Our Mission & Innovation Roadmap

At Artist Portal Studio, our mission is to empower artists and creators by building a collaborative digital space where they can connect, share creative assets, form both public and private circles, track ownership and contributions, and distribute completed works with clarity and confidence.

We are continuing to develop a portfolio of innovative patents that will form the foundation of our platform's collaboration and asset-tracking systems. While these processes are still being refined, our team is moving forward rapidly – designing with creators in mind and guided by a commitment to transparency, creative ownership, and scalable technology.

Artist Portal Studio is just getting started, and we're excited about what's ahead.

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Patent Portfolio

Patent US-8706809-B2

Systems and Methods of Creative Work Collaborative Systems

Patent#: US-8706809-B2

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Patent Date: 4/22/2014

Abstract: Systems, methods, and tangible computer-readable storage mediums for tracking collaboration are presented. More particularly, embodiments relate to providing, using a processor, an environment for collaboration between users; and tracking, using the processor, information regarding the collaboration; such that the tracked information includes rights information regarding rights of the collaborating users. Some further embodiments include storing, in a non-transient, computer-readable storage medium, the rights information. Some further embodiments include determining compensation for at least one user based on the rights information. Some further embodiments include: storing, in a non-transient, computer-readable storage medium, initial content; and storing, in the storage medium, additional content, such that the additional content builds on the initial content.

Inventors: Brandon E. D'Amore, Gregory A. Piccionelli, Joel P. Thatcher

Patent US-9100444-B2

Systems and Methods of Creative Work Collaborative Systems

Patent#: US-9100444-B2

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Patent Date: 8/4/2015

Abstract: Systems, methods, and tangible computer-readable storage mediums for tracking collaboration are presented. More particularly, embodiments relate to providing, using a processor, an environment for collaboration between users; and tracking, using the processor, information regarding the collaboration; such that the tracked information includes rights information regarding rights of the collaborating users. Some further embodiments include storing, in a non-transient, computer-readable storage medium, the rights information. Some further embodiments include determining compensation for at least one user based on the rights information. Some further embodiments include: storing, in a non-transient, computer-readable storage medium, initial content; and storing, in the storage medium, additional content, such that the additional content builds on the initial content.

Inventors: Brandon E. D'Amore, Gregory A. Piccionelli, Joel P. Thatcher

Patent US-10613716-B2

Systems and Methods of Creative Work Collaborative Systems

Patent#: US-10613716-B2

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Patent Date: 4/7/2020

Abstract: Systems, methods, and tangible computer-readable storage mediums for tracking collaboration are presented. More particularly, embodiments relate to providing, using a processor, an environment for collaboration between users; and tracking, using the processor, information regarding the collaboration; such that the tracked information includes rights information regarding rights of the collaborating users. Some further embodiments include storing, in a non-transient, computer-readable storage medium, the rights information. Some further embodiments include determining compensation for at least one user based on the rights information. Some further embodiments include: storing, in a non-transient, computer-readable storage medium, initial content; and storing, in the storage medium, additional content, such that the additional content builds on the initial content.

Inventors: Brandon E. D'Amore, Gregory A. Piccionelli, Joel P. Thatcher

Patent US-10007405-B2

Systems and Methods of Creative Work Collaborative Systems

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Patent Date: 6/26/2018

Abstract: Systems, methods, and tangible computer-readable storage mediums for selecting a user for collaboration on a work, negotiating aspects of a collaboration and generating and managing agreements for collaboration.

Inventors: Brandon E. D'Amore, Gregory A. Piccionelli, Joel P. Thatcher

Patent US-10838595-B2

Stranded Blockchain

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Patent Date: 11/17/2020

Abstract: A Smartblock that has at least two Blockchains that originates from it and terminates at a second Smartblock to create a Blockstrand.

Inventors: Brandon E. D'Amore, Gregory A. Piccionelli, Joel P. Thatcher

Patent US-11023108-B2

Systems and Methods of Creative Work Collaborative Systems

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Patent Date: 6/1/2021

Abstract: A collaborative system that securely enables the tracking of changes in a document and securely prevents changes to the document in addition to associating the document with additional related data.

Inventors: Brandon E. D'Amore, Gregory A. Piccionelli, Joel P. Thatcher

Patent US-11747965-B2

Systems and Methods of Creative Work Collaborative Systems

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Patent Date: 9/5/2023

Abstract: A collaborative system that securely enables the tracking of changes in an agreement.

Inventors: Brandon E. D'Amore, Gregory A. Piccionelli, Joel P. Thatcher

Patent US-12073062-B2

Systems and Methods of Creative Work Collaborative Systems

Patent#: US-12073062-B2

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Patent Date: 8/27/2024

Abstract: A collaborative system that securely enables the tracking of changes in an agreement.

Inventors: Brandon E. D'Amore, Gregory A. Piccionelli, Joel P. Thatcher

Patent US-12225108-B2

Stranded Blockchain

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Patent Date: 2/11/2025

Abstract: A Smartblock that has at least two Blockchains that originates from it and terminates at a second Smartblock to create a Blockstrand where the blocks of the Blockchains contain data that is public, semi-private, or private and enable secure collaboration with the control and security provided for the collaborative work via the blocks of the Blockstrand.

Inventors: Brandon E. D'Amore, Gregory A. Piccionelli, Joel P. Thatcher