U.S. Patent 10929823 was awarded to Northwestern University on February 23, 2021 and is entitled “Peer auditing in a blockchain distribution network.” The first named inventor is Aleksandar Kuzmanovic of Evanston, IL. The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

A system for use in a blockchain distribution network includes a plurality of peer-to-peer nodes and a plurality of central servers in communication with at least a portion of the plurality of peer-to-peer nodes. The plurality of peer-to-peer nodes includes a first peer node and a second peer node and the plurality of central servers includes a first central server. The first peer node includes a first transceiver that is configured to transmit a blockchain to the second peer node. The second peer node includes a second transceiver that is configured to relay the blockchain to the first central server such that the first central server is unable to identify an origin of the blockchain. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on September 07, 2018  as U.S. Patent Application 16/124447 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 10929823. The primary examiner was Sarah Su.

Northwestern University, who is the original assignee of this patent, has at least 1632 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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