U.S. Patent 10897348 was awarded to PIAMOND CORP. on January 19, 2021 and is entitled “Method and system for managing consent and utilization of information using blockchain.” The first named inventor is Jinhong Yang of Gimhae-si, . The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

An information management method and system for managing consent for and use of information using a blockchain are provided. The information management method comprises: receiving a request to store a user agreement to the processing of the user’s information from a service provider providing a service to the user; recording the user agreement on a blockchain; providing the service provider a response to the request to store the user agreement; receiving a third-party certification request for the provision of information from the user, regarding the information provided to the service provider; and providing a third-party certification for the provision of information to the user. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on May 06, 2020  as U.S. Patent Application 16/867682 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 10897348. The primary examiner was Atta Khan.

PIAMOND CORP., who is the original assignee of this patent, has at least 4 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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