U.S. Patent 10454918 was awarded to COINPLUG, INC. on October 22, 2019 and is entitled “Method for SSO service using PKI based on blockchain networks, and device and server using the same.” The first named inventor is Joon Sun Uhr of Gyeonggi-do, . The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

A method for a Single Sign On (SSO) service using a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) based on blockchain networks, and device and server using the same are provided. The method has objects and effects of providing (a) the SSO based on blockchain network technology to efficiently protect authentication information on users from external attacks, (b) the SSO assuring information security and preventing forgery by applying a hash function and encryption to user certificates, and (c) the SSO preventing problems incurred by information theft beforehand through a user-authentication using disposable verification values. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on March 28, 2019  as U.S. Patent Application 16/368582 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 10454918. The primary examiner was Morshed Mehedi.

COINPLUG, INC., who is the original assignee of this patent, has at least 34 total granted patents in the United States as of the date of this article. This blockchain patent has been cited 1 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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