U.S. Patent 11159015 was awarded on October 26, 2021 and is entitled “Method and apparatus for delivering electrical power to blockchain processing devices.” The first named inventor is Theodore Valkov Valkov of The Dalles, OR. The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

An apparatus for delivering electrical power from the blade terminals of server power supplies to blockchain processing devices such as cryptocurrency miners, and consisting in a whip-like electrical harness composed of a pair of primary conductors, a joint, a bundle of secondary conductors, a set of connectors, and a tinned pug. A method for attaching a number of said harnesses to the output blades of server power supplies, comprising a step whereby the tinned pug is soldered to the said output blades, and a step whereby a thermoset polymer shield is molded over the junction between the said output blades and harnesses. A method for optimally sizing the said harnesses given a specific type of server power supply and cryptocurrency miner, and comprising several calculation steps. Significant advantages over current industry practices are achieved from the practice of the present invention, namely improved reliability and safety, access to broader choice of high-performance power supplies, and portability. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on December 20, 2017  as U.S. Patent Application 15/848485 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 11159015. The primary examiner was Robert L Deberadinis.

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