ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,413,577, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to WIRESAFE LLC (San Francisco).

"Systems and methods for implementing computer transmission security protocol" was invented by Dale A. Scott (San Francisco).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A computer-implemented method for performing a bifurcated confirmation process via a resetting webpage form defending against Man-In-The-Middle attacks. An exemplary use case is that of municipal bond closing which is typically performed via large email lists and is subject to Man-In-The-Middle hijacking attacks. The process typically involves a large number of advisors and reviewing entities, any of one of whic...