Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. has a total number of 4881 different granted patents and 3869 different inventors. The first patent on record has a date of 2010-01-19. 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 – Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
U.S. Patent Number 10356102 is entitled ‘Permissions using blockchain’ and was granted on 2019-07-16. This patent has a total of 1 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 10447770 is entitled ‘Blockchain micro-services framework’ and was granted on 2019-10-15. This patent has a total of 1 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 10812490 is entitled ‘Permissions using blockchain’ and was granted on 2020-10-20. This patent has a total of 0 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 10880072 is entitled ‘Systems and methods for controlled random endorsement in a blockchain network’ and was granted on 2020-12-29. This patent has a total of 0 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 10949548 is entitled ‘Systems and methods for providing multi-node resiliency for blockchain peers’ and was granted on 2021-03-16. This patent has a total of 0 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 11025701 is entitled ‘Systems and methods for utilizing blockchain for securing browsing behavior information’ and was granted on 2021-06-01. This patent has a total of 0 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 11151621 is entitled ‘System and method for carrier settlement using blockchain’ and was granted on 2021-10-19. This patent has a total of 0 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
Most Innovative Inventors
Dante J. Pacella, Charles Town, US. Total number of patents: 58.
Mani Tadayon, Leesburg, US. Total number of patents: 16.
Ashish Sardesai, Ashburn, US. Total number of patents: 8.
Jean M. McManus, Bernardsville, US. Total number of patents: 7.
Saravanan Mallesan, Fairfax, US. Total number of patents: 6.
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).
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. 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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