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WINKK, INC

WINKK, INC's patent strategy reveals a surprising shift away from its core strengths, with significant declines across its top categories. Cryptographic Mechanisms, representing 65.4% of its portfolio, saw a dramatic 90.9% decline in patent filings so far in 2026, following a 54.2% drop in 2025, while Network Security & Access Control, at 35.8% of the portfolio, experienced a 64.3% decline in 2025 and a further 60.0% drop so far in 2026, indicating a potential re-evaluation of its communication security focus.

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Yearly patent publications since 2023

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Product-level themes inferred from filings since 2023, with category chips showing where each theme appears. Select a theme to filter the patents below.

81 US filings (since 2023) · 11 categories · 8 themes

Granular Data Encryption & Access Controlfiltered

Systems and methods for encrypting data at a fine-grained level (e.g., per data unit or based on sensitivity) and controlling access to it, often involving delegated authorization, contextual policies, or secure data sharing.

Cryptographic Mechanisms
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49since 2023
-69.6%YoY
Access Control & Identity Management

Systems and methods for authenticating users, devices, or applications, authorizing their access to resources based on policies, and managing digital identities across various platforms.

Network Security & Access ControlComputer Security
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38since 2023
-25.0%YoY
Hardware-Assisted Cryptographic Operations

Utilizing dedicated hardware components, secure enclaves, or trusted execution environments to perform cryptographic operations, enhancing security, performance, or isolation from software vulnerabilities.

Cryptographic Mechanisms
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34since 2023
-57.1%YoY
Secure Data Storage & Provenance

Techniques for protecting data at rest or in backup, ensuring its integrity, confidentiality, and verifiable origin, often involving encryption, unique identifiers, or secure repositories.

Computer Security
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13since 2023
-60.0%YoY
AI/ML for Cryptographic Security

Applying artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to enhance cryptographic systems, such as generating encryption models, improving zero-trust architectures, or enabling privacy-preserving computations like federated learning.

Cryptographic MechanismsComputer Security
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9since 2023
n/a
Automated Transaction Systems

Systems designed to streamline and automate various commercial transactions, including mobile-enhanced processes, secure online checkouts, customer service interactions, and privilege issuance, often leveraging digital authentication.

Business Methods & Fintech
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4since 2023
0.0%YoY
Secure Communication Protocols

Technologies for establishing and maintaining secure communication channels between devices or networks, often employing encryption, secure protocols, or virtual private networks (VPNs).

Network Security & Access Control
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2since 2023
+100.0%YoY
Cloud Security Posture Management

Tools and processes for assessing, monitoring, and improving the security configuration and external accessibility of resources deployed within cloud computing environments.

Network Security & Access Control
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1since 2023
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Patents

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Granular Data Encryption & Access Control
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US 20230185896 A1APPLICATION
G06F21/45

AUTOMATED ID PROOFING USING A RANDOM MULTITUDE OF REAL-TIME BEHAVIORAL BIOMETRIC SAMPLINGS

Filed:2023-02-06Pub:2023-06-15
Applicant:WINKK, INC

A security platform architecture is described herein. The security platform architecture includes multiple layers and utilizes a combination of encryption and other security features to generate a secure environment.

US 11657140 B2GRANTED
H04L9/32

Device handoff identification proofing using behavioral analytics

Filed:2020-05-06Pub:2023-05-23
Applicant:WINKK, INC

A security platform architecture is described herein. The security platform architecture includes multiple layers and utilizes a combination of encryption and other security features to generate a secure environment.

US 11652815 B2GRANTED
H04L29/06

Security platform architecture

Filed:2019-12-10Pub:2023-05-16
Applicant:WINKK, INC

A security platform architecture is described herein. The security platform architecture includes multiple layers and utilizes a combination of encryption and other security features to generate a secure environment.

US 11637694 B2GRANTED
G06F21/00

Secret material exchange and authentication cryptography operations

Filed:2019-07-15Pub:2023-04-25
Applicant:Winkk, Inc.

Aspects of associative cryptography key operations are described. In one embodiment, a first cryptographic function is applied to secret data to produce a first encrypted result. The first encrypted result is transmitted by a first device to a second device. The second device applies a second cryptographic function to the first encrypted result to produce a second encrypted result. At this point, the secret data has been encrypted by two different cryptographic functions, each of them being sufficient to secure the secret data from others. The two different cryptographic function can be inversed or removed, in any order, to reveal the secret data. Thus, the first device can apply a first inverse cryptographic function to the second encrypted result to produce a first result, and the second device can apply a second inverse cryptographic function to the first result to decrypt the secret data.

US 20230116527 A1APPLICATION
H04W12/0471

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCRYPTION KEY EXCHANGE WITH ENHANCED SECURITY THROUGH OPTI-ENCRYPTION CHANNEL

Filed:2022-12-09Pub:2023-04-13
Applicant:WINKK, INC

A security platform architecture is described herein. The security platform architecture includes multiple layers and utilizes a combination of encryption and other security features to generate a secure environment.

US 11588794 B2GRANTED
H04L9/40

Method and apparatus for secure application framework and platform

Filed:2019-12-10Pub:2023-02-21
Applicant:WINKK, INC

A security platform architecture is described herein. The security platform architecture includes multiple layers and utilizes a combination of encryption and other security features to generate a secure environment. A method, system and apparatus include/are configured for maintaining a secure vault, accessing building block modules and implementing an orchestrator. The vault stores code. The building block modules are formed using the code stored in the secure vault. The orchestrator controls access to the building block modules.

US 11574045 B2GRANTED
G06F21/45

Automated ID proofing using a random multitude of real-time behavioral biometric samplings

Filed:2020-05-06Pub:2023-02-07
Applicant:WINKK, INC

A security platform architecture is described herein. The security platform architecture includes multiple layers and utilizes a combination of encryption and other security features to generate a secure environment.

US 11563582 B2GRANTED
H04L9/32

Method and apparatus for optical encryption communication using a multitude of hardware configurations

Filed:2019-12-10Pub:2023-01-24
Applicant:WINKK, INC

A security platform architecture is described herein. The security platform architecture includes multiple layers and utilizes a combination of encryption and other security features to generate a secure environment.

US 11553337 B2GRANTED
H04W12/0471

Method and apparatus for encryption key exchange with enhanced security through opti-encryption channel

Filed:2019-12-10Pub:2023-01-10
Applicant:WINKK, INC

A security platform architecture is described herein. The security platform architecture includes multiple layers and utilizes a combination of encryption and other security features to generate a secure environment.

US 20220394023 A1APPLICATION
H04L29/06

ENCRYPTION FOR ONE-WAY DATA STREAM

Filed:2021-06-04Pub:2022-12-08
Applicant:WINKK, INC

Low power devices are able to utilize encryption in communication. Low power devices typically cannot send/receive large amounts of data since sending/receiving more data uses more power. Implementing a key exchange with a small encrypted payload enables secure communication between the devices. A one-way data stream is implemented. The one-way data stream is able to be encrypted.

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