Information-Market System

US 12,236,459, US 11,941,670 and US 10,296,947, assigned to Douglas R. Cloud, cover information-market system, and are available for sale or license through IPApproach.

US Patents

3 granted

Assignee

Douglas R. Cloud

Availability

For Sale or License

Patents Included

• US 12,236,459↗
• US 11,941,670↗
• US 10,296,947↗

Technology Highlights

• Quality & Provenance Controls System includes mechanisms for validating the quality, authenticity, and provenance of information assets, addressing a critical barrier in commercial data exchange environments.
• Multi-Category Information Support Architecture supports diverse information types including financial data, research reports, proprietary datasets, industry intelligence, and knowledge-based content within a unified transactional framework.
• Scalable Platform Architecture The claimed architecture is infrastructure-agnostic and designed to scale across geographies, information types, and market participants — directly mapping to cloud-based data marketplace platforms.
• Buyer–Seller Transaction Engine Patented methods cover the full transaction lifecycle — from discovery and negotiation to payment facilitation and delivery — creating enforceable coverage over modern data exchange workflows.
• Foundational Priority (2007) With a priority date of November 28, 2007 — years before modern data exchanges emerged — this portfolio establishes foundational IP rights that predate and cover today's mainstream information marketplace architectures.
• DISCLAIMER: THIS DOCUMENT PRESENTS AN OFFER FOR SALE OR LICENSING OF MENTIONED PATENTS/APPLICATION AND IN NO WAY PRESENTS A CASE OF INFRINGEMENT. ALL INFORMATION MENTIONED HEREIN IS FOR REPRESENTATION PURPOSE ONLY.

Listing updated August 27, 2026

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