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Norcross, GA, United States of America

Checkfree Corporation

USPTO Granted Patents = 68

% Expired Patents = 44.1

Trademarks = 1

Forward Citations = 5,143

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81 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Hans Daniel Dreyer (16 out of 27 patents)

Ravi Ganesan (15 out of 74 patents)

Peter J Kight (11 out of 17 patents)

4. Mark T Harris (9 out of 12 patents)

5. Mark A Johnson (7 out of 7 patents)

6. Kenneth Hobday (7 out of 8 patents)

7. Cheryl Lynn Ward (7 out of 9 patents)

8. Mary Elizabeth Lawson (6 out of 14 patents)

9. Randal A McCoy (6 out of 6 patents)

10. Ginger B Moses (6 out of 6 patents)

11. Bill Kitchen (6 out of 6 patents)

12. Ralph Au (6 out of 6 patents)

13. Michele Pierdinock (6 out of 6 patents)

14. Tamara K Christenson (6 out of 6 patents)

15. Philip Pointer (6 out of 7 patents)

Core Competencies:

Electronic Billing

Payment Processing

Risk Management

Bill Presentment

Automated Notifications

Transaction Security

Consumer Matching

Financial Instruments

Investment Accounts

Cashless Transactions

Account Authentication

Electronic Payments

68 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 10291688 - User association of a computing application with a contact in a contact list (2019-05-14),

2. 10049359 - Identity risk scoring (2018-08-14),

3. 8781959 - Systems and methods for generating payment due notifications (2014-07-15),

4. 8612342 - Notification of the availability of electronic bills (2013-12-17),

5. 8463831 - User association of a computing application with a contact in a contact list (2013-06-11),

6. 8332317 - Verification of a financial instrument allowing rules-based pre-acceptance use of the financial instrument (2012-12-11),

7. 8165956 - Bill availability notification and billing information request (2012-04-24),

8. 8073773 - Technique for identifying probable billers of a consumer (2011-12-06),

9. 8010424 - Payment processing with payee risk management (2011-08-30),

10. 8005754 - Credit card supported electronic payment (2011-08-23),

11. 7996311 - Remittance payment processing with account scheming and/or validation (2011-08-09),

12. 7933826 - Check metaphor for electronic payment authorization (2011-04-26),

13. 7930248 - Technique for calculating payee specific time to payment completion (2011-04-19),

14. 7930239 - Automated actions based on restrictions (2011-04-19),

15. 7912778 - Systems, methods and computer program products for processing orders subject to investment restrictions (2011-03-22),

Company Overview

Checkfree Corporation, headquartered in Norcross, GA, specializes in electronic payment solutions that streamline financial transactions for consumers and businesses. The company focuses on core technologies such as electronic billing, payment processing, and risk management, enhancing the efficiency and security of financial interactions. With innovations in bill presentment and automated notifications, Checkfree aims to simplify the payment experience while ensuring transaction security and effective consumer matching in the evolving landscape of electronic finance.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 20 2026

68 Patents

#11 in Norcross, GA

#111 in Georgia

#5,377 in US

#10,894 in the World

Norcross, GA, United States of America

Checkfree Corporation

Forward Citations = 5,143

81 inventors:

Hans Daniel Dreyer (16 out of 27 patents)

Ravi Ganesan (15 out of 74 patents)

Peter J Kight (11 out of 17 patents)

4. Mark T Harris (9 out of 12 patents)

5. Mark A Johnson (7 out of 7 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Checkfree Corporation. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/checkfree

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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