STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY has a total number of 1288 different granted patents and 830 different inventors. The first patent on record has a date of 1998-03-24. 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 – STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
U.S. Patent Number 10554649 is entitled ‘Systems and methods for blockchain validation of user identity and authority’ and was granted on 2020-02-04. This patent has a total of 15 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 10805068 is entitled ‘Systems and methods for feature-based rating via blockchain’ and was granted on 2020-10-13. This patent has a total of 5 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 10713727 is entitled ‘Systems and methods for building and utilizing an autonomous vehicle-related event blockchain’ and was granted on 2020-07-14. This patent has a total of 4 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 10719501 is entitled ‘Systems and methods for analyzing vehicle sensor data via a blockchain’ and was granted on 2020-07-21. This patent has a total of 2 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 10824746 is entitled ‘Systems and methods for controlled access to blockchain data’ and was granted on 2020-11-03. This patent has a total of 2 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 10824747 is entitled ‘Systems and methods for controlled access to policy data on blockchain’ and was granted on 2020-11-03. This patent has a total of 2 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 10824759 is entitled ‘Systems and methods for verifying agent sales data via blockchain’ and was granted on 2020-11-03. This patent has a total of 2 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
Most Innovative Inventors
Gregory Hayward, Bloomington, US. Total number of patents: 151.
Brian Mark Fields, Normal, US. Total number of patents: 143.
William J. Leise, Normal, US. Total number of patents: 72.
Shawn M. Call, Bloomington, US. Total number of patents: 57.
Douglas Albert Graff, Mountain View, US. Total number of patents: 44.
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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