U.S. Patent 11017405 was awarded on May 25, 2021 and is entitled “Blockchain compliance platform and system for regulated transactions.” The first named inventor is David Lee Nelson of Riverton, UT. The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

Regulated crypto-assets, or blockchain tokens, that are regulated as securities (security tokens) can be purchased using a compliance platform through a compliance wallet that allows token purchasers and token sellers to purchase and sell security tokens in a regulatory compliant manner. A rules engine of the compliance platform determines what compliance rules need to be satisfied for a given transaction and guides the token purchasers through a compliance process. Token sellers, upon being presented with a request to purchase tokens on the blockchain, can verify approved transactions on the compliance platform to ensure that the transaction can be compliantly processed. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on December 31, 2018  as U.S. Patent Application 16/237588 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 11017405. The primary examiner was William E Rankins.

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