U.S. Patent 10304062 was awarded to TD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LLC on May 28, 2019 and is entitled “Computer architecture incorporating blockchain based immutable audit ledger for compliance with data regulations.” The first named inventor is Scott Hines of Fountain Hills, AZ. The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

A computer system architecture and method for providing compliance with data regulations, by: (a) collecting a data input stream with a data collection terminal; (b) using a compliance device driver resident in the data collection terminal to: (1) select data corresponding to pre-identified data compliance fields, and (2) apply a compliance markup language parser to generate pseudonymized data; and (c) using an automated compliance network appliance and an automated compliance server to: (1) transmit the pseudonymized data into immutable audit ledger, wherein the immutable audit ledger is assembled and verified by blockchain, and (2) transmit the data input stream into a data lake; (d) hosting access portals for accessing data: (1) stored in the data lake, and (2) stored in the immutable audit ledger. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on March 23, 2018  as U.S. Patent Application 15/934720 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 10304062. The primary examiner was Michael Pham.

TD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LLC, who is the original assignee of this patent, has at least 2 total granted patents in the United States as of the date of this article. This blockchain patent has been cited 3 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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