Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

Visa U.S.A. Inc.

476Patents
423Active
476Granted
58Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jun 26, 1981 → Feb 13, 2023 · 233 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4578530A End-to-end encryption system and method of operation Physics 448 Expired
US7356516B2 Method and system for facilitating electronic dispute resolution Physics 440 Expired
US7848980B2 Mobile payment system and method using alias Physics 383 Active
US9256871B2 Configurable payment tokens Physics 330 Active
US4423287A End-to-end encryption system and method of operation Physics 292 Expired
US8121942B2 Systems and methods for secure and transparent cardless transactions Physics 275 Active
US8606700B2 Systems and methods for secure and transparent cardless transactions Physics 272 Active
US8121956B2 Cardless challenge systems and methods Physics 267 Active
US8589291B2 System and method utilizing device information Physics 261 Active
US8010405B1 Multi-application smart card device software solution for smart cardholder reward selection and redemption Physics 258 Active
US7818264B2 Track data encryption Electricity 245 Active
US8215563B2 Method and system for facilitating memory and application management on a secured token Physics 238 Active
US9065643B2 System and method for account identifier obfuscation Electricity 234 Active
US8219489B2 Transaction processing using a global unique identifier Physics 232 Active
US9160741B2 Remote authentication system Physics 232 Active
US8762263B2 System and method for secured account numbers in proximity devices Physics 231 Active
US8281991B2 Transaction secured in an untrusted environment Physics 227 Active
US9070129B2 Method and system for securing data fields Electricity 226 Active
US8103249B2 Credit card imaging for mobile payment and other applications Physics 216 Active
US7657441B2 Method and system for facilitating electronic dispute resolution Physics 190 Active
US7937324B2 Account permanence Physics 188 Active
US8190523B2 Account permanence Physics 185 Active
US8793186B2 Account permanence Physics 181 Active
US4605820A Key management system for on-line communication Physics 154 Expired
US7243853B1 Method and system for facilitating memory and application management on a secured token Physics 153 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.