15 patent(s) in this week's alert:
Assignee Summary:| Patents | Owner |
| 2 | NCHAIN LICENSING AG |
| 1 | Beijing Subway Operation Technology Innovation Research Institute Branch |
| 1 | BlackRock Finance |
| 1 | CHINA ACADEMY OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY |
| 1 | FUZHOU UNIVERSITY |
| 1 | HAMAD BIN KHALIFA UNIVERSITY |
| 1 | Helium Systems |
| 1 | Humana |
| 1 | Micro Focus |
| 1 | MYLIME |
| 1 | PAYPAL |
| 1 | The Next Thing |
| 1 | Unassigned |
| 1 | United Services Automobile Association (USAA) |
| Patents | Class Code |
| 7 | G06Q [DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED F...] |
| 4 | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] |
| 1 | B61L [GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY...] |
| 1 | G16H [HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICAT...] |
| 1 | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] |
| 1 | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] |
Details on individual patents:
| #12686423 | Subway vehicle electronic record system based on blockchain technology |
| Applied: | 09/08/2023, #18/463361 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [1047 days App to Issue] Normal range: (608 to 1660) |
| Pat Class: | B61L [GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY...] In this class there are; 1728 patents, 218 companies, and 2058 inventors in 115 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 6; Unusually Few Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 24) |
| Assignee: | Beijing Subway Operation Technology Innovation Research Institute Branch (Beijing, ) with total patents of: 1 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Atty: Justin Lampel |
| 1st Invent: | Ming Li (Beijing, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The present invention relates to a subway vehicle electronic record system based on blockchain technology, which mainly includes business view module, record information maintenance module, statistical analysis module, record information management module, system management module, and blockchain foundation platform. The invention comprehensively makes use of blockchain, database and other technologies to normalize heterogeneous data of subway vehicle record. |
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| #12688034 | Application migration method from client-server architecture to blockchain architecture |
| Applied: | 06/11/2024, #18/739408 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [770 days App to Issue] Normal range: (543 to 1841) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 669473 patents, 21444 companies, and 428172 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 9; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | FUZHOU UNIVERSITY (Fuzhou, ) with total patents of: 56 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Bayramoglu Law Offices LLC |
| 1st Invent: | Xing Chen (Fuzhou, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=0 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An application migration method from client-server architecture to blockchain architecture is provided. The application migration method includes the following steps: S1: modeling an application program of a conventional client-server architecture and abstracting the application program to a program call tree; S2: defining a taint propagation rule for taint analysis by taking key data as tainted data, to acquire all taint variables in the application program; and S3: identifying a key module of the application program on the program call tree according to a tainted path, and setting a code refactoring rule to perform code refactoring on a method in the key module according to a special program structure. |
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| #12688162 | Systems and methods for managing personalized life information |
| Applied: | 08/21/2024, #18/811108 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [699 days App to Issue] Normal range: (543 to 1841) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 669473 patents, 21444 companies, and 428172 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 17; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | United Services Automobile Association (USAA) (San Antonio, TX) with total patents of: 2946 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fletcher Yoder P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Gabriel Carlos Fernandez (San Antonio, TX) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Systems and methods described herein facilitate the management of personalized life information using a distributed ledger. For example, a distributed ledger system, such as one or more blockchains, may manage personalized life information of one or more individuals to, for example, determine an occurrence of a life event for a first individual based at least in part on personalized life information for the first individual, to access various types of personalized life information for the first individual in response to the determination of the occurrence of the life event for the first individual, and to provide a subset of the personalized life information for the first individual to a user device associated with a second individual. |
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| #12688194 | Computer-implemented system and method for managing large blocks over a blockchain network |
| Applied: | 06/05/2018, #16/620441 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [2968 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (543 to 1841) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 669473 patents, 21444 companies, and 428172 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 13; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | NCHAIN LICENSING AG (Zug, ) with total patents of: 409 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell Tummino LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Giuseppe Destefanis (London, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Computer-implemented methods and systems suitable for implementation in nodes of a blockchain network are provided. Modified blockchain node structures, network architectures, and protocols for handling large numbers of transactions and large transaction blocks are described. A computer-implemented method for a node of a blockchain network is described which includes: receiving mined data from the blockchain network corresponding to a plurality of validated transactions; assembling blocks based on said mined data; and sending assembled blocks to a storage entity for storing on a blockchain. |
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| #12688496 | Multi-layer cryptocurrency conversions using available blockchain outputs |
| Applied: | 03/17/2022, #17/697786 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [1587 days App to Issue] Normal range: (506 to 2204) |
| Pat Class: | G06Q [DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED F...] In this class there are; 90400 patents, 12843 companies, and 149149 inventors in 249 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 29) |
| Assignee: | PAYPAL (San Jose, CA) with total patents of: 2765 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Haynes and Boone, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Muhammad Saad (Scottsdale, AZ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Methods and systems described herein may implement blockchain cryptocurrency transactions in a variety of environments. An online transaction processor may provide operations for cryptocurrency conversions. The transaction processor may detect that a user is involved in a cryptocurrency transaction with another entity, which is requested to be processed using an amount of cryptocurrency and using an off-chain amount of the cryptocurrency. The transaction processor may determine that the entity does not have a digital wallet, node, or the like on a layer two network to receive and/or process the off-chain balance for the cryptocurrency. The transaction processor may then, after a risk assessment, determine that the user may access the amount of the cryptocurrency from an on-chain balance available to a digital wallet of the cryptocurrency. The transaction processor may make that on-chain amount available and may request repayment via the user''s off-chain balance. |
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| #12688497 | System and method for using data in digitized blocks in a blockchain as collateral |
| Applied: | 04/04/2022, #17/712707 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [1569 days App to Issue] Normal range: (506 to 2204) |
| Pat Class: | G06Q [DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED F...] In this class there are; 90400 patents, 12843 companies, and 149149 inventors in 249 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 18; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 29) |
| Assignee: | BlackRock Finance (New York, NY) with total patents of: 15 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Haynes and Boone, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Robert Mitchnick (New York, NY) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Shares in a fund, such as a money market fund (''MMF''), may be created in a digitized format using distributed ledger technology (''DLT''). The digitized shares correspond to physical shares of the MMF that may be obtained at an exchange. The digitized shares may be stored in a distributed ledger, such as a blockchain. The DLT provides for instantaneous transfer of the digitized shares using digital signatures. The digitized shares may be used as collateral, such that a first entity maintains ownership of physical shares in the MMF while transferring control of the digitized shares in the distributed ledger to a second entity. |
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| #12688500 | Method, blockchain system, apparatus, program, and medium for blockchain authority management |
| Applied: | 06/06/2022, #18/706574 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [1506 days App to Issue] Normal range: (506 to 2204) |
| Pat Class: | G06Q [DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED F...] In this class there are; 90400 patents, 12843 companies, and 149149 inventors in 249 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 29) |
| Assignee: | CHINA ACADEMY OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (Beijing, ) with total patents of: 9 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Yuwen Zhang (Beijing, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A method, a blockchain system, an apparatus, a program, and a medium, for blockchain authority management. Receiving, by a first node, a node operation request for a second node, the first node being a node manager in the blockchain system; voting, by the first node, on the node operation request, sending a first voting request to another node manager, obtaining a voting result and a voting signature fed back by the another node manager, packaging the obtained voting result and voting signature into a first block, and broadcasting the first block to the blockchain system; verifying, by at least one blockchain node, the voting result and voting signature in the first block, and adding the first block into a local ledger if the voting result and voting signature pass verification; and responding to the node operation request if the voting result in the first block satisfies a first preset condition. |
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| #12688501 | Circular blockchains |
| Applied: | 12/21/2022, #18/069962 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [1308 days App to Issue] Normal range: (506 to 2204) |
| Pat Class: | G06Q [DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED F...] In this class there are; 90400 patents, 12843 companies, and 149149 inventors in 249 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 29) |
| Assignee: | Micro Focus (Santa Clara, CA) with total patents of: 578 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Sheridan Ross P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Douglas Max Grover (Rigby, ID) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A plurality of circular blockchains are created. The plurality of circular blockchains may comprise different structures. For example, the plurality of circular blockchains may include: a single genesis block where a last block in each of the plurality of circular blockchain links back to the single genesis block, a plurality of genesis blocks where a last block in each of the plurality of circular blockchain links back to individual ones of the plurality of genesis blocks, and a genesis block and one or more connection blocks that form the plurality of circular blockchains. |
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| #12688502 | Method for managing data and storing them in blockchain |
| Applied: | 06/25/2020, #17/623179 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [2217 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (506 to 2204) |
| Pat Class: | G06Q [DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED F...] In this class there are; 90400 patents, 12843 companies, and 149149 inventors in 249 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 19; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 29) |
| Assignee: | MYLIME (Bologna, ) with total patents of: 1 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: McGlew and Tuttle, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Luca Bravo (Bologna, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Described herein is a method for associating information with an asset, comprising the following steps: acquiring a unique identifying code associated with the asset; transmitting to a digital platform a request for storing the information about the asset; through the digital platform, verifying whether storing the information in blockchain requires the consent of at least one authorized participant; through the digital platform, sending to the at least one authorized participant a request for consent to store the information; when the consent of the at least one authorized participant is received by the digital platform, through said digital platform storing in the blockchain an information block containing the combination of the information about the asset with the unique identifying code of the asset. |
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| #12688532 | Smart contract security auditing |
| Applied: | 12/11/2023, #18/535740 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [953 days App to Issue] Normal range: (506 to 2204) |
| Pat Class: | G06Q [DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED F...] In this class there are; 90400 patents, 12843 companies, and 149149 inventors in 249 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 14; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 29) |
| Assignee: | HAMAD BIN KHALIFA UNIVERSITY (Doha, ) with total patents of: 20 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: KL Gates LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Yazan Boshmaf (Doha, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Smart contract auditing may be provided by: receiving a request to audit a prospective smart contract; executing a smart contracts auditing model; extracting raw data from at least one blockchain using the smart contracts auditing model; analyzing the raw data using at least two security analyzers; aggregating the output of the at least two security analyzers according to an aggregator; and generating a smart contracts security report from the aggregated output for the prospective smart contract, which includes a smart contracts security score. |
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| #12688911 | System for providing a data market for health data and for providing rewards to data market participants |
| Applied: | 05/17/2024, #18/667274 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [795 days App to Issue] Normal range: (540 to 1834) |
| Pat Class: | G16H [HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICAT...] In this class there are; 8713 patents, 3851 companies, and 31614 inventors in 227 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 13; Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Humana (Louisville, KY) with total patents of: 113 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Standley Law Group LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Kyle Culver (Coxs Creek, KY) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=7 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A system for maintaining accurate health data and for providing rewards to data market participants. A marketplace platform based on Blockchain technology leverages smart contracts to provide rewards to sellers of data assets that provide corrections or updates to medical data, such as provider demographics. A URL API is provided to a buyer of the data with an encrypted password that is used to access the data from the URL API. |
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| #12689532 | Smart contract enabled user account access |
| Applied: | 02/27/2024, #18/589250 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [875 days App to Issue] Normal range: (506 to 2204) |
| Pat Class: | G06Q [DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED F...] In this class there are; 90400 patents, 12843 companies, and 149149 inventors in 249 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 29) |
| Assignee: | Unassigned |
| Counsel: | Firm: Holland Hart LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Pierce Harger (Chicago, IL) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Methods, systems, and devices for smart contract enabled user account access are described. A client application transmits, to a custodial token platform, a request to use a first amount of tokens associated with a user account at the custodial token platform for transacting with a blockchain address via a blockchain network. The client application receives a withdrawal message that is signed by a key associated with the custodial token platform. The client application broadcasts, via the blockchain network, a message including the signed withdrawal message. The message causes, within a single message on the blockchain network, withdrawal of the first amount of the tokens from a first smart contract address associated with the custodial token platform to a second smart contract address associated with a user of the user account and transfer of a second amount of tokens from the second smart contract address to the blockchain address. |
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| #12689625 | Blockchain-implemented method and system |
| Applied: | 07/21/2017, #16/320954 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [3287 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (543 to 1841) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 669473 patents, 21444 companies, and 428172 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 12; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | NCHAIN LICENSING AG (Zug, ) with total patents of: 409 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell Tummino LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Stephane Vincent (Luxembourg City, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The computer-implemented invention provides a method and corresponding system for controlling access to and/or use of an internet-enabled resource. The invention uses a distributed electronic ledger such as, for example, the Bitcoin blockchain. The resource may be an IoT device or system. Access to the resource is permitted or enabled upon provision of a cryptographic key e.g. a private key which corresponds to a public key which has been stored in memory. In one embodiment, the public key is stored in a DHT. Access to the resource is prevented or disabled by removing the public key from memory, and using a redeem script of a blockchain Transaction to spend a tokenised output of a further blockchain Transaction. The process of communicating the requisite cryptographic keys and transferring funds is performed via the blockchain. The keys are communicated as tokens in the metadata of transactions scripts. In use, when access is requested by the user, an encrypted message is sent to the resource. The message has been encrypted using the user''s private key. If the resource can use the previously communicated public key to decrypt the message, access can be granted. The invention is particularly suited for use in situations where temporary access or use of the resource is to be granted eg rental scenarios. |
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| #12689671 | Interoperable, wrapped tokens |
| Applied: | 02/10/2026, #19/535955 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [161 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (516 to 1748) |
| Pat Class: | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] In this class there are; 215640 patents, 13540 companies, and 241453 inventors in 247 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 36; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (10 to 26) |
| Assignee: | The Next Thing (, ) with total patents of: 1 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Gregory Di Prisco (New York, NY) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Provided is a process including: minting a base token with a base-token smart contract on a blockchain; wrapping the base token with a first-type of wrapper token with a first wrapper smart-contract on the blockchain; receiving a request to transfer the base token to a second-type of wrapper token; and in response to receiving the requested transfer: unwrapping the base token from the first-type of wrapper token and wrapping the base token with a second-type of wrapper token with a second wrapper smart-contract on the blockchain. |
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| #12689897 | Systems and methods for providing and using proof of coverage in a decentralized wireless network |
| Applied: | 12/20/2023, #18/390292 |
| Issued: | 07/21/2026, [944 days App to Issue] Normal range: (527 to 1681) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 154137 patents, 7259 companies, and 98711 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 13; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Helium Systems (San Francisco, CA) with total patents of: 6 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: KellDann Law PLLC |
| 1st Invent: | Amir Haleem (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=6 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Disclosed herein are systems and methods for providing and using a decentralized network using a blockchain. A provider (and/or miner) may provide network coverage to one or more devices in return for tokens on the blockchain. The blockchain may employ a proof-of-coverage scheme to verify (and even guarantee) that the miners are honestly representing the wireless network coverage they are providing. In some instances, the proof of coverage may require the providers to prove coverage periodically, upon demand, and/or at random intervals. |
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