U.S. Patent 11212110 was awarded to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. on December 28, 2021 and is entitled “Quantum-safe blockchain vault system.” The first named inventor is Phillip H. Griffin of Raleigh, NC. The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

Arrangements of the present disclosure relate to a method for securing data located in a blockchain having a plurality of blocks. The method includes creating a pointer within a block of the plurality of blocks, the pointer pointing to a security vault located external to the blockchain. The method further includes copying the block, storing the copied block in the security vault using the pointer, and securing the security vault. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on March 26, 2019  as U.S. Patent Application 16/365073 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 11212110. The primary examiner was Christopher A Revak.

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., who is the original assignee of this patent, has at least 1064 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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