U.S. Patent 11126683 was awarded to Advanced New Technologies Co., Ltd. on September 21, 2021 and is entitled “Blockchain-based cross-chain data access method and apparatus.” The first named inventor is Zhonghao Lu of Hangzhou, . The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

One or more implementations of the present specification relate to blockchain-based cross-chain data access methods and apparatuses, and electronic devices. An access request that is specific to target data and that is sent by a node device is obtained. The target data is stored in a target blockchain of a multi-chain system that comprises a plurality of blockchains. The access request comprises an access path of the target data. The target blockchain that the target data is located in is determined based on the access path of the target data. A corresponding data access driver configured for the target blockchain is determined based on the access path of the target data. The data access driver is invoked to parse the access request and to access the target data. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on January 26, 2021  as U.S. Patent Application 17/158625 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 11126683. The primary examiner was Arvin Eskandarnia.

Advanced New Technologies Co., Ltd., who is the original assignee of this patent, has at least 1031 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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