Patents by Inventor Thomas Edward Rafferty

Thomas Edward Rafferty 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING FUNDS FREEZE AND/OR FUNDS SEIZURE WITH RESPECT TO PREPAID PAYMENT CARDS
    Publication number: 20240054485
    Abstract: Systems, mechanisms and processes are provided to allow law-enforcement officials, when encountering the potential use of prepaid payment cards in the furtherance of a crime or in relation to criminal activities, to (1) attempt to check the balances on such prepaid payment cards, including the ability to perform aggregate balance checks on a group of such prepaid cards, (2) attempt to freeze the funds on such prepaid payment cards, and/or (3) attempt to seize the funds on such prepaid payment cards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Patrick James Moran, Nancy Joann Vance, Michele Suzanne Herron, Thomas Edward Rafferty
  • Systems and methods for performing funds freeze and/or funds seizure with respect to prepaid payment cards
    Patent number: 11836716
    Abstract: Systems, mechanisms and processes are provided to allow law-enforcement officials, when encountering the potential use of prepaid payment cards in the furtherance of a crime or in relation to criminal activities, to (1) attempt to check the balances on such prepaid payment cards, including the ability to perform aggregate balance checks on a group of such prepaid cards, (2) attempt to freeze the funds on such prepaid payment cards, and/or (3) attempt to seize the funds on such prepaid payment cards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Worldpay, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick James Moran, Nancy Joann Vance, Michele Suzanne Herron, Thomas Edward Rafferty
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING FUNDS FREEZE AND/OR FUNDS SEIZURE WITH RESPECT TO PREPAID PAYMENT CARDS
    Publication number: 20220327522
    Abstract: Systems, mechanisms and processes are provided to allow law-enforcement officials, when encountering the potential use of prepaid payment cards in the furtherance of a crime or in relation to criminal activities, to (1) attempt to check the balances on such prepaid payment cards, including the ability to perform aggregate balance checks on a group of such prepaid cards, (2) attempt to freeze the funds on such prepaid payment cards, and/or (3) attempt to seize the funds on such prepaid payment cards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Patrick James Moran, Nancy Joann Vance, Michele Suzanne Herron, Thomas Edward Rafferty
  • Systems and methods for performing funds freeze and/or funds seizure with respect to prepaid payment cards
    Patent number: 11397945
    Abstract: Systems, mechanisms and processes are provided to allow law-enforcement officials, when encountering the potential use of prepaid payment cards in the furtherance of a crime or in relation to criminal activities, to (1) attempt to check the balances on such prepaid payment cards, including the ability to perform aggregate balance checks on a group of such prepaid cards, (2) attempt to freeze the funds on such prepaid payment cards, and/or (3) attempt to seize the funds on such prepaid payment cards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Worldpay, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick James Moran, Nancy Joann Vance, Michele Suzanne Herron, Thomas Edward Rafferty
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING FUNDS FREEZE AND/OR FUNDS SEIZURE WITH RESPECT TO PREPAID PAYMENT CARDS
    Publication number: 20200219092
    Abstract: Systems, mechanisms and processes are provided to allow law-enforcement officials, when encountering the potential use of prepaid payment cards in the furtherance of a crime or in relation to criminal activities, to (1) attempt to check the balances on such prepaid payment cards, including the ability to perform aggregate balance checks on a group of such prepaid cards, (2) attempt to freeze the funds on such prepaid payment cards, and/or (3) attempt to seize the funds on such prepaid payment cards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Patrick James MORAN, Nancy Joann VANCE, Michele Suzanne HERRON, Thomas Edward RAFFERTY
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING FUNDS FREEZE AND/OR FUNDS SEIZURE WITH RESPECT TO PREPAID PAYMENT CARDS
    Publication number: 20180374085
    Abstract: Systems, mechanisms and processes are provided to allow law-enforcement officials, when encountering the potential use of prepaid payment cards in the furtherance of a crime or in relation to criminal activities, to (1) attempt to check the balances on such prepaid payment cards, including the ability to perform aggregate balance checks on a group of such prepaid cards, (2) attempt to freeze the funds on such prepaid payment cards, and/or (3) attempt to seize the funds on such prepaid payment cards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Patrick James MORAN, Nancy Joann VANCE, Michele Suzanne HERRON, Thomas Edward RAFFERTY
  • Systems and methods for performing funds freeze and/or funds seizure with respect to prepaid payment cards
    Patent number: 10089622
    Abstract: Systems, mechanisms and processes are provided to allow law-enforcement officials, when encountering the potential use of prepaid payment cards in the furtherance of a crime or in relation to criminal activities, to (1) attempt to check the balances on such prepaid payment cards, including the ability to perform aggregate balance checks on a group of such prepaid cards, (2) attempt to freeze the funds on such prepaid payment cards, and/or (3) attempt to seize the funds on such prepaid payment cards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Worldpay, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick James Moran, Nancy Joann Vance, Michele Suzanne Herron, Thomas Edward Rafferty
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING FUNDS FREEZE AND/OR FUNDS SEIZURE WITH RESPECT TO PREPAID PAYMENT CARDS
    Publication number: 20170278101
    Abstract: Systems, mechanisms and processes are provided to allow law-enforcement officials, when encountering the potential use of prepaid payment cards in the furtherance of a crime or in relation to criminal activities, to (1) attempt to check the balances on such prepaid payment cards, including the ability to perform aggregate balance checks on a group of such prepaid cards, (2) attempt to freeze the funds on such prepaid payment cards, and/or (3) attempt to seize the funds on such prepaid payment cards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Patrick James MORAN, Nancy Joann VANCE, Michele Suzanne HERRON, Thomas Edward RAFFERTY
  • Systems and methods for performing funds freeze and/or funds seizure with respect to prepaid payment cards
    Patent number: 9710810
    Abstract: Systems, mechanisms and processes are provided to allow law-enforcement officials, when encountering the potential use of prepaid payment cards in the furtherance of a crime or in relation to criminal activities, to (1) attempt to check the balances on such prepaid payment cards, including the ability to perform aggregate balance checks on a group of such prepaid cards, (2) attempt to freeze the funds on such prepaid payment cards, and/or (3) attempt to seize the funds on such prepaid payment cards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Vantiv, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick James Moran, Nancy Joann Vance, Michele Suzanne Herron, Thomas Edward Rafferty
  • Systems and Methods for Performing Funds Freeze and/or Funds Seizure with Respect to Prepaid Payment Cards
    Publication number: 20140244497
    Abstract: Systems, mechanisms and processes are provided to allow law-enforcement officials, when encountering the potential use of prepaid payment cards in the furtherance of a crime or in relation to criminal activities, to (1) attempt to check the balances on such prepaid payment cards, including the ability to perform aggregate balance checks on a group of such prepaid cards, (2) attempt to freeze the funds on such prepaid payment cards, and/or (3) attempt to seize the funds on such prepaid payment cards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: VANTIV, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick James Moran, Nancy Joann Vance, Michele Suzanne Herron, Thomas Edward Rafferty
  • Systems and methods for performing funds freeze and/or funds seizure with respect to prepaid payment cards
    Patent number: 8762266
    Abstract: Systems, mechanisms and processes are provided to allow law-enforcement officials, when encountering the potential use of prepaid payment cards in the furtherance of a crime or in relation to criminal activities, to (1) attempt to check the balances on such prepaid payment cards, including the ability to perform aggregate balance checks on a group of such prepaid cards, (2) attempt to freeze the funds on such prepaid payment cards, and/or (3) attempt to seize the funds on such prepaid payment cards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Vantiv, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick James Moran, Nancy Joann Vance, Michele Suzanne Herron, Thomas Edward Rafferty
  • Systems and Methods for Performing Funds Freeze and/or Funds Seizure with Respect to Prepaid Payment Cards
    Publication number: 20130304634
    Abstract: Systems, mechanisms and processes are provided to allow law-enforcement officials, when encountering the potential use of prepaid payment cards in the furtherance of a crime or in relation to criminal activities, to (1) attempt to check the balances on such prepaid payment cards, including the ability to perform aggregate balance checks on a group of such prepaid cards, (2) attempt to freeze the funds on such prepaid payment cards, and/or (3) attempt to seize the funds on such prepaid payment cards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: Vantiv, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick James Moran, Nancy Joann Vance, Michele Suzanne Herron, Thomas Edward Rafferty