From Graduation Project to U.S. Patent: The BidChain Journey

An idea that began as our graduation project has reached a milestone I never imagined seeing on paper: BidChain has officially been granted a U.S. Patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Patent

US 12,664,581 B2

Granted

June 23, 2026

Office

United States Patent and Trademark Office

I’m honored to share that our invention has officially been granted a U.S. Patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

What makes this milestone especially meaningful to me is the journey behind it. BidChain did not end when our graduation project was completed. The idea continued through research, development, documentation, review, and the long patent process until it eventually reached this moment.

Seeing an idea that began during university become formally recognized intellectual property is something I’m deeply grateful for.

The patented solution introduces a secure blockchain-based framework for protecting sensitive information exchanged within digital transactions.

At a high level, the approach combines smart contracts, blockchain-based verification, encryption, and cryptographic mechanisms to protect data confidentiality and integrity while supporting trusted transaction processing.

The core idea is to reduce the risks associated with handling sensitive transaction information by protecting data before and during its interaction with the blockchain-based process.

BidChain began as our graduation project and became much more than a university deliverable.

In 2022, the project earned third place in the SheCodes competition among more than 250 computer science graduation projects from across Saudi Arabia.

The patent milestone arrived years later, giving the project a new chapter beyond the competition and graduation itself.

That progression, from building and presenting the idea, to seeing it recognized in a national competition, and eventually receiving a U.S. patent, is one of the most meaningful parts of the experience for me.

This achievement reflects years of collaboration, guidance, persistence, and shared belief in the idea.

Each person contributed to the journey that ultimately brought the project to this point.

One of the things I value most about this experience is how much the meaning of the project changed over time.

At graduation, success meant building the idea and proving that it could work.

At the competition, it meant explaining it clearly enough for others to recognize its value.

Years later, receiving the patent represents something different: seeing the underlying invention formally documented and protected.

For me, that is a reminder that some of the most meaningful outcomes of a project are not visible when the project first ends.