U.S. Patent 11108627 was awarded to Intel Corporation on August 31, 2021 and is entitled “Object identification for groups of IoT devices.” The first named inventor is Ned M. Smith of Beaverton, OR. The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

An Internet of Things (IoT) network composite object includes a device owner with name server and sub-object list, sub-objects, and a blockchain recording the sub-objects. An IoT network composite object includes a device owner with composite object type name server, and blockchain. An IoT network coalition group includes coalition group name server, coalition group member list, and blockchain. An IoT network apparatus includes device identity generator, message publisher, network applier, device describer, and packer sender. An IoT network apparatus includes a device registrar to register device to first network through a portal to second network, device joiner, token requester, and authentication request sender. An IoT network apparatus includes an identity verifier to verify the identity of an authentication request, and an authentication request response returner. An IoT network apparatus including a caller entity credential issuer, an object entity provisioner, credential presenter, and access control list policy applier. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on December 28, 2017  as U.S. Patent Application 16/466992 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 11108627. The primary examiner was Yves Dalencourt.

Intel Corporation, who is the original assignee of this patent, has at least 46429 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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