ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,659,139, issued on June 16, was assigned to IDENTIKEY LLC (Leander, Texas).

"Computerized systems and methods for a multi-faceted encryption platform" was invented by Kevin James Kelly (Austin, Texas) and Gregory Joe Owen (Leander, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are systems and methods for a computerized framework that provides advanced privacy and security solutions to computer networks and the data housed and transferred therein. The disclosed framework provides multi-key encryption over a distributed, secure architecture that operates by protecting and ensuring the authorized use of an individual or entity's data. The ...