Patents by Inventor William Michael Pearce

William Michael Pearce 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: 12238052
    Abstract: Herein is disclosed a method of verifying the completeness and authenticity of instant messages sent from a first instant messaging application of a sender to a second instant messaging application of a recipient, the instant messages each having a sender's address and a user-accessible field for receiving content. The content of the user-accessible field is visible to the recipient upon opening the instant message in the second instant messaging application. The method includes the steps of identifying the receiver for an instant message to be sent by the sender, generating a current sequence marker for the receiver, inserting the current sequence marker into the user-accessible field of the instant message, and then sending the message. The current sequence marker represents a next sequence identifier in a sequence of instant messages between the sender and the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Inventor: William Michael Pearce
  • Patent number: 12238083
    Abstract: Herein is disclosed a method of verifying the authenticity of text messages sent from a sender to a recipient. The text messages each having a sender's address and a user-accessible field for receiving content. The content of the user-accessible field is visible to the recipient upon opening the text message in the second text message application. The method includes the steps of identifying the receiver for a message to be sent by the sender, generating a current sequence marker for the receiver, inserting the current sequence marker into the user-accessible filed of the text message, and then s ending the message. The current sequence marker represents a next sequence identifier in a sequence of text messages between the sender and the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Inventor: William Michael Pearce
  • Publication number: 20240305986
    Abstract: Herein is disclosed a method of verifying the authenticity of text messages sent from a first text message application of a sender to a second text message application of a recipient. The text messages each having a sender's address and a user-accessible field for receiving content. The content of the user-accessible field is visible to the recipient upon opening the text message in the second text message application. The method includes the steps of generating a current sequence marker for the receiver and the firmware inserting the current sequence marker into the user-accessible filed of the text message, and then sending the message. The current sequence marker represents a next sequence identifier in a sequence of text messages between the sender and the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventor: William Michael Pearce
  • Publication number: 20230412534
    Abstract: Herein is disclosed a method of verifying the completeness and authenticity of instant messages sent from a first instant messaging application of a sender to a second instant messaging application of a recipient, the instant messages each having a sender's address and a user-accessible field for receiving content. The content of the user-accessible field is visible to the recipient upon opening the instant message in the second instant messaging application. The method includes the steps of identifying the receiver for an instant message to be sent by the sender, generating a current sequence marker for the receiver, inserting the current sequence marker into the user-accessible field of the instant message, and then sending the message. The current sequence marker represents a next sequence identifier in a sequence of instant messages between the sender and the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventor: William Michael Pearce
  • Publication number: 20230291767
    Abstract: Herein is disclosed a method of verifying the authenticity of emails sent within an email domain from a sender to a recipient, the emails each having a sender’s email address, a receiver’s email address, and a user-accessible field for receiving content. The content of the user-accessible field is visible to the recipient upon opening an email inbox in the second email application. The method includes the steps of first identifying the receiver for an email to be sent by the sender. A current sequence marker for the receiver is then generated. The current sequence marker represents a next sequence identifier in a sequence of emails between the sender and the receiver. The current sequence marker is then inserted into the user-accessible field of the email and the email is then sent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventor: William Michael Pearce
  • Publication number: 20230262040
    Abstract: Herein is disclosed a method of verifying the authenticity of text messages sent from a sender to a recipient. The text messages each having a sender's address and a user-accessible field for receiving content. The content of the user-accessible field is visible to the recipient upon opening the text message in the second text message application. The method includes the steps of identifying the receiver for a message to be sent by the sender, generating a current sequence marker for the receiver, inserting the current sequence marker into the user-accessible filed of the text message, and then s ending the message. The current sequence marker represents a next sequence identifier in a sequence of text messages between the sender and the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventor: William Michael Pearce
  • Publication number: 20210329007
    Abstract: Herein is disclosed a method of verifying the authenticity of emails sent within an email domain from a first email application of a sender to a second email application of a recipient, the emails each having a sender's email address, a receiver's email address, and a user-accessible field for receiving content. The content of the user-accessible field is visible to the recipient upon opening an email inbox in the second email application. The method includes the steps of first identifying the receiver for an email to be sent by the sender. A current sequence marker for the receiver is then generated. The current sequence marker represents a next sequence identifier in a sequence of emails between the sender and the receiver. The current sequence marker is then inserted into the user-accessible field of the email and the email is then sent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventor: William Michael Pearce