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San Francisco, CA, United States of America

Plaid Inc.

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USPTO Granted Patents = 60

EPO Patents = 7

Trademarks = 4

Forward Citations = 529

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90 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

William Hockey (28 out of 35 patents)

Zach Perret (9 out of 12 patents)

Charles Li (9 out of 12 patents)

4. Michael Kelly (9 out of 13 patents)

5. Sharon Rapoport (6 out of 6 patents)

6. Shawn Bracken (5 out of 5 patents)

7. Baker Shogry (5 out of 5 patents)

8. Warren Lowell Putnam (5 out of 5 patents)

9. John Backus (5 out of 5 patents)

10. Faris Toqan (5 out of 5 patents)

11. Samir Naik (4 out of 8 patents)

12. Jan Maksymilian Dudek (4 out of 4 patents)

13. Maxwell Johnson (3 out of 13 patents)

14. Joy Zheng (3 out of 3 patents)

15. Maksim Rozen (3 out of 3 patents)

Core Competencies:

User Verification

Credential-less Authentication

Data Synchronization

Secure Permissioning

Digital Interaction Assessment

Internet Anonymity

Traffic Filtering

Event Data Clustering

Financial Data Access

User Interaction Management

Data Parsing

Pattern Identification

60 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 12770146 - Data verified deposits (2026-10-20),

2. 12762613 - System and method for programmatically accessing financial data (2026-10-13),

3. 12711527 - USER VERIFICATION WITH STATE MACHINES (2026-08-18),

4. 12664547 - System and method linking to accounts using credential-less authentication (2026-06-23),

5. 12639334 - Data structure synchronization with webhooks (2026-05-26),

6. 12579316 - Unlinking accounts from applications (2026-03-17),

7. 12548015 - System and method for assessing a digital interaction with a digital third party account service (2026-02-10),

8. 12530282 - Validation of application programming interfaces (2026-01-20),

9. 12517903 - Predicting data availability and scheduling data pulls (2026-01-06),

10. 12506724 - Secure permissioning of access to user accounts, including secure deauthorization of access to user accounts (2025-12-23),

11. 12505475 - Repeating verification of a user (2025-12-23),

12. 12468711 - Pattern identification in structured event data (2025-11-11),

13. 12450652 - Parameter-based computer evaluation of user accounts based on user account data stored in one or more databases (2025-10-21),

14. 12407763 - Predetermined processing based on a user operation performed on a website (2025-09-02),

15. 12361414 - Parsing event data for clustering and classification (2025-07-15),

Company Overview

Plaid Inc., headquartered in San Francisco, CA, specializes in user account security with a focus on enhancing digital interactions. The company develops advanced technologies for user verification and credential-less authentication, enabling secure and seamless access to financial services. Their expertise extends to data synchronization and secure permissioning, ensuring that users maintain control over their information. Additionally, Plaid's solutions incorporate traffic filtering and event data clustering to bolster internet anonymity and protect user privacy in an increasingly interconnected world.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 27 2026

60 Patents

#85 in San Francisco, CA

#1,405 in California

#5,999 in US

#12,098 in the World

San Francisco, CA, United States of America

Plaid Inc.

Forward Citations = 529

90 inventors:

William Hockey (28 out of 35 patents)

Zach Perret (9 out of 12 patents)

Charles Li (9 out of 12 patents)

4. Michael Kelly (9 out of 13 patents)

5. Sharon Rapoport (6 out of 6 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Plaid Inc.. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/plaid

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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