U.S. Patent 11144660 was awarded to SAP SE on October 12, 2021 and is entitled “Secure data sharing.” The first named inventor is Denise Wildner of Munich, . The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

A computer-implemented method is provided for secure data sharing. The method comprises: storing, by a data owner or an entity authorized by the data owner, via a data management user interface, in a decentralized data storage, data in an encrypted format; storing, via the data management user interface, in a blockchain, information indicating the data owner and a reference to the data stored in the decentralized data storage; and storing, by the data owner, via the data management user interface, in the blockchain, information indicating consent given to one or more authorized users for using the data. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on November 28, 2018  as U.S. Patent Application 16/203178 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 11144660. The assistant examiner was Shaqueal D Wade.

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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