ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,639,468, issued on May 26, was assigned to GRAVIC INC. (Malvern, Pa.).

"Methods for selectively controlling access to resources in a multi-node system" was invented by Bruce D. Holenstein (Media, Pa.), Dylan R. Holenstein (Newtown Square, Pa.) and Paul H. Holenstein (Downingtown, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods are disclosed for selectively controlling access to a resource that is accessible to multiple nodes in a multi-node system or multiple processors in a multi-processor system to prevent hackers, malware, and ransomware attacks. The multi-node or multi-processor systems receive both matching and non-duplicated requests. In...