U.S. Patent 10528756 was awarded to COINPLUG, INC. on January 07, 2020 and is entitled “Method for managing information using tree structure based on blockchain, server and terminal using the same.” The first named inventor is Joo Han Song of Gyeonggi-do, . The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

A method, user device, and service providing server are provided for information management using a specific tree based on a blockchain. Aspects of the described approach include registering in an open ledger of the blockchain private data that belongs to a set of private data that identifies a particular subject. Furthermore, pseudo-public data including prefix values that correspond to specific private data are generated, registered as sub-data corresponding to a sub-structure of a specific leaf node to which the specific private data is allocated. Also, a pseudo-public function is created based on the pseudo-public data allocated to the specific leaf node. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on February 06, 2019  as U.S. Patent Application 16/268885 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 10528756. The primary examiner was Techane Gergiso.

COINPLUG, INC., who is the original assignee of this patent, has at least 34 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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