Progressive Depletion Minting (PDM) Licensing and Certification

PDM is a non-discretionary supply control system. This framework defines the conditions under which its inputs can be considered real.

Overview

Progressive Depletion Minting (PDM) is governed through a three-layer model designed to balance:

This structure ensures that PDM remains transparent for study, protected in commercial use, and verifiably correct in production deployments.

  • open technical scrutiny

  • commercial rights protection

  • institutional integrity and trust

Three Layers

Layer 1 - Open Study

  • Public access to the PDM specification

  • Non-commercial use only

  • Research, simulation, and academic analysis permitted

  • Attribution required

This layer ensures transparency and independent scrutiny.

Layer 2 - Commercial Licensing

  • Required for any production or revenue-generating use

  • Applies across all sectors, including:

    • financial systems

    • digital assets and token models

    • carbon and environmental markets

    • energy and infrastructure systems

Commercial deployment of PDM without a licence is not permitted.

Layer 3 - Institutional Certification

  • Required for regulated, public-trust, or mission-critical deployments

  • Conducted independently by MannCert

Certification verifies:

  • correct implementation of the PDM mechanism

  • integrity of the telemetry layer

  • compliance with governance requirements

MannCert operates as an independent certification body, structurally separate from Mann Mechanics, ensuring certification is not a commercial function of the patent holder.

Core Principle

Licensing governs who may deploy PDM.
Certification verifies how it is deployed.

Full Framework

The complete licensing and certification structure is defined in the formal specification:

PDM Licensing and Certification Framework v1.0 (April 2026)

Contact

For licensing enquiries:

Mann Mechanics

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