U.S. Patent 10992458 was awarded to EMC IP Holding Company LLC on April 27, 2021 and is entitled “Blockchain technology for data integrity regulation and proof of existence in data protection systems.” The first named inventor is Assaf Natanzon of Tel Aviv, . The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

One example method includes creating a backup of data, creating metadata associated with the backup, hashing the backup to create a backup hash, obtaining a key from a blockchain, generating an aggregate hash of a combination that includes the key and the backup hash, and transmitting the aggregate hash to a blockchain network. Because the aggregate hash is not modifiable when stored in a blockchain, an immutable record exists that establishes when a particular backup was created. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on January 16, 2019  as U.S. Patent Application 16/249783 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 10992458. The primary examiner was Mahfuzur Rahman.

EMC IP Holding Company LLC, who is the original assignee of this patent, has at least 9796 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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