COINPLUG, INC. has a total number of 34 different granted patents and 9 different inventors. The first patent on record has a date of 2018-12-25. 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 – COINPLUG, INC.
U.S. Patent Number 10454918 is entitled ‘Method for SSO service using PKI based on blockchain networks, and device and server using the same’ and was granted on 2019-10-22. This patent has a total of 1 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 10848318 is entitled ‘System for authenticating certificate based on blockchain network, and method for authenticating certificate based on blockchain network by using same’ and was granted on 2020-11-24. This patent has a total of 0 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 10848319 is entitled ‘System for issuing certificate based on blockchain network, and method for issuing certificate based on blockchain network by using same’ and was granted on 2020-11-24. This patent has a total of 0 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 10528756 is entitled ‘Method for managing information using tree structure based on blockchain, server and terminal using the same’ and was granted on 2020-01-07. This patent has a total of 0 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 10541991 is entitled ‘Method for OAuth service through blockchain network, and terminal and server using the same’ and was granted on 2020-01-21. This patent has a total of 0 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 10554421 is entitled ‘Method for superseding log-in of user through PKI-based authentication by using smart contact and blockchain database, and server employing same’ and was granted on 2020-02-04. This patent has a total of 0 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 10659236 is entitled ‘Method for superseding log-in of user through PKI-based authentication by using blockchain database of UTXO-based protocol, and server employing same’ and was granted on 2020-05-19. This patent has a total of 0 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
Most Innovative Inventors
Joon Sun Uhr, Gyeonggi-do, KR. Total number of patents: 33.
Jay Wu Hong, Seoul, KR. Total number of patents: 32.
Joo Han Song, Gyeonggi-do, KR. Total number of patents: 25.
Moon Gju Suh, Seoul, KR. Total number of patents: 4.
Seung Il Ra, Seoul, KR. Total number of patents: 2.
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).
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