest portion includes one or more payment card or near field communication (NFC) readers. The cradle portion couples to differently-sized interchangeable frames, which in turn help secure a mobile computing device to the cradle portion of the POS device. The mobile computing device is connected via a connector to the rest of the POS device. Payment card information read by the readers is conveyed to the mobile computing device over the connector for processing. The POS device may also include tamper detection circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Jeremy Martin, Mani Razaghi Kashani, Nicholas Kunst, Brett Andler, Steven Stallion, Rowan Schultz, Yenliang Chen, Cory Douthat
  • Point of sale device with cradle for mobile computing device
    Patent number: 10810570
    Abstract: A point of sale (POS) device includes a nest portion and a cradle portion. The nest portion includes one or more payment card or near field communication (NFC) readers. The cradle portion couples to differently-sized interchangeable frames, which in turn help secure a mobile computing device to the cradle portion of the POS device. The mobile computing device is connected via a connector to the rest of the POS device. Payment card information read by the readers is conveyed to the mobile computing device over the connector for processing. The POS device may also include tamper detection circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Martin, Mani Razaghi Kashani, Nicholas Kunst, Brett Andler, Steven Stallion, Rowan Schultz, Yenliang Chen, Cory Douthat