Patents by Inventor Christopher Karabats

Christopher Karabats 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).

  • Patent number: 12412172
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing users access to trusted custody and/or staking services for newly launched blockchain projects and/or their associated cryptocurrencies are described herein. For example, a host server including a system may send, receive, and stake cryptocurrency in a secure environment where the host server manages private keys associated with one or more wallets. In some cases, the host server may utilize an abstraction layer to translate user requests into commands that may be communicated to a third-party server associated with the blockchain and/or cryptocurrencies. The user requests may include actions associated with cryptocurrencies, such as checking a wallet address, generating new wallet, transferring cryptocurrency, and/or staking cryptocurrency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2025
    Assignee: Gemini IP, LLC
    Inventors: Alex Edwards, Jessica Destefano, Christopher Karabats, Mitchell McCuiston, Ioannis Papapanagiotou, Enrique Valenzuela, Ahmad Wilson, Emirhan Akkaya, Elaine Huang
  • Patent number: 12380443
    Abstract: Systems and methods for staking instrument cryptocurrency rewards and validator management are disclosed. The systems and methods include generating validator pods associated with cryptocurrency staking validation and generating validator keys configured to be utilized by the validator pods for validating proof of stake operations. A subsets of the validator keys may be assigned to the validator pods and a request to perform the proof of stake operations may be received. A validator pod may be provisioned for validating proof of stake operations, and the validator node may be utilized to validate proof of stake operations based on the selected validator node being a compliant validator node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Gemini IP, LLC
    Inventors: Alex Edwards, Jessica Destefano, Christopher Karabats, Mitchell McCuiston, Ioannis Papapanagiotou, Enrique Valenzuela, Ahmad Wilson