Patents by Inventor Andrew Monk

Andrew Monk 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).

  • Publication number: 20230048374
    Abstract: A microscope stage comprising a planar base (1) with two or more parallel grooves (2) formed extending in a first direction (5). A carriage (3) is mounted on the base with at least two projections (4) that slide in the grooves. The carriage receives a microscope slide or other sample holder (6). The carriage includes at least one guide and a biasing means (7) to urge the sample holder against the guide while permitting it to move relative to the guide in a second direction (8) orthogonal to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: IOLIGHT LIMITED
    Inventors: Andrew Monk, Richard Williams
  • Patent number: 11341488
    Abstract: Systems and methods described herein may generate a digital payment token associated with a payor-user indicating the status of a payment obligation of the payor-user. The systems and methods may generate a first block containing the digital payment token and append the first block to a blockchain. The systems and methods may receive a confirmation message from a third-party transaction server that the payor-user has either fully or partially fulfilled his or her payment obligation. Based upon the confirmation message, the systems and methods may retrieve the block containing the digital payment token and update the digital payment token to generate an updated digital payment token. The system and methods may generate a second block containing the updated digital payment token to supersede the first block and append the second block to the blockchain. The updated digital payment token may indicate that the digital payment token has expired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Northern Trust Corporation
    Inventors: Justin Chapman, Andrew Czupek, Andrew Monks, Anthony Stevens, Arijit Das, Christopher Price, Wayne Hannaway, Zabrina Smith
  • Patent number: 11321681
    Abstract: Systems and methods described herein may generate a digital payment token associated with a payor-user indicating the status of a payment obligation of the payor-user. The systems and methods may generate a first block containing the digital payment token and append the first block to a blockchain. The systems and methods may receive a confirmation message from a third-party transaction server that the payor-user has either fully or partially fulfilled his or her payment obligation. Based upon the confirmation message, the systems and methods may retrieve the block containing the digital payment token and update the digital payment token to generate an updated digital payment token. The system and methods may generate a second block containing the updated digital payment token to supersede the first block and append the second block to the blockchain. The updated digital payment token may indicate that the digital payment token has expired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Northern Trust Corporation
    Inventors: Justin Chapman, Andrew Czupek, Andrew Monks, Anthony Stevens, Arijit Das, Christopher Price, Wayne Hannaway, Zabrina Smith
  • Patent number: 11128467
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods for digital identity management and permission controls within distributed network nodes. A network node may receive a request to generate a new digital identity record for an entity. The network node may retrieve a template based on an entity type; and receive information, reference documents, and biometric information for the new digital identity record. The network node may associate and store the received information to the data fields in the new digital identity record, generate respective one directional cryptographic hashes of the reference documents and the biometric information, and store the hashes in the new digital identity record while storing the reference documents and biometric information in a non-blockchain repository. The network node may generate a digital identity record block for the new digital identity record, encrypt the digital identity record block, and append the encrypted block to the latest valid blockchain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Northern Trust Corporation
    Inventors: Justin Chapman, Andrew Czupek, Andrew Monks, Anthony Stevens, Arijit Das, Christopher Price, Wayne Hannaway, Zabrina Smith
  • Patent number: 10928616
    Abstract: A self contained, portable high resolution microscope featuring a flat base 1 to provide a stable optical platform capable of resolving parallel lines 10 ?m apart. The microscope folds or collapses to a flat shape in order to make it very portable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew Monk, Richard Williams
  • Publication number: 20190227289
    Abstract: A self contained, portable high resolution microscope featuring a flat base 1 to provide a stable optical platform capable of resolving parallel lines 10 ?m apart. The microscope folds or collapses to a flat shape in order to make it very portable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: IOLIGHT LIMITED
    Inventors: Andrew Monk, Richard Williams
  • Patent number: 10254523
    Abstract: A self contained, portable high resolution microscope featuring a flat base 1 to provide a stable optical platform capable of resolving parallel lines 10 ?m apart. The microscope folds or collapses to a flat shape in order to make it very portable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: IOLIGHT LIMITED
    Inventors: Andrew Monk, Richard Williams
  • Patent number: 10158479
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein describe systems and methods for deploying a new code block on a blockchain. In an embodiment, an application server may provide a user with a graphical user interface (GUI) with contract components and document components. The application server may generate an assembled contract text based on the user selecting the contract and document components. The application server may determine the blockchain addresses or local addresses of smart contract components corresponding to the contract components and the documents components. The application server may generate a code block including references to the addresses of the smart contracts and the document components or containing the executable code itself and may deploy the code block to the latest valid blockchain. The application server may execute the smart contract in the code block based in response to a digital event trigger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Northern Trust Corporation
    Inventors: Justin Chapman, Andrew Czupek, Andrew Monks, Anthony Stevens, Arijit Das, Christopher Price, Wayne Hannaway, Zabrina Smith
  • Patent number: 10146947
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods for digital meeting management within a blockchain. Before a meeting, a computer may generate a digital meeting record containing a plurality of data fields and linked to various smart contracts to capture meeting activities. During the meeting, a first smart contract may authenticate and record attendees in the digital meeting record based on biometric information received from the attendees' devices. Furthermore, a second smart contract may capture in the digital meeting record, meeting actions of each attendee, including date, time, and location associated with the meeting actions. After the meeting, a third smart contract may autopopulate post meeting documentation. After review by the attendees, the third smart contract may store a hash of the documentation to the digital meeting record and store the documentation in a repository. Once appended to the blockchain, the digital meeting record becomes an immutable record of the meeting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Northern Trust Corporation
    Inventors: Justin Chapman, Andrew Czupek, Andrew Monks, Anthony Stevens, Arijit Das, Wayne Hannaway, Zabrina Smith
  • Publication number: 20180287800
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods for digital identity management and permission controls within distributed network nodes. A network node may receive a request to generate a new digital identity record for an entity. The network node may retrieve a template based on an entity type; and receive information, reference documents, and biometric information for the new digital identity record. The network node may associate and store the received information to the data fields in the new digital identity record, generate respective one directional cryptographic hashes of the reference documents and the biometric information, and store the hashes in the new digital identity record while storing the reference documents and biometric information in a non-blockchain repository. The network node may generate a digital identity record block for the new digital identity record, encrypt the digital identity record block, and append the encrypted block to the latest valid blockchain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Justin CHAPMAN, Andrew CZUPEK, Andrew MONKS, Anthony STEVENS, Arijit DAS, Christopher PRICE, Wayne HANNAWAY, Zabrina SMITH
  • Publication number: 20180225640
    Abstract: Systems and methods described herein may generate a digital payment token associated with a payor-user indicating the status of a payment obligation of the payor-user. The systems and methods may generate a first block containing the digital payment token and append the first block to a blockchain. The systems and methods may receive a confirmation message from a third-party transaction server that the payor-user has either fully or partially fulfilled his or her payment obligation. Based upon the confirmation message, the systems and methods may retrieve the block containing the digital payment token and update the digital payment token to generate an updated digital payment token. The system and methods may generate a second block containing the updated digital payment token to supersede the first block and append the second block to the blockchain. The updated digital payment token may indicate that the digital payment token has expired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Justin Chapman, Andrew Czupek, Andrew Monks, Anthony Stevens, Arijit Das, Christopher Price, Wayne Hannaway, Zabrina Smith
  • Publication number: 20180227116
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein describe systems and methods for deploying a new code block on a blockchain. In an embodiment, an application server may provide a user with a graphical user interface (GUI) with contract components and document components. The application server may generate an assembled contract text based on the user selecting the contract and document components. The application server may determine the blockchain addresses or local addresses of smart contract components corresponding to the contract components and the documents components. The application server may generate a code block including references to the addresses of the smart contracts and the document components or containing the executable code itself and may deploy the code block to the latest valid blockchain. The application server may execute the smart contract in the code block based in response to a digital event trigger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION
    Inventors: Justin CHAPMAN, Andrew CZUPEK, Andrew MONKS, Anthony STEVENS, Arijit DAS, Christopher PRICE, Wayne HANNAWAY, Zabrina SMITH
  • Publication number: 20180225660
    Abstract: Systems and methods described herein may generate a digital payment token associated with a payor-user indicating the status of a payment obligation of the payor-user. The systems and methods may generate a first block containing the digital payment token and append the first block to a blockchain. The systems and methods may receive a confirmation message from a third-party transaction server that the payor-user has either fully or partially fulfilled his or her payment obligation. Based upon the confirmation message, the systems and methods may retrieve the block containing the digital payment token and update the digital payment token to generate an updated digital payment token. The system and methods may generate a second block containing the updated digital payment token to supersede the first block and append the second block to the blockchain. The updated digital payment token may indicate that the digital payment token has expired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Justin Chapman, Andrew Czupek, Andrew Monks, Anthony Stevens, Arijit Das, Christopher Price, Wayne HANNAWAY, Zabrina SMITH
  • Patent number: 9992022
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods for digital identity management and permission controls within distributed network nodes. A network node may receive a request to generate a new digital identity record for an entity. The network node may retrieve a template based on an entity type; and receive information, reference documents, and biometric information for the new digital identity record. The network node may associate and store the received information to the data fields in the new digital identity record, generate respective one directional cryptographic hashes of the reference documents and the biometric information, and store the hashes in the new digital identity record while storing the reference documents and biometric information in a non-blockchain repository. The network node may generate a digital identity record block for the new digital identity record, encrypt the digital identity record block, and append the encrypted block to the latest valid blockchain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Northern Trust Corporation
    Inventors: Justin Chapman, Andrew Czupek, Andrew Monks, Anthony Stevens, Ariji Das, Christopher Price, Wayne Hannaway, Zabrina Smith
  • Patent number: 9990504
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods for digital meeting management within a blockchain. Before a meeting, a computer may generate a digital meeting record containing a plurality of data fields and linked to various smart contracts to capture meeting activities. During the meeting, a first smart contract may authenticate and record attendees in the digital meeting record based on biometric information received from the attendees' devices. Furthermore, a second smart contract may capture in the digital meeting record, meeting actions of each attendee, including date, time, and location associated with the meeting actions. After the meeting, a third smart contract may autopopulate post meeting documentation. After review by the attendees, the third smart contract may store a hash of the documentation to the digital meeting record and store the documentation in a repository. Once appended to the blockchain, the digital meeting record becomes an immutable record of the meeting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Northern Trust Corporation
    Inventors: Justin Chapman, Andrew Czupek, Andrew Monks, Anthony Stevens, Arijit Das, Wayne Hannaway, Zabrina Smith
  • Publication number: 20180081157
    Abstract: A self contained, portable high resolution microscope featuring a flat base 1 to provide a stable optical platform capable of resolving parallel lines 10 ?m apart. The microscope folds or collapses to a flat shape in order to make it very portable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Andrew Monk, Richard Williams