U.S. Patent 11201747 was awarded to SAP SE on December 14, 2021 and is entitled “Federated data management between partner systems.” The first named inventor is Arne Scherrer of Kleinmachnow, . The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for federated data management between partner systems is provided. A hash structure is generated for a first data object and includes a first root hash value. The hash structure maps properties of the first data object with corresponding visibility levels for the first data object. The first root hash value is notarized to store the first root hash value in a blockchain network. A request is received to share data for the first data object from a first partner system to a second partner system. The first partner system determines the data to be shared with the second partner system based on a visibility criteria defined in relation to the first data object and the second partner system. The data and a hash proof for the data for verification of authenticity of the data is shared with the second partner system. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on July 15, 2019  as U.S. Patent Application 16/511281 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 11201747. The primary examiner was John B King.

SAP SE, who is the original assignee of this patent, has at least 3844 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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