U.S. Patent 11038950 was awarded to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC on June 15, 2021 and is entitled “Blockchain digital twin for transactions on behalf of limited capability devices.” The first named inventor is Eustace Ngwa Asanghanwa of Kirkland, WA. The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

A digital twin may be configured to perform blockchain transactions on behalf of a device with limited memory, limited compute power, and/or limited internet connectivity. A method for performing such a blockchain transaction includes hosting a digital twin for the capability limited device that has a unique identifier matching a unique identifier of the digital twin such that actions performed by the digital twin are attributable to the capability limited device. The method further includes receiving input for a set of blockchain operations at the system capable of performing the blockchain operations, from the capability limited device. The method further includes performing the set of blockchain operations at the system capable of performing the blockchain operations using the digital twin and the unique device identifier, such that performance of the set of blockchain operations is attributed to the capability limited device. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on August 14, 2018  as U.S. Patent Application 16/103385 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 11038950. The primary examiner was Hitesh Patel.

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, who is the original assignee of this patent, has at least 47743 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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