Patents by Inventor Shane D. Eaton

Shane D. Eaton 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).

  • Patent number: 11948134
    Abstract: Point of sale (POS) devices, systems, and methods disclosed herein enable payments by merchants to non-customers, such as to employees of the merchant. A point of sale system of the merchant determines an amount of a payment to be made by the merchant to the employee. The point of sale system transmits payment instructions for executing the payment to a payment system provider computing system. The funds are made available in a bank account of the employee instantly or near instantly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Theresa Ann Clements, Daniel David, Shane D. Eaton, Albert Hwu, Derek D. Mohr, James C. Noe, Jacob T. Orth, Michelle E. Ziolkowski
  • Patent number: 11551190
    Abstract: Point of sale (POS) devices, systems, and methods disclosed herein enable payments by merchants to non-customers, such as to employees of the merchant. A point of sale system of the merchant determines an amount of a payment to be made by the merchant to the employee. The point of sale system transmits payment instructions for executing the payment to a payment system provider computing system. The funds are made available in a bank account of the employee instantly or near instantly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Theresa Ann Clements, Daniel David, Shane D. Eaton, Albert Hwu, Derek D. Mohr, James C. Noe, Jacob T. Orth, Michelle E. Ziolkowski