U.S. Patent 10938574 was awarded to T-Mobile USA, Inc. on March 02, 2021 and is entitled “Cryptographic font script with integrated signature for verification.” The first named inventor is Lee Miller London of Seattle, WA. The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

This disclosure describes techniques for authenticating text documents that can include a cryptographic font script. The text documents can be generated using a text editor application that can generate a machine-readable code or a unique document identification (ID) that can include a metadata component having various authentication data and that can cryptographically sign the documents. The signature on the document can be used to verify the data and identity of the signer. Each such transaction is referenced in a blockchain to construe a public ledger representing the ownership of the text documents from the full record of transactions in the blockchain. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on November 26, 2018  as U.S. Patent Application 16/200498 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 10938574. The primary examiner was Cheng-Feng Huang.

T-Mobile USA, Inc., who is the original assignee of this patent, has at least 1424 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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