U.S. Patent 10230526 was awarded on March 12, 2019 and is entitled “Out-of-band validation of domain name system records.” The first named inventor is William Manning of Playa Del Rey, CA. The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

An out-of-band Domain Name System (DNS) security technique uses a cryptographic blockchain for securing and validating DNS data in a chain of custody that exists outside the DNS namespace, allowing validated access to cached DNS information without requiring real-time access to root servers. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on December 29, 2015  as U.S. Patent Application 14/983093 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 10230526. The assistant examiner was Badridot Champakesanatusptodotgov.

This blockchain patent has been cited 5 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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