Patents by Inventor Patrick A. Townsend

Patrick A. Townsend 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).

  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TEAM COLLABORATION AND DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20250390590
    Abstract: A user and business collaboration and document management solution is described. The solution utilizes the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) or similar distributed and decentralized storage methods, in addition to the Publish/Subscribe (PubSub) message protocol or similar distributed messaging methods. As a fully decentralized and distributed solution, information is shared through cryptographically secure and resilient Web 3.0 mechanisms. The solution provides a number of secure collaboration services. Users can securely add, update, delete, archive and share documents on the IPFS file system. Local directory synchronization automates this task. A localized encryption key and secrets vault is used to protect data encryption keys, authentication credentials, and related secrets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2025
    Publication date: December 25, 2025
    Inventor: Patrick A. Townsend
  • Methods and systems for team collaboration and document management
    Patent number: 12417296
    Abstract: A user and business collaboration and document management solution is described. The solution utilizes the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) or similar distributed and decentralized storage methods, in addition to the Publish/Subscribe (PubSub) message protocol or similar distributed messaging methods. As a fully decentralized and distributed solution, information is shared through cryptographically secure and resilient Web 3.0 mechanisms. The solution provides a number of secure collaboration services. Users can securely add, update, delete, archive and share documents on the IPFS file system. Local directory synchronization automates this task. A localized encryption key and secrets vault is used to protect data encryption keys, authentication credentials, and related secrets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2025
    Inventor: Patrick A. Townsend
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TEAM COLLABORATION AND DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20240193282
    Abstract: A user and business collaboration and document management solution is described. The solution utilizes the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) or similar distributed and decentralized storage methods, in addition to the Publish/Subscribe (PubSub) message protocol or similar distributed messaging methods. As a fully decentralized and distributed solution, information is shared through cryptographically secure and resilient Web 3.0 mechanisms. The solution provides a number of secure collaboration services. Users can securely add, update, delete, archive and share documents on the IPFS file system. Local directory synchronization automates this task. A localized encryption key and secrets vault is used to protect data encryption keys, authentication credentials, and related secrets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventor: Patrick A. Townsend