U.S. Patent 11139956 was awarded to Dapper Labs Inc. on October 05, 2021 and is entitled “Decentralized computation system architecture based on node specialization.” The first named inventor is Layne Lafrance of Vancouver, . The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

Described are systems, methods, and media for providing secure and scalable decentralized computation for one or more decentralized applications. Features include a blockchain; and a plurality of nodes comprising a plurality of each of three specialized node types, the specialized node types comprising access nodes, security nodes, and execution nodes. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on May 23, 2019  as U.S. Patent Application 16/421222 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 11139956. The primary examiner was Malcolm Cribbs.

Dapper Labs Inc., who is the original assignee of this patent, has at least 5 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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