Capital One Services, LLC has a total number of 2278 different granted patents and 1609 different inventors. The first patent on record has a date of 2015-02-10. The most recent patent has a date of 2021-12-28 (as of the date of this article).
This company is a leader in filing for blockchain patents. The most impactful blockchain patents are listed below.
Top Blockchain Patents – Capital One Services, LLC
U.S. Patent Number 10121025 is entitled ‘Content validation using blockchain’ and was granted on 2018-11-06. This patent has a total of 43 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 10425230 is entitled ‘Identity and electronic signature verification in blockchain’ and was granted on 2019-09-24. This patent has a total of 37 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 10095888 is entitled ‘Secure decentralized system utilizing smart contracts, a blockchain, and/or a distributed file system’ and was granted on 2018-10-09. This patent has a total of 29 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 10535062 is entitled ‘Using a contactless card to securely share personal data stored in a blockchain’ and was granted on 2020-01-14. This patent has a total of 3 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 10250381 is entitled ‘Content validation using blockchain’ and was granted on 2019-04-02. This patent has a total of 2 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 10454683 is entitled ‘Blockchain systems and methods for user authentication’ and was granted on 2019-10-22. This patent has a total of 2 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 10496850 is entitled ‘Secure decentralized system utilizing smart contracts, a blockchain, and/or a distributed file system’ and was granted on 2019-12-03. This patent has a total of 2 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
Most Innovative Inventors
Austin Walters, Savoy, US. Total number of patents: 230.
Jeremy Goodsitt, Champaign, US. Total number of patents: 226.
Joshua Edwards, McLean, US. Total number of patents: 223.
Vincent Pham, Champaign, US. Total number of patents: 146.
Anh Truong, Champaign, US. Total number of patents: 134.
Conclusion
Blockchain patenting has been at full throttle since 2017 and with Bitcoin and Ethereum hitting all-time highs in 2021, Select IP has done research into which companies are now patenting in blockchain technology in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO).
Capital One Services, LLC is an early player in the blockchain patent space. To help our clients develop their intellectual propery and avoid the risk of potentially infringing any patents, Select Patents provides our clients a variety of services. We want our clients to develop an effective and efficient patent protection strategy. These services include:
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