ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,652,161, issued on June 9.

"Data classification model with key store for import, storage, export and security compliance end points checks" was invented by David Michael Vigna (Sterling, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of applying a corporate secure compliance end-point check matched to a user authentication with an Encryption Key Store for each data source application data feed used within a web application, including applying data classification levels and masking of sensitive data, thereby allowing for multiple export keys to multiple third-party applications."

The patent was filed on June 21, 2022, under Application No. 1...