Patents by Inventor Johannes Jaco Liebenberg

Johannes Jaco Liebenberg has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Utilizing blockchain technology with mobile robotic machines
    Patent number: 11270238
    Abstract: Utilizing blockchain ledgers with mobile robotic machines is provided. A first digital certificate is assigned to a requesting entity. The first digital certificate identifies the requesting entity within a network. A request is generated for performance of a task by a mobile robotic machine. Generating the request includes: requesting the mobile robotic machine to perform the task; receiving an acceptance of the task from the mobile robotic machine; and assigning a second digital certificate to the mobile robotic machine. The second digital certificate is signed using the first digital certificate and indicates that the mobile robotic machine is authorized to perform the task. A public key of the second digital certificate is posted to member entities of the network where other member entities responsible for an item corresponding to the task are able to use the public key to confirm authorization of the mobile robotic machine to perform the task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Kyndryl, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Russell Whitman, Johannes Jaco Liebenberg, Guillaume Hoareau
  • Utilizing Blockchain Technology with Mobile Robotic Machines
    Publication number: 20200242538
    Abstract: Utilizing blockchain ledgers with mobile robotic machines is provided. A first digital certificate is assigned to a requesting entity. The first digital certificate identifies the requesting entity within a network. A request is generated for performance of a task by a mobile robotic machine. Generating the request includes: requesting the mobile robotic machine to perform the task; receiving an acceptance of the task from the mobile robotic machine; and assigning a second digital certificate to the mobile robotic machine. The second digital certificate is signed using the first digital certificate and indicates that the mobile robotic machine is authorized to perform the task. A public key of the second digital certificate is posted to member entities of the network where other member entities responsible for an item corresponding to the task are able to use the public key to confirm authorization of the mobile robotic machine to perform the task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Todd Russell Whitman, Johannes Jaco Liebenberg, Guillaume Hoareau