Payment Device with EMV Chip Reader and USB-C

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Detected March 26th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has published a patent application for a payment device featuring an EMV chip reader and a USB-C connector. The application details a device designed to facilitate payments by integrating these technologies into a single housing.

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This document is a published patent application (US20260087480A1) from the USPTO for a payment device. The proposed device integrates an EMV chip reader for smart cards and a USB-C male connector for connection to computing devices. The design specifies the physical dimensions and placement of the USB-C connector relative to the housing.

This is a patent application, not a rule or guidance, and therefore does not impose immediate compliance obligations. However, it signals potential future technological developments in payment devices. Companies involved in payment hardware manufacturing or fintech innovation may find the technical specifications of interest for competitive analysis or future product development.

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← USPTO Patent Applications

DEVICE FOR FACILITATION OF PAYMENTS

Application US20260087480A1 Kind: A1 Mar 26, 2026

Inventors

Satish Govindarajan, Carlos Manuel Rivas, Tinyen Hwang Shih, Anantharaj Uruthiralingam, Guhan Senguttuvan

Abstract

A payment device comprising of a housing, a slot for insertion of a user instrument located on a front surface of the housing, and wherein the housing includes a smart card interface integrated circuit that is configured to read an EMV chip located on the user instrument, and a universal serial bus (USB) type C male connector configured to be inserted into a female connector on a computing device, wherein the USB type C male connector is located on a back surface of the housing, and wherein a size of the USB type C male connector is configured so that when the USB type C male connector is inserted into the female connector on the computing device, the back surface of the housing is within a distance of three centimeters of a surface of the computing device.