# James A. Cloin — Patents explained on PatentBrief

James A. Cloin has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How Mobile Devices Use Tags to Close Restaurant Checks](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/10559047/systems-and-methods-for-facilitating-closing-of-a-check) — granted 2020
  A system for restaurant servers to open and close customer tabs by tapping a mobile device against a physical tag at a table.

**Full profile:** https://patentbrief.org/inventor/james-a-cloin

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