U.S. Patent 10579994 was awarded to Capital One Services, LLC on March 03, 2020 and is entitled “Method for routing to mesh network content utilizing blockchain technology.” The first named inventor is Jeremy Goodsitt of Champaign, IL. The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

Techniques for routing to content within a mesh network based on a blockchain are provided. An electronic device can receive data from a mesh network to establish the device as a node on the mesh network. The established node can generate a cryptocurrency wallet that can be loaded with an amount of cryptocurrency. A blockchain can store searchable transactions related to content stored within the mesh network. The established node can search the blockchain to locate content and can transmit a request for certain content. The established node may issue a payment to a node hosting the requested content and/or to any intermediate nodes facilitating the established node’s access to the content. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on November 06, 2018  as U.S. Patent Application 16/182173 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 10579994. The primary examiner was Jay Huang.

Capital One Services, LLC, who is the original assignee of this patent, has at least 2278 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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