U.S. Patent 10637666 was awarded to Blockstack PBC on April 28, 2020 and is entitled “Migrating data for decentralized applications between disparate backend storage providers.” The first named inventor is Matthew Little of New York, NY. The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

In a decentralized system based on a blockchain, a system and method automates the process for migrating data for decentralized applications stored off-chain between backend storage providers, such as cloud-based storage providers, such that a frontend client can perform migration processes without exposing encrypted data, using client-controlled keys, and without long running server-side processes. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on August 29, 2019  as U.S. Patent Application 16/555632 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 10637666. The primary examiner was Meng Li.

Blockstack PBC, who is the original assignee of this patent, has at least 6 total granted patents in the United States as of the date of this article. This blockchain patent has been cited 2 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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