ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,488,345, issued on Dec. 2.

"Decentralized integration solutions for securely conducting legal transactions and protecting sensitive data" was invented by Beatrice T. O'Brien (Short Hills, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure relates to decentralized integration solutions for securely conducting legal transactions and/or other types of transactions. In certain embodiments, a transaction platform includes a decentralized network integration system that interfaces with decentralized network systems, including blockchain and/or distributed storage systems, to securely conduct legal transactions and/or other types of transaction...