Patents by Inventor Jonathan F. Cholak

Jonathan F. Cholak 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: 11334882
    Abstract: Techniques are described for managing ownership and transfers of physical objects using information stored on a distributed ledger such as a blockchain. A distributed ledger may securely store object data describing the current owner(s) of an object, the previous owner(s) of the object, the history of transfers of the object, and/or other information regarding the object. Use of a distributed ledger may provide an immutable, readily auditable record of the current ownership and ownership history of the object. Each user participating in the system may be assigned a unique identifier to be used for conducting transactions on the distributed ledger network. A user may also be provided with a digital security token such as a cryptographic key that is useable to authenticate the user and enable access to the object data stored on the distributed ledger(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Hudson R. Jameson, Seth Ethington, John C. Hopkins, III, Benjamin D. Ethington, Jonathan F. Cholak