U.S. Patent 10824744 was awarded to CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. on November 03, 2020 and is entitled “Secure client-server communication.” The first named inventor is Gonzalo Salgueiro of Raleigh, NC. The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

In one embodiment, a client device includes an interface, a memory to store at least one part of a blockchain, and a processor to generate a client message indicating use of blockchain mode to establish a secure connection between the client device and a server, send the client message to the server on the interface, receive, from the server on the interface, a server message indicating use of the blockchain mode, and securely communicate with the server, on the interface, using at least one cryptographic key generated from information including cryptographic key generation information stored in the blockchain. Related apparatus and methods are also described. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on February 08, 2018  as U.S. Patent Application 15/891434 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 10824744. The primary examiner was Syed A Zaidi.

CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., who is the original assignee of this patent, has at least 16856 total granted patents in the United States as of the date of this article. This blockchain patent has been cited 0 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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