U.S. Patent 9876775 was awarded to ENT. SERVICES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LP on January 23, 2018 and is entitled “Generalized entity network translation (GENT).” The first named inventor is Timothy Mossbarger of La Mesa, CA. The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

Generalized Entity Network Translation provides new state of the art methodology for extending RKI techniques into a truly generalized framework capable of operating at exceptional levels of authenticity without the need for roots, certificate authorities, or other static points in an infrastructure. More astounding is its ability to create trusted authentic entity relationships that require no externally stored state outside of the shared context between discrete peers. The present invention provides, among other things, novel improvements to blockchain-derived systems and provides strong proof of ownership, renewal, roll-backs, and localized state and many blockchain systems more palatable choices for system integration. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on March 27, 2015  as U.S. Patent Application 14/671131 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 9876775. The primary examiner was Kenneth W Chang.

ENT. SERVICES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LP, who is the original assignee of this patent, has at least 48 total granted patents in the United States as of the date of this article. This blockchain patent has been cited 7 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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