Patents by Inventor David Duane Bettger

David Duane Bettger 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: 11949791
    Abstract: A hash contract is disclosed herein. A hash contract may be a value generated by a device using a hash function. The hash contract itself may represent a legally enforceable contract. The hash contract may be structured in a manner such that a device operated by a contracting party can transmit a legally enforceable contract over a network using a smaller file size than is possible with conventional secure transaction techniques. In addition, the manner in which the hash contract is generated allows a receiving device to verify that the contract elements of the contract are as expected and to verify an identity of a user that allegedly accepted the contract. Thus, even if a malicious user attempts to alter contract elements or perform other fraudulent activity, the receiving device can use the hash contract to identify such activity and prevent a transaction from being completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Secure Open Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: David Duane Bettger
  • Publication number: 20220278847
    Abstract: A hash contract is disclosed herein. A hash contract may be a value generated by a device using a hash function. The hash contract itself may represent a legally enforceable contract. The hash contract may be structured in a manner such that a device operated by a contracting party can transmit a legally enforceable contract over a network using a smaller file size than is possible with conventional secure transaction techniques. In addition, the manner in which the hash contract is generated allows a receiving device to verify that the contract elements of the contract are as expected and to verify an identity of a user that allegedly accepted the contract. Thus, even if a malicious user attempts to alter contract elements or perform other fraudulent activity, the receiving device can use the hash contract to identify such activity and prevent a transaction from being completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventor: David Duane Bettger
  • Publication number: 20220231857
    Abstract: An acceptance hash code is disclosed herein. An acceptance hash code is a value generated by a device using a hash function. The acceptance hash code itself may represent a legally enforceable document. The acceptance hash code may be structured in a manner such that a device operated by a user can transmit a legally enforceable document over a network using a smaller file size than is possible with conventional secure transaction techniques. In addition, the manner in which the acceptance hash code is generated allows a receiving device to verify that the document elements of the document are as expected and to verify an identity of a user that allegedly executed the document. Thus, even if a malicious user attempts to alter document elements or perform other fraudulent activity, the receiving device can use the acceptance hash code to identify such activity and prevent a transaction from being completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventor: David Duane Bettger
  • Patent number: 11251964
    Abstract: A hash contract is disclosed herein. A hash contract may be a value generated by a device using a hash function. The hash contract itself may represent a legally enforceable contract. The hash contract may be structured in a manner such that a device operated by a contracting party can transmit a legally enforceable contract over a network using a smaller file size than is possible with conventional secure transaction techniques. In addition, the manner in which the hash contract is generated allows a receiving device to verify that the contract elements of the contract are as expected and to verify an identity of a user that allegedly accepted the contract. Thus, even if a malicious user attempts to alter contract elements or perform other fraudulent activity, the receiving device can use the hash contract to identify such activity and prevent a transaction from being completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Secure Open Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: David Duane Bettger
  • Patent number: 11190358
    Abstract: An acceptance hash code is disclosed herein. An acceptance hash code is a value generated by a device using a hash function. The acceptance hash code itself may represent a legally enforceable document. The acceptance hash code may be structured in a manner such that a device operated by a user can transmit a legally enforceable document over a network using a smaller file size than is possible with conventional secure transaction techniques. In addition, the manner in which the acceptance hash code is generated allows a receiving device to verify that the document elements of the document are as expected and to verify an identity of a user that allegedly executed the document. Thus, even if a malicious user attempts to alter document elements or perform other fraudulent activity, the receiving device can use the acceptance hash code to identify such activity and prevent a transaction from being completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Secure Open Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: David Duane Bettger
  • Publication number: 20190052466
    Abstract: A hash contract is disclosed herein. A hash contract may be a value generated by a device using a hash function. The hash contract itself may represent a legally enforceable contract. The hash contract may be structured in a manner such that a device operated by a contracting party can transmit a legally enforceable contract over a network using a smaller file size than is possible with conventional secure transaction techniques. In addition, the manner in which the hash contract is generated allows a receiving device to verify that the contract elements of the contract are as expected and to verify an identity of a user that allegedly accepted the contract. Thus, even if a malicious user attempts to alter contract elements or perform other fraudulent activity, the receiving device can use the hash contract to identify such activity and prevent a transaction from being completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventor: David Duane Bettger
  • Publication number: 20190052467
    Abstract: An acceptance hash code is disclosed herein. An acceptance hash code is a value generated by a device using a hash function. The acceptance hash code itself may represent a legally enforceable document. The acceptance hash code may be structured in a manner such that a device operated by a user can transmit a legally enforceable document over a network using a smaller file size than is possible with conventional secure transaction techniques. In addition, the manner in which the acceptance hash code is generated allows a receiving device to verify that the document elements of the document are as expected and to verify an identity of a user that allegedly executed the document. Thus, even if a malicious user attempts to alter document elements or perform other fraudulent activity, the receiving device can use the acceptance hash code to identify such activity and prevent a transaction from being completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventor: David Duane Bettger