Cryptographic ownership vouchers for endpoint device onboarding

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Published April 2nd, 2026

Detected April 2nd, 2026

Summary

USPTO published patent application US20260093788A1 on April 2, 2026, disclosing cryptographic methods for managing endpoint device ownership through voucher-based delegation. The invention enables self-to-self ownership transfer where current owners can delegate authority to themselves while maintaining cryptographic verification security.

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The USPTO published patent application US20260093788A1 covering methods and systems for managing endpoint devices using cryptographic ownership vouchers. The vouchers enable entities to cryptographically verify delegated authority during device onboarding. The key innovation allows a current owner to delegate authority to themselves (self-to-self delegation) while maintaining the same level of cryptographical security, and may include custom onboarding instructions for the owner's endpoint device. The application (No. 18899065) was filed September 27, 2024.

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SELF-TO-SELF DELEGATION OWNERSHIP TRANSFERS FOR ENDPOINT DEVICE ONBOARDING

Application US20260093788A1 Kind: A1 Apr 02, 2026

Inventors

BRADLEY K. GOODMAN, MAHESH BABU RAMAIAH

Abstract

Methods and systems for managing endpoint devices are disclosed. The endpoint devices may be managed by onboarding them. To onboard the endpoint devices, ownership vouchers may be used to cryptographically verify to which entities authority over the endpoint devices have been delegated. The ownership vouchers may be used by a current owner to delegate authority to himself or herself while maintaining the same level of cryptographical security. The self-to-self delegation may also include onboarding instructions that a current owner wish to implement during the onboarding of the current owner's endpoint device.