THE DIFFERENTIAL ECONOMY Why Liana Banyan’s Currency Works Differently By Jonathan Jones, Founding Manager, Liana Banyan Corporation December 1, 2025 The Problem: Currencies as Gatekeepers Here’s what nobody talks about when they build a global platform: Bob lives in Greece. His currency is weak — worth about 80 cents on the dollar. Mary lives in Switzerland. Her currency is strong — worth about $1.40 on the dollar. On every other platform in existence, Bob pays more (relative to his economic reality) and Mary pays less (relative to hers). The platform pretends this is fair because “everyone pays the same price in USD.” ...

PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION UPEKRITHEN, LLC - COMPREHENSIVE FILING Filing Date: November 25, 2025 Applicant: Upekrithen, LLC Inventor: Jonathan Jones Sharing Agreement: Per Historical Documents, Upekrithen, LLC shares patent rights with Liana Banyan Corporation ABSTRACT This provisional patent application covers 37 interconnected innovations comprising the Liana Banyan Protocol ecosystem—a cooperative commerce platform, game-based business simulator, decentralized manufacturing network, humanitarian technology, and development architecture. The innovations span economic mechanisms, AI verification systems, gamification frameworks, governance protocols, spatial-digital architectures, content filtering systems, clean water technology, universal creative licensing, distributed manufacturing, software development infrastructure, blockchain-based data access systems, and community-based financial services. ...

PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION Bag #3: Community Engagement and Democratic Work Allocation Platform DRAFT - Ready for Review FILING INFORMATION Field Value Type Utility - Provisional Application under 35 USC 111(b) Title Community Engagement and Democratic Work Allocation Platform Inventor Jonathan Ray Jones Applicant Upekrithen, LLC Entity Status Micro Entity Filing Fee $65 Related Applications Provisional #63/925,672 (cooperative commerce platform), Provisional #TBD (physical medallion) CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is related to: ...

PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION Bag #3: Community Engagement and Democratic Work Allocation Platform Innovations #39-51 (13 Innovations, 52 Claims) FILING INFORMATION Title: Community Engagement and Democratic Work Allocation Platform Applicant: Upekrithen LLC Inventor: Jonathan Ray Jones Entity Status: Micro Entity Filing Fee: $65 Related Applications: Cross-reference to U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/925,672 (Filed November 26, 2025) Cross-reference to U.S. Provisional Application No. TBD (Medallion Mechanism) Priority Date: To be filed within 7 days of November 27, 2025 ...

PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION Community Engagement, Identity Routing, and Innovation Acceleration Platform Innovations #39-53 (15 Innovations, 72 Claims) FILING INFORMATION Title: Community Engagement, Identity Routing, and Innovation Acceleration Platform Applicant: Upekrithen LLC Inventor: Jonathan Ray Jones Entity Status: Micro Entity Filing Fee: $65 Related Applications: Cross-reference to U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/925,672 (Filed November 26, 2025) Cross-reference to U.S. Provisional Application No. TBD (Medallion Mechanism) Priority Date: November 27, 2025 ABSTRACT A comprehensive platform system for managing community-driven work allocation, idea development, identity routing, and innovation acceleration through multiple integrated subsystems. The system comprises: (1) transparent progress tracking dashboards with shell-weighted calculations; (2) staged trust hierarchies with AI assistance for worker onboarding; (3) democratic team formation using anonymous weighted voting with incumbent advantage; (4) automated quality routing with three-human verification rules and canary metrics; (5) economic feedback filtering with differential pricing and grammar validation for anti-troll protection; (6) time-protected opportunity display using transparency mechanics; (7) escrow-based leadership commitment with progressive stake reduction; (8) community integration funnels with guild/tribe selection; (9) threshold-based idea funding converting community votes into project budgets through visual evolution metaphors; (10) winner-take-all competition systems with stake-based prize distribution; (11) automatic contributor stake tracking with blockchain integration; (12) stress relief game integration as feedback pathway; (13) exponential innovation systems enabling browsing, combining, and claiming of new intellectual property with automatic attribution chains; (14) competitor acquisition protocols with opportunity cost compensation and shared IP structures; and (15) unified identity routing systems with configurable destination controls, differential scanner behavior based on owner recognition, and frequency-based personalized views within shared spaces. The system integrates economic incentives with community governance to create self-regulating work marketplaces where creators retain majority value. ...

PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION Community Engagement, Identity Routing, and Innovation Acceleration Platform Attorney Docket Number: LB-PROV-002 APPLICANT INFORMATION Field Value Applicant Name Upekrithen, LLC Applicant Type Assignee (Organization) Entity Status Small Entity (claim Micro Entity at fee calculation) Address 9627 Krier Court, Converse, TX 78109 Phone (406) 578-1232 Email Upekrithen@gmail.com INVENTOR Field Value Name Jonathan Ray Jones Address 9627 Krier Court, Converse, TX 78109 Citizenship United States CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of and relates to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63/925,672, filed November 26, 2025, titled “Cooperative Commerce Platform with Distributed Economic Architecture,” the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. ...

PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION Bag #4: Competitor Acquisition and Integration Protocol Innovation #52 (1 Innovation, 8 Claims) FILING INFORMATION Title: Competitor Acquisition and Integration Protocol with Opportunity Cost Compensation Applicant: Upekrithen LLC Inventor: Jonathan Ray Jones Entity Status: Micro Entity Filing Fee: $65 Related Applications: Cross-reference to U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/925,672 (Filed November 26, 2025) Cross-reference to U.S. Provisional Application No. TBD (Medallion Mechanism) Cross-reference to U.S. Provisional Application No. TBD (Community Engagement) Priority Date: To be filed within 7 days of November 27, 2025 ...

PATENT BAG #54 THREE-GEAR CURRENCY DIFFERENTIAL FOR PLATFORM ECONOMIC STABILITY Innovation Category: Economic Infrastructure / Platform Currency Systems Created: December 1, 2025 Inventor: Jonathan Jones Status: Concept Complete — Ready for Provisional Filing INNOVATION TITLE Multi-Tiered Currency System with Dynamic Exchange Buffering and Effort-Based Debt Clearing for Cross-Border Economic Stabilization in Digital Platforms Short name: The Differential Economy or Three-Gear Currency Differential ABSTRACT A digital platform currency system comprising three interconnected currencies (Credits, Marks, Joules) functioning as a mechanical differential to absorb external economic fluctuations while maintaining internal platform stability. The system enables users from disparate economic conditions to participate equally by compensating for currency strength differentials through effort-based debt mechanisms and stored-value instruments, without requiring cryptocurrency knowledge or wallet infrastructure. ...

THE BEHEMOTH PATENT PORTFOLIO - UPDATED November 26, 2025 - Evening Session Additions From 37 Innovations to 50+ Innovations PATENT BAG STATUS BAG #1: FILED Application #: 63/925,672 Title: Cooperative Commerce Platform with Distributed Economic Architecture Filed: November 26, 2025 Innovations: 37 Claims: 123 Status: FILED ✅ BAG #2: READY TO FILE Title: Compliant Mechanism Beverage Tracking Coaster with QR Integration Innovations: 1 (Physical Medallion) Claims: 10 Status: READY (file when STLs complete) Filing Fee: $65 BAG #3: NEW - PLATFORM ENGAGEMENT SYSTEMS Title: Community Engagement and Democratic Work Allocation Platform Innovations: 13 (from tonight) Claims: 52+ (estimated) Status: DRAFT Filing Fee: $65 NEW INNOVATIONS (Tonight’s Session) Innovation #38: Physical Medallion Mechanism Already documented in Bag #2 ...

THE BEHEMOTH: COMPLETE PATENT PORTFOLIO 52 Innovations | 4 Bags | 201 Claims Updated November 27, 2025 PORTFOLIO OVERVIEW Bag Title Innovations Claims Status Fee #1 Core Platform Architecture 37 123 FILED ✅ Paid #2 Physical Medallion Mechanism 1 10 Ready $65 #3 Community Engagement Systems 13 56 DRAFT READY $65 #4 Competitor Welcome Protocol 1 8 DRAFT READY $65 TOTAL 52 197 $195 BAG #1: CORE PLATFORM ARCHITECTURE Status: FILED ✅ Application No: 63/925,672 Filed: November 26, 2025 Innovations 1-37: ...