U.S. Patent 11055658 was awarded to AS America, Inc. on July 06, 2021 and is entitled “Blockchain-based supply chain certification systems and methods.” The first named inventor is John C. Checco of Stony Point, NY. The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

A supply chain for a batch of identical units is provided. The supply chain includes database architecture. The batch of units may include a distributed ledger (blockchain) identification (ID), and at least two additional pieces of information. The information includes a serial number of the batch, a location of manufacture of the batch, an ID associated with the source of the batch, and/or the ID(s) of one or more components of each unit in the batch. The supply chain may include a private database supplier key. The supplier key enables publishing of batch transaction information onto a blockchain. The information may include a transfer of control of the batch from the supplier to a receiver-manufacturer. The supply chain may further include a private database receiver-manufacturer key associated with each batch associated with the receiver-manufacturer. The private database manufacturer key enables the receiver-manufacturer to review transactions associated with each batch. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on February 23, 2018  as U.S. Patent Application 15/903180 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 11055658. The primary examiner was Russell S Glass.

AS America, Inc., who is the original assignee of this patent, has at least 4320 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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