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Last updated: 2026-03-03

This website constitutes a public disclosure of the Adaptive Query™ platform and related architectures. Descriptions of methods, systems, structures, and protocols—whether narrative, conceptual, or technical—are provided to document technical concepts and inventorship consistent with applicable U.S. and international patent law.

Without limitation, this includes semantic agents, slope-based identity models, policy‑enforced mutation systems, entropy‑resolved content anchoring, adaptive indexing, memory‑native protocols, and cognition‑native execution substrates. Articles and technical materials on this site may describe illustrative embodiments, exploratory implementations, or conceptual extensions that are broader or narrower than any specific pending or future patent claims. Nothing on this site shall be construed as narrowing, limiting, dedicating to the public, or waiving the scope of any pending or future patent claims in the United States or abroad.

Patent Filings

The platform is protected by pending U.S. nonprovisional applications, including:

  • 19/230,933 Cognition-Native Semantic Execution Platform for Distributed, Stateful, and Ethically-Constrained Agent Systems (filed 2025-06-06, pending)
  • 19/326,036 Adaptive Network Framework For Modular, Dynamic, and Decentralized Systems (filed 2025-09-11, pending)
  • 19/366,760 Cognition-Compatible Network Substrate and Memory-Native Protocol Stack (filed 2025-10-23, pending)
  • 19/388,580 Systems and Methods for Memory-Native Identity and Authentication (filed 2025-11-13, pending)
  • 19/452,651 Cognition-Compatible Semantic Agent Objects with Structural Validation, Partial Agent Support, and Traceable Semantic Lineage (filed 2026-1-19, pending)
  • 19/538,221 Memory-Resident Execution of Persistent Executable Objects In Distributed Computing Systems (filed 2026-2-12, pending)
  • 19/561,229 Cryptographically Enforced Governance for Autonomous Agents And Distributed Execution Environments (filed 2026-3-09, pending)

Associated provisional filings include:

  • 63/726,519 Adaptive Network Framework (ANF) for Modular, Dynamic, and Decentralized systems
  • 63/787,082 AQ (Adaptive Query): A Programming Language and Cognitive Execution Layer for Distributed, Stateful AI
  • 63/789,967 Cross-Domain Applications of the Adaptive Query Framework
  • 63/800,515 Cognition-Native Semantic Execution Platform for Distributed, Stateful, and Ethically-Constrained Agent Systems
  • 63/808,372 Entropy-Based Content Anchoring System with Slope-Governed Routing, Adaptive Caching, and Policy-Enforced Alias Resolution
  • 63/808,539 Cognition-Native Semantic Execution Platform with Emotionally Modulated, Slope-Validated Agents
  • 63/810,666 Cognition-Native Semantic Execution Platform with Trait-Based Planning Modulation, Slope-Constrained Mutation, and Executive Graph Aggregation for Memory-Bearing Semantic Agents
  • 63/827,301 Cognition-Native Semantic Execution Platform Incorporating Empathy-Weighted Integrity Modeling, Deviation-Based Mutation Control, and Deterministic Moral Trajectory Forecasting for Ethically Evolving AI Agents
  • 63/926,122 Systems and Methods for Large-Language-Model-Driven Mutation, Evaluation, and Gating of Persistent Semantic Agents
  • 63/957,729 Continuity-Based Biological Identity Using Trust-Slope Validation
  • 63/962,013 Systems and Methods for Capability-, Time-, and Uncertainty-Aware Execution in Autonomous Computational Networks
  • 63/964,715 Confidence-Governed Execution for Cognition-Native Semantic Agents
  • 63/978,324 Inference-Time Semantic Execution Control for Machine Learning Systems

These applications and related disclosures are publicly timestamped and may support priority and inventorship consistent with applicable law. Implementations that practice the subject matter of any issued patent without authorization may constitute infringement under applicable law. Nothing on this page constitutes a determination of infringement, willfulness, or liability, which can be assessed only based on the claims of an issued patent and the specific facts of a given implementation. Patent applications are pending. Claim scope, if any, is subject to examination and may issue in altered form or not at all.

The list above may not be exhaustive. Additional U.S. and foreign patent applications may be pending or in preparation covering related subject matter. For complete documentation and updates, see the Patents page.

Reservation of Rights

All intellectual property rights related to the Adaptive Query™ platform and associated technologies—whether or not expressly referenced on this page—are reserved. References to specific patents, applications, trademarks, or disclosed concepts are provided for clarity and do not limit the scope of any existing or future rights.

The absence of a particular patent number, application, mark, jurisdiction, or claim description from this page should not be interpreted as a waiver of rights, a dedication to the public domain, or an admission that protection is unavailable or unenforceable. In the event of any inconsistency between this page and an issued patent, published application, or registered trademark, the official record controls.

This page is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Nothing herein creates an attorney-client relationship.

Licensing

No license is granted or implied for the use, reproduction, implementation, derivation, or integration of any part of the described architecture, code, specifications, or conceptual material without prior written permission. Viewing this site, reading its content, or citing its concepts does not create any license, covenant not to sue, or other rights with respect to the underlying intellectual property.

Commercial, academic, or government entities may require a formal written licensing or evaluation agreement, depending on the scope of the proposed activity and applicable intellectual property rights.

For licensing terms and contact information, visit the Licensing page.

Trademarks

Adaptive Query™ is a trademark of Nicholas Clark. U.S. federal registration is pending. AQ™, AQ Inside™, Adaptive Index™, Adaptive Network™, Semantic Agent™, @AQ™, AQID™, and Adaptive Coin™ are used as trademarks in connection with the Adaptive Query platform and brand. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Use of these marks, or confusingly similar marks, in a way that is likely to cause confusion as to source, sponsorship, or affiliation is prohibited without express written permission. Nothing herein constitutes a license to use any mark.

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