Patents by Inventor Kent Ortell Pollard Bull

Kent Ortell Pollard Bull 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).

  • DIGITAL CURRENCY MINTING IN A SYSTEM OF NETWORK NODES IMPLEMENTING A DISTRIBUTED LEDGER
    Publication number: 20240152884
    Abstract: A system includes at least a first computing device, at a financial institution, configured to generate a currency request and apply first-level signature(s) to the currency request. A minting request is generated from the currency request and the first-level signature(s). The system also includes at least a second computing device, at a currency management department, configured to apply second-level signature(s) to the minting request to generate a signed minting request. The system also includes a third computing device, at a director's office, configured to apply third-level signature(s) to the signed minting request. The system also includes a plurality of network nodes, implementing a distributed ledger, configured to verify the first-level signature(s), the second-level signature(s), and the third-level signature(s); and mint the digital currency when the first-level signature(s), the second-level signature(s), and the third-level signature(s) are successfully verified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Bitt Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Ornelas, Kent Ortell Pollard Bull, Brad Welker, Darren Sessions, Kevin Kraig Steffensen, Haresh Richardson Singh
  • Digital currency minting in a system of network nodes implementing a distributed ledger
    Patent number: 11887072
    Abstract: A system includes at least a first computing device, at a financial institution, configured to generate a currency request and apply first-level signature(s) to the currency request. A minting request is generated from the currency request and the first-level signature(s). The system also includes at least a second computing device, at a currency management department, configured to apply second-level signature(s) to the minting request to generate a signed minting request. The system also includes a third computing device, at a director's office, configured to apply third-level signature(s) to the signed minting request. The system also includes a plurality of network nodes, implementing a distributed ledger, configured to verify the first-level signature(s), the second-level signature(s), and the third-level signature(s); and mint the digital currency when the first-level signature(s), the second-level signature(s), and the third-level signature(s) are successfully verified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Bitt Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Ornelas, Kent Ortell Pollard Bull, Brad Welker, Darren Sessions, Kevin Kraig Steffensen, Haresh Richardson Singh
  • DIGITAL CURRENCY MINTING IN A SYSTEM OF NETWORK NODES IMPLEMENTING A DISTRIBUTED LEDGER
    Publication number: 20210182806
    Abstract: A system includes at least a first computing device, at a financial institution, configured to generate a currency request and apply first-level signature(s) to the currency request. A minting request is generated from the currency request and the first-level signature(s). The system also includes at least a second computing device, at a currency management department, configured to apply second-level signature(s) to the minting request to generate a signed minting request. The system also includes a third computing device, at a director's office, configured to apply third-level signature(s) to the signed minting request. The system also includes a plurality of network nodes, implementing a distributed ledger, configured to verify the first-level signature(s), the second-level signature(s), and the third-level signature(s); and mint the digital currency when the first-level signature(s), the second-level signature(s), and the third-level signature(s) are successfully verified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: Bitt Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Ornelas, Kent Ortell Pollard Bull, Brad Welker, Darren Sessions, Kevin Kraig Steffensen, Haresh Richardson Singh