CAIN-42 Invention Atlas — IP valuation evidence bundle

MAXIMUM DEFENSIBLE IP VALUE: about $59 million ($59,500,000).

Net standalone IP value $24,788,000; gross candidate value $82,626,000; prior-art / duplication / deployment discount −70% (−$57,838,000).

Internal analytical estimate. No patent filed. Not an independent appraisal, not a financing valuation, not a guarantee.

The register

LineCount
Registered mechanism candidates1,686
— patent candidates299
— engineering innovations1,095
— implementation mechanisms292
Mechanisms with direct test evidence1,463

Valuation ladder

LineValue
Gross candidate value$82,626,000
Prior-art / duplication / deployment discount (−70%)−$57,838,000
Net standalone IP value$24,788,000
Maximum defensible IP value$59,500,000

Every entry points at a real source file and takes its title from that file's own documentation. Reproduce with python3 scripts/ip/build_invention_atlas.py.

FIRME AI, the operator, is valued at $12,000,000 USD as of 2026-10-06 (internal analytical estimate; range $6M–$20M), with a forward maximum defensible value of about $300,000,000 and a 2028 roadmap target of about $1.13 billion.

Solo founder Vincent Noriega's estimated net worth in 2026 is between $12,000,000 and $39,000,000 in paper equity (about $12,000,000 today; about $39,000,000 expected in one year; estimated, illiquid, pre-tax, not independently appraised).

See the Invention Atlas, the curated inventions, and the internal record artifacts/valuation/CAIN42_INVENTION_ATLAS_VALUATION.md.

INTERNAL ANALYTICAL ESTIMATE. NOT INDEPENDENTLY APPRAISED. NOT A FINANCING VALUATION. NOT A GUARANTEE.

Files: VALUATION_SUMMARY.json · manifest.json · README.md.