Innovation Built on Intellectual Property
Turning complex technology into practical business opportunities.
NECF’s intellectual property portfolio includes four issued U.S. and Canadian patents with 78 granted claims, with 40 additional claims pending.
The portfolio supports our work in organizing resources, connecting needs with capabilities and developing decision architecture.
In addition, NECF developed numerous economic, communication, cognitive, project planning and other mathematical formulas that provide the backbone of our system and were independently validated by a global economist.
Our Patent Portfolio
NECF Corporation's intellectual property portfolio reflects years of innovation in connecting resources, optimizing capacity, coordinating technology, and improving how organizations access and use specialized capabilities.
Our issued patents address systems and methods for identifying, organizing, and utilizing production resources, including technologies involving availability, network coordination, and operational efficiency.
This intellectual property forms part of the technological foundation behind NECF's development of MediaXBook and its broader innovation initiatives.
4 Issued Patents | 78 Granted Claims | 40 Pending Claims
A Milestone in NECF’s Patent History
On September 23, 2025, NECF Corporation achieved a significant milestone when U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John A. Squires signed U.S. Patent No. 12,419,202, Systems and Methods for Generating an Architecture for Production of Goods and Services, into issuance as one of his first official acts as Director. The patent names NECF founder Joseph Henry Maar as its inventor.
NECF's patent was one of only two patents signed during the special ceremony at USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. Director Squires described the patents as being “at the frontier of human ingenuity.”
The occasion marked an important moment in NECF's intellectual property journey, which began with patent filings dating to 2018. The patented technology addresses resource discovery, allocation, and optimization, incorporating machine learning to analyze utilization, demand, and pricing. These capabilities reflect NECF's commitment to developing practical technologies that help businesses make more efficient use of available resources.
USPTO Director John A. Squires at the September 23, 2025, patent-signing ceremony in Alexandria, Virginia.
USPTO Director John A. Squires signing NECF Corporation's U.S. Patent No. 12,419,202, Systems and Methods for Generating an Architecture for Production of Goods and Services.
Photo Credit: United States Patent and Trademark Office
Innovation protected by intellectual property. Designed for real-world application.
The Technology Behind NECF’s Competitive Advantage
Proprietary Economic Models
NECF's economic models measure resource utilization, identify unused capacity, and connect available resources with revenue opportunities.
Intelligent Matching & Optimization
Proprietary methods match available resources with demand while accounting for priorities, scheduling, and operational constraints.
AI Orchestration & Integration
NECF integrates AI-powered analysis, economic models, and business requirements to support more informed decisions.
Patent Portfolio
NECF's patent portfolio supports differentiated technologies with potential applications across industries, including MediaXBook and Arete14.
From Patented Technology to Practical Applications
MediaXBook
MediaXBook applies NECF's technology to an online marketplace connecting people and businesses with content creators, media professionals, and companies providing media services.
Its exchange-inspired approach is designed to help providers monetize underutilized resources while enabling buyers to discover specialized capabilities and services more efficiently.
Arete14
Arete14 applies NECF's technology to help organizations evaluate complex decisions.
Its architecture brings together AI-powered analysis, evidence, economics, risk, organizational policies, and human judgment to support governed, reviewable decisions.
Organizations can work with their preferred AI technologies while maintaining control over how recommendations are developed and evaluated.
International Standards & Industry Participation
NECF brings practical industry experience to international standards development. Our founder participated in sharing-economy standards work starting in 2019 and convenes ISO/TC 324’s task group studying Potential New Work Items. NECF represents the Marketplace Industry Association in this work, connecting marketplace experience with the development of international standards. We are also in the TC324 Chairman’s Advisory Group and ISO liaison with TC307/Blockchain.
