ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,354,098, issued on July 8, was assigned to TRETE Inc. (Prosper, Texas).

"Transaction and settlement validation service" was invented by Damien Patton (Plano, Texas) and Christian Gratton (Eaton Rapids, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In certain aspects of the disclosure, a computer-implemented method includes receiving an initial order based on a user input. The method includes mapping out correct steps from the initial order to settlement. The method includes validating instructions at each step. The method includes recording data pertaining to permit the settlement of the transaction."

The patent was filed on Jan. 29, 2025, under ...