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San Francisco, CA, United States of America

Boku, Inc.

USPTO Granted Patents = 63

Trademarks = 1

Forward Citations = 1,197

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44 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Ron Hirson (13 out of 112 patents)

Jang Kim (13 out of 13 patents)

Glyn Barry Smith (12 out of 16 patents)

4. David Yoo (12 out of 15 patents)

5. Kurt Davis (8 out of 8 patents)

6. Samantha Elena Nebrich (6 out of 6 patents)

7. Daniel Keegan Flanigan (6 out of 6 patents)

8. Wesley D Mateo (6 out of 6 patents)

9. Katherine Ann Corner (5 out of 5 patents)

10. John P Browne (5 out of 5 patents)

11. James C McIntyre (5 out of 5 patents)

12. Javier Francisco Martell (4 out of 4 patents)

13. Yanting Li (4 out of 4 patents)

14. Jonathan Michael Kingston (4 out of 4 patents)

15. Pankhudi Pankhudi (4 out of 4 patents)

Core Competencies:

Mobile Billing

Text-to-Pay

Transaction Authentication

Electronic Payments

Merchant Checkout

Account Management

Donation Processing

Payment Transactions

User Acquisition

Subscription Management

Online Transactions

Access Control

63 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 10979895 - Network system with request redirect capability for MSISDN header enrichment (2021-04-13),

2. 10546331 - Subscription managed method and system for text-to-pay subscriptions at a subscription server (2020-01-28),

3. 10438183 - Merchant hosted checkout at a billing server (2019-10-08),

4. 10147131 - Merchant hosted checkout at a merchant server (2018-12-04),

5. 9996827 - System and method for metered parking at a parking server (2018-06-12),

6. 9990623 - Systems and methods to provide information (2018-06-05),

7. 9898738 - Transaction authentication with a variable-type user-stored account identifier (2018-02-20),

8. 9830622 - Systems and methods to process donations (2017-11-28),

9. 9792631 - Merchant managed method and system for text-to-pay subscriptions at a billing server (2017-10-17),

10. 9697510 - Systems and methods to facilitate retail transactions (2017-07-04),

11. 9652761 - Systems and methods to facilitate electronic payments (2017-05-16),

12. 9633341 - Silent SMS triggering for mobile billing at a billing server (2017-04-25),

13. 9595028 - Systems and methods to add funds to an account via a mobile communication device (2017-03-14),

14. 9582791 - Phone-on-file at a billing server (2017-02-28),

15. 9569761 - Text-to-pay for a new subscription (2017-02-14),

Company Overview

Boku, Inc. is a leading provider of mobile payment solutions, headquartered in San Francisco, CA. The company specializes in enabling seamless mobile billing and text-to-pay services, facilitating secure transaction authentication and electronic payments for merchants and consumers alike. Boku's technology enhances merchant checkout experiences and streamlines account management, making it easier for users to process payments and donations through their mobile devices. With a focus on innovation in the mobile payments landscape, Boku continues to shape the future of financial transactions.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 20 2026

63 Patents

#80 in San Francisco, CA

#1,347 in California

#5,767 in US

#11,640 in the World

San Francisco, CA, United States of America

Boku, Inc.

Forward Citations = 1,197

44 inventors:

Ron Hirson (13 out of 112 patents)

Jang Kim (13 out of 13 patents)

Glyn Barry Smith (12 out of 16 patents)

4. David Yoo (12 out of 15 patents)

5. Kurt Davis (8 out of 8 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Boku, Inc.. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/boku

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]

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