Patents by Inventor Michael Rihani

Michael Rihani 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: 12626250
    Abstract: In particular embodiments, a computing device of a cryptocurrency service provider may receive a cryptocurrency payment request and in response may generate a code for facilitating the cryptocurrency payment. The computing device may cause the code to be presented via a user interface of a user device associated with a recipient. The user interface may be associated with a first user interface element, the interaction with which causes one or more sharing options to be presented. The computing device may receive an input designating a user and an application for sharing the cryptocurrency payment request. The computing device may cause the cryptocurrency payment request to be shared with the user via the application. A second user interface element representative of the cryptocurrency payment request may be presented to the user. The user may make the cryptocurrency payment to the recipient by interacting with the second user interface element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: Block, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Gertig, Michael Rihani, James Kraus, Hugo Müller-Downing, Bradley Wrage
  • Patent number: 12619699
    Abstract: Technologies are described herein for improvements in the security of verifiable credentials. A method can include requesting, by a first decentralized identifier (DID) associated with a decentralized web node (DWN), a verifiable credential from a second DID, wherein the second DID is included in a pool of DIDs. The method also includes receiving, from the pool of DIDs and by the first DID, the verifiable credential. The method also includes receiving, from a third DID and at the first DID, a request to verify information associated with the first DID. The method also includes determining, at the DWN, that the verifiable credential includes the information requested by the third DID. The method also includes presenting, by the DWN, at least a portion of the verifiable credential to the third DID in response to determining that the verifiable credential includes the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: Block, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Rihani, Alice Chen, Daniel Buchner, Jonathan Blackwell, Moiz Jangda