Patents by Inventor William RaDue Clarke

William RaDue Clarke 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).

  • Facilitating payments using wearable devices
    Patent number: 12073377
    Abstract: A wearable device, e.g., a smart watch, may be connected to a communication device, such as a mobile smart phone, via Bluetooth or other Near Field Communication (NFC). In particular, the wearable device may have a touch screen that may serve as an extended display and/or user input device of the communication device. For example, a user may receive payment related notifications on the wearable device. The user also may operate the wearable device to make and/or receive payments, view transaction history, view and/or accept offers from nearby merchants, view and/or check in to nearby stores and etc. Further, the wearable device also may allow the user to make payment transactions in extreme environments not suitable for the communication device, such as under water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Joel P. Yarbrough, Richard Joseph Mercille, William RaDue Clarke, Priyadarshini Rajendran, George Michael Kurtyka, Valerie Chun
  • FACILITATING PAYMENTS USING WEARABLE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20210125168
    Abstract: A wearable device, e.g., a smart watch, may be connected to a communication device, such as a mobile smart phone, via Bluetooth or other Near Field Communication (NFC). In particular, the wearable device may have a touch screen that may serve as an extended display and/or user input device of the communication device. For example, a user may receive payment related notifications on the wearable device. The user also may operate the wearable device to make and/or receive payments, view transaction history, view and/or accept offers from nearby merchants, view and/or check in to nearby stores and etc. Further, the wearable device also may allow the user to make payment transactions in extreme environments not suitable for the communication device, such as under water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Joel P. Yarbrough, Richard Joseph Mercille, William RaDue Clarke, Priyadarshini Rajendran, George Michael Kurtyka, Valerie Chun
  • Facilitating payments using wearable devices
    Patent number: 10885510
    Abstract: A wearable device, e.g., a smart watch, may be connected to a communication device, such as a mobile smart phone, via Bluetooth or other Near Field Communication (NFC). In particular, the wearable device may have a touch screen that may serve as an extended display and/or user input device of the communication device. For example, a user may receive payment related notifications on the wearable device. The user also may operate the wearable device to make and/or receive payments, view transaction history, view and/or accept offers from nearby merchants, view and/or check in to nearby stores and etc. Further, the wearable device also may allow the user to make payment transactions in extreme environments not suitable for the communication device, such as under water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Joel P. Yarbrough, Richard Joseph Mercille, William RaDue Clarke, Priyadarshini Rajendran, George Michael Kurtyka, Valerie Chun
  • FACILITATING PAYMENTS USING WEARABLE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20150242837
    Abstract: A wearable device, e.g., a smart watch, may be connected to a communication device, such as a mobile smart phone, via Bluetooth or other Near Field Communication (NFC). In particular, the wearable device may have a touch screen that may serve as an extended display and/or user input device of the communication device. For example, a user may receive payment related notifications on the wearable device. The user also may operate the wearable device to make and/or receive payments, view transaction history, view and/or accept offers from nearby merchants, view and/or check in to nearby stores and etc. Further, the wearable device also may allow the user to make payment transactions in extreme environments not suitable for the communication device, such as under water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Joel P. Yarbrough, Richard Joseph Mercille, William RaDue Clarke, Priyadarshini Rajendran, George Michael Kurtyka, Valerie Chun