U.S. Patent 10721060 was awarded to VERISIGN, INC. on July 21, 2020 and is entitled “Domain name blockchain user addresses.” The first named inventor is Swapneel Sheth of Fairfax, VA. The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

Techniques for DNS registry facilitated assignment of a DNS domain name registered to a registrant as a blockchain user address in a blockchain network are presented. The techniques can include providing, by a DNS registry, a public key and a computer executable registry signature verification program configured to use the public key to validate signatures made using the private key for addition to a block in a blockchain of the blockchain network. The techniques can also include receiving a request for a proof of registrar of record, and providing a proof of registration message, such that the registry signature verification program validates the signature using the public key, and the blockchain network receives and stores in the blockchain an association between the domain name and an existing blockchain user address for the registrant. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on June 29, 2018  as U.S. Patent Application 16/024488 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 10721060. The primary examiner was Shin-Hon (Eric) Chen.

VERISIGN, INC., who is the original assignee of this patent, has at least 366 total granted patents in the United States as of the date of this article. This blockchain patent has been cited 3 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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