U.S. Patent 10102526 was awarded on October 16, 2018 and is entitled “Method and system for blockchain-based combined identity, ownership, integrity and custody management.” The first named inventor is Vijay Madisetti of Johns Creek, GA. The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

A method of issuing blockchain-based digital certificates comprising receiving from a user hashed user identification information and object information, recording to a digital certificate smart contract deployed at a digital certificate smart contract address on a blockchain network the hashed user identification information and object information and a timestamp of when the hashed user identification information and the object information were received, defined as a received timestamp, signing the digital certificate smart contract with an issuer signature, performing a user identity verification process to confirm a user identity, upon confirming the user identity, generating a combination certificate configured to be shared by the user to verify the user’s ownership of an object associated with the object information, and sending the combination certificate to the user. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on January 05, 2018  as U.S. Patent Application 15/863128 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 10102526. The primary examiner was Michael R Vaughan.

This blockchain patent has been cited 34 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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