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Stephen Ledford
Also filed as: LEDFORD STEPHEN · LEDFORD STEPHEN KENT
11 granted patents·4 pending applications·102 citations·filing 2004–2023
90Inventor score
Technology areasG06Q
Files withTHE CLEARING HOUSE PAYMENTS COMPANY L L C11The Clearing House Payments Company2DUNN JOHN P1HOUK JON1
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15 records- 0196US11042882B2Real-time payment system, method, apparatus, and computer programTHE CLEARING HOUSE PAYMENTS COMPANY L L C·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 22, 2021·23 cites·18 claims
- 0294US11694168B2Real-time payment system, method, apparatus, and computer programTHE CLEARING HOUSE PAYMENTS COMPANY L L C·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 4, 2023·3 cites·21 claims
- 0393US9799011B2Electronic payment clearing and check image exchange systems and methodsTHE CLEARING HOUSE PAYMENTS COMPANY L L C·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 24, 2017·15 cites·20 claims
- 0489US8725607B2Electronic payment clearing and check image exchange systems and methodsDUNN JOHN P·Filed 2004·Granted May 13, 2014·45 cites·14 claims
- 0586US11829967B2Bill pay service with federated directory model supportThe Clearing House Payments Company·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 28, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 0683US11301824B2Electronic payment clearing and check image exchange systems and methodsTHE CLEARING HOUSE PAYMENTS COMPANY L L C·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 12, 2022·1 cites·28 claims
- 0782US11436577B2Bill pay service with federated directory model supportThe Clearing House Payments Company·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 6, 2022·3 cites·38 claims
- 0881US10685337B2Electronic payment clearing and check image exchange systems and methodsTHE CLEARING HOUSE PAYMENTS COMPANY L L C·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 16, 2020·1 cites·20 claims
- 0980US10636018B2Electronic payment clearing and check image exchange systems and methodsTHE CLEARING HOUSE PAYMENTS COMPANY L L C·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 28, 2020·1 cites·20 claims
- 1077US10643190B2Electronic payment clearing and check image exchange systems and methodsTHE CLEARING HOUSE PAYMENTS COMPANY L L C·Filed 2017·Granted May 5, 2020·1 cites·24 claims
- 1174US2024095695A1Bill pay service with federated directory model supportTHE CLEARING HOUSE PAYMENTS COMPANY L L C·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1269US2023368156A1Real-time payment system, method, apparatus, and computer programTHE CLEARING HOUSE PAYMENTS COMPANY L L C·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1365US8290839B1Computer driven simulator and optimizer for distributed capture implementationHOUK JON·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 16, 2012·8 cites·10 claims
- 1463US2019043052A1Real-time payment system, method, apparatus, and computer programTHE CLEARING HOUSE PAYMENTS COMPANY L L C·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 1550US2017221066A1Real-time payment system, method, apparatus, and computer programTHE CLEARING HOUSE PAYMENTS COMPANY L L C·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
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