U.S. Patent 11190360 was awarded to CLOUDMINDS (SHENZHEN) ROBOTICS SYSTEMS CO., LTD. on November 30, 2021 and is entitled “Method, apparatus, node, signature device and system for generating block of blockchain.” The first named inventor is Jian Wang of Cupertino, CA. The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

The present disclosure provides a method, apparatus, node, signature device and system for generating block of blockchain. The method for generating the blockchain block is applied to a first node in a blockchain network and includes: generating an original block according to a blockchain protocol; performing a digital signature operation on the original block to generate a signature block; and broadcasting the signature block in the blockchain network. By adoption of the method, a block generator of the block in the blockchain network may be confirmed via the digital signature thereof, and verifiable information is provided for the security of the blockchain network. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on December 23, 2016  as U.S. Patent Application 16/315571 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 11190360. The primary examiner was Shawnchoy Rahman.

CLOUDMINDS (SHENZHEN) ROBOTICS SYSTEMS CO., LTD., who is the original assignee of this patent, has at least 54 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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