U.S. Patent 11032066 was awarded to Endress+Hauser SE+Co. KG on June 08, 2021 and is entitled “Method for tamper-proof storage of data of a field device.” The first named inventor is Markus Kilian of Merzhausen, . The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

The present disclosure relates to a method for tamper-proof storage of data of a field device operated by means of automation technology, wherein the field device comprises a sensor and/or actuator and an electronic unit, the field device generating data. The method comprises steps of creating at least one transaction containing generated data of the field device and storing the transaction in a data block of Blockchain technology comprising a data field containing stored transactions and a hash value. The method also includes steps of linking the data block to previously created data blocks, storing the data block in a service platform and creating and storing a security data block in the service platform. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on August 28, 2017  as U.S. Patent Application 16/337699 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 11032066. The primary examiner was Arvin Eskandarnia.

Endress+Hauser SE+Co. KG, who is the original assignee of this patent, has at least 744 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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