U.S. Patent 11041770 was awarded to ShockWatch, Inc. on June 22, 2021 and is entitled “Impact indicator.” The first named inventor is Aldric Lee of Plano, TX. The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a device and technique for impact detection includes an impact indicator having a housing enclosing a detection assembly configured to detect an acceleration event. The indicator also includes switch circuitry and a radio-frequency identification (RFID) module coupled to the switch circuitry. Responsive to detecting the acceleration event, the detection assembly causes a change in the switch circuitry, wherein the change in the switch circuitry causes a change in a value output by the RFID module when activated. The indicator also includes logic configured to blockchain data output by the indicator. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on September 21, 2018  as U.S. Patent Application 16/137820 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 11041770. The primary examiner was Raymond L Nimox.

ShockWatch, Inc., who is the original assignee of this patent, has at least 24 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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