U.S. Patent 10949722 was awarded to 0Chain, LLC on March 16, 2021 and is entitled “Systems and methods of sustainability protocol using distributed blockchain application with IoT sensors.” The first named inventor is Saswata Basu of Cupertino, CA. The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

A sustainability protocol using IoT sensor data on a blockchain, and presenting this data through a QR-code on the labels of sustainable goods, to enable verification by anyone, and provide incentives for the farmer, CPG (consumer product group), retailer, and the consumer to be aligned, and collectively accelerate the goals of sustainability efficiently. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on July 03, 2018  as U.S. Patent Application 16/027222 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 10949722. The primary examiner was Paultep Savusdiphol.

0Chain, LLC, who is the original assignee of this patent, has at least 5 total granted patents in the United States as of the date of this article. This blockchain patent has been cited 0 times by other U.S. patents according to our law firm research, and can be considered an innovative patent in the field of cryptocurrency and blockchain.

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