MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED has a total number of 1445 different granted patents and 1369 different inventors. The first patent on record has a date of 1983-10-04. 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 – MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
U.S. Patent Number 9948467 is entitled ‘Method and system for blockchain variant using digital signatures’ and was granted on 2018-04-17. This patent has a total of 22 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 10026082 is entitled ‘Method and system for linkage of blockchain-based assets to fiat currency accounts’ and was granted on 2018-07-17. This patent has a total of 21 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 9870562 is entitled ‘Method and system for integration of market exchange and issuer processing for blockchain-based transactions’ and was granted on 2018-01-16. This patent has a total of 18 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 10171248 is entitled ‘Method and system blockchain variant using digital signatures’ and was granted on 2019-01-01. This patent has a total of 11 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 10454765 is entitled ‘Method and system for node discovery and self-healing of blockchain networks’ and was granted on 2019-10-22. This patent has a total of 3 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 10198949 is entitled ‘Method and system for parking verification via blockchain’ and was granted on 2019-02-05. This patent has a total of 2 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 10305694 is entitled ‘Method and system for efficient distribution of configuration data utilizing permissioned blockchain technology’ and was granted on 2019-05-28. This patent has a total of 2 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
Most Innovative Inventors
Peter Groarke, Dublin, IE. Total number of patents: 31.
Steven Charles Davis, Saint Peters, US. Total number of patents: 21.
Ankur Arora, New Delhi, IN. Total number of patents: 15.
Jaipal Singh Kumawat, Rajasthan, IN. Total number of patents: 12.
Peter Julian Ramon Antonio R. Flor, O’Fallon, US. Total number of patents: 8.
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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