ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,554,956, issued on Feb. 17.
"System for securing and authenticating art property rights" was invented by Kathryn Lloyd (St. George, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A computer driven system is proposed to allow for embedding of unique identification devices physically embedded in canvas, creating artwork on the canvas, scanning the original artwork, and then sending the scanned images to a master controller for purposes of registering the artwork. Rather than sending scanned images to a master controller remotely, a public website can be established to receive the scanned images."
The patent was filed on July 7, 2025, under Applicati...