U.S. Patent 10742416 was awarded on August 11, 2020 and is entitled “Fuzzy dataset processing and biometric identity technology leveraging blockchain ledger technology.” The first named inventor is Michael P. Polcha of Lovettsville, VA. The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

A system and method and for verifying that distorted biometric information submitted to a computing device is authentic. In various embodiments, the method includes receiving a signal indicative of a distorted biometric of a person; determining a DNA sequence code of the signal indicative of the distorted biometric signal; generating a first dataset based on the DNA sequence code; hashing the first dataset to obtain a second dataset; encrypting the second dataset; storing the encrypted second dataset into a blockchain; comparing the second dataset to a test dataset to determine if the second and test datasets are from a related data source and remain unchanged from the distorted biometric of the person; and updating a new transaction record on the blockchain to indicate that the blockchain transaction has been validated. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on August 21, 2018  as U.S. Patent Application 16/107683 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 10742416. The primary examiner was Ali S Abyaneh.

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