U.S. Patent 10178069 was awarded to PEKING UNIVERSITY SHENZHEN GRADUATE SCHOOL on January 08, 2019 and is entitled “Systems and methods for managing top-level domain names using consortium blockchain.” The first named inventor is Han-Che Wang of Sugar Land, TX. The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

The present disclosure relates generally to internet technology and more specifically to managing Top-level domain (TLD) name based on blockchain. An example method of managing Top-level domain name comprises the following steps: A. Using TLD nodes to form alliance network in the blockchain; B. Layering the system architecture in the alliance network to separate operations and data; and C. Reaching consensus among all nodes in the alliance network through consensus mechanism. A more effective and efficient consensus mechanism will increase the safety and reliability of the system and improve the efficiency of the system. Layering the system structure will ensure the efficiency and portability of the system. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on March 14, 2018  as U.S. Patent Application 15/921319 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 10178069. The primary examiner was Karen C Tang.

PEKING UNIVERSITY SHENZHEN GRADUATE SCHOOL, who is the original assignee of this patent, has at least 82 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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