Patents by Inventor Kimberly K. HOLTZ MACMILLAN

Kimberly K. HOLTZ MACMILLAN 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).

  • Method for cryptographically linking a physical object that has an NFC tag associated therewith to a digital version of the physical object using an NFT
    Publication number: 20230246836
    Abstract: A method is provided to cryptographically link a physical object to a digital version of the physical object and to maintain in a database of an object management system data regarding the physical object and the digital version of the physical object. The digital version of the physical object is represented as a digital file. The object management system includes a data record for a Near Field Communication (NFC) tag that is associated with the physical object. The NFC tag has a memory and a secure process for obtaining access to the memory. A hash generator generates a Non-Fungible-Token (NFT) of the digital file. The generated NFT of the digital file is added to the database in the data record for the NFC tag. Data related to the generated NFT of the digital file is added to the memory of the NFC tag by a cryptographically secure process, thereby cryptographically linking the physical object to a digital version of the physical object via the NFC tag that is associated with the physical object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: David C. WENTKER, Mike LINDELSEE, Thomas M. BARRON, Jon W. KIMMINS, Kimberly K. HOLTZ MACMILLAN