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).
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Publication number: 20230048374Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2020Publication date: February 16, 2023Applicant: IOLIGHT LIMITEDInventors: Andrew Monk, Richard Williams
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Patent number: 11341488Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 18, 2017Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Northern Trust CorporationInventors: Justin Chapman, Andrew Czupek, Andrew Monks, Anthony Stevens, Arijit Das, Christopher Price, Wayne Hannaway, Zabrina Smith
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Patent number: 11321681Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 18, 2017Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Northern Trust CorporationInventors: Justin Chapman, Andrew Czupek, Andrew Monks, Anthony Stevens, Arijit Das, Christopher Price, Wayne Hannaway, Zabrina Smith
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Patent number: 11128467Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 4, 2018Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Northern Trust CorporationInventors: Justin Chapman, Andrew Czupek, Andrew Monks, Anthony Stevens, Arijit Das, Christopher Price, Wayne Hannaway, Zabrina Smith
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Patent number: 10928616Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 25, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Inventors: Andrew Monk, Richard Williams
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Publication number: 20190227289Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2019Publication date: July 25, 2019Applicant: IOLIGHT LIMITEDInventors: Andrew Monk, Richard Williams
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Patent number: 10254523Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 24, 2015Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: IOLIGHT LIMITEDInventors: Andrew Monk, Richard Williams
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Patent number: 10158479Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 18, 2017Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: Northern Trust CorporationInventors: Justin Chapman, Andrew Czupek, Andrew Monks, Anthony Stevens, Arijit Das, Christopher Price, Wayne Hannaway, Zabrina Smith
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Patent number: 10146947Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 17, 2018Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: Northern Trust CorporationInventors: Justin Chapman, Andrew Czupek, Andrew Monks, Anthony Stevens, Arijit Das, Wayne Hannaway, Zabrina Smith
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Publication number: 20180287800Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2018Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: Justin CHAPMAN, Andrew CZUPEK, Andrew MONKS, Anthony STEVENS, Arijit DAS, Christopher PRICE, Wayne HANNAWAY, Zabrina SMITH
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Publication number: 20180225640Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2017Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventors: Justin Chapman, Andrew Czupek, Andrew Monks, Anthony Stevens, Arijit Das, Christopher Price, Wayne Hannaway, Zabrina Smith
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Publication number: 20180227116Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2017Publication date: August 9, 2018Applicant: NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATIONInventors: Justin CHAPMAN, Andrew CZUPEK, Andrew MONKS, Anthony STEVENS, Arijit DAS, Christopher PRICE, Wayne HANNAWAY, Zabrina SMITH
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Publication number: 20180225660Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2017Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventors: Justin Chapman, Andrew Czupek, Andrew Monks, Anthony Stevens, Arijit Das, Christopher Price, Wayne HANNAWAY, Zabrina SMITH
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Patent number: 9992022Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 18, 2017Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Northern Trust CorporationInventors: Justin Chapman, Andrew Czupek, Andrew Monks, Anthony Stevens, Ariji Das, Christopher Price, Wayne Hannaway, Zabrina Smith
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Patent number: 9990504Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 18, 2017Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Northern Trust CorporationInventors: Justin Chapman, Andrew Czupek, Andrew Monks, Anthony Stevens, Arijit Das, Wayne Hannaway, Zabrina Smith
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Publication number: 20180081157Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2015Publication date: March 22, 2018Inventors: Andrew Monk, Richard Williams