ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,671,591, issued on June 30, was assigned to C3N Technologies Inc. (Macon, Ga.).

"Distributed and anonymized ticket exchange platform" was invented by Alexander Brantley Sheehan (Rockledge, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Techniques for a distributed and anonymized ticket exchange platform that may involve verifying a prospective member's identity using person identifiable information (PII), such as a driver's license, passport information, etc., upon registration. The prospective member's identity is validating using a variety of techniques, such as by contacting references and receiving confirmations that the prospective member is i...