U.S. Patent 10715531 was awarded to VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION on July 14, 2020 and is entitled “Network topology.” The first named inventor is Ajith Thekadath of San Ramon, CA. The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

A network topology is provided that includes multiple data centers for building blockchain blocks. The data centers can process different subgroups of blocks, and then send updates to one another with information about new blocks. Additionally, some data centers may protect sensitive block body information, and instead may only share block headers. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on August 10, 2017  as U.S. Patent Application 16/318357 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 10715531. The primary examiner was Benjamin E Lanier.

VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION, who is the original assignee of this patent, has at least 1320 total granted patents in the United States as of the date of this article. This blockchain patent has been cited 2 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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