Blockchain patent applications on 18th September 2025
Blockchain Patent Applications on 18th September 2025
Executive Summary
On 18th September 2025, 78 patent applications related to Blockchain were published, representing 1.1% of all patent applications for the day. This moderate level of activity shows Blockchain is gaining significant attention from innovators.
Market Analysis
Leading Organizations
The top organizations driving Blockchain innovation include:
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- Vannadium Inc: 8 applications (10.3% of Blockchain patents)
- Wells Fargo Bank NA: 3 applications (3.8% of Blockchain patents)
- Nchain Licensing Ag: 3 applications (3.8% of Blockchain patents)
- BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION: 3 applications (3.8% of Blockchain patents)
- Visa International Service Association: 2 applications (2.6% of Blockchain patents)
These 5 organizations account for 19 applications (24.4% of all Blockchain patents), indicating a diverse and competitive landscape.
Technology Deep Dive
Core Innovation Areas
Patent applications in Blockchain encompass several key innovation areas:
- Blockchain: Core technology area
- Distributed Ledger: Core technology area
- Cryptocurrency: Core technology area
- Smart Contract: Core technology area
Technical Classification Analysis
The most active CPC classifications in Blockchain include:
- G06Q2220/00 (Business processing using cryptography (postage metering system using cryptography): 12 applications (15.4%)
- H04L9/3247 ({involving digital signatures}): 12 applications (15.4%)
- H04L9/3236 ({using cryptographic hash functions}): 8 applications (10.3%)
- H04L9/3213 ({using tickets or tokens, e.g. Kerberos (network architectures or network communication protocols for entities authentication using tickets in a packet data network): 8 applications (10.3%)
- G06Q20/389 ({Keeping log of transactions for guaranteeing non-repudiation of a transaction}): 7 applications (9.0%)
- H04L9/50 (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication): 7 applications (9.0%)
- G06Q20/3829 ({involving key management}): 6 applications (7.7%)
- G06Q20/401 ({Transaction verification}): 6 applications (7.7%)
- G06Q20/3825 ({Use of electronic signatures}): 5 applications (6.4%)
- H04L9/0866 ({involving user or device identifiers, e.g. serial number, physical or biometrical information, DNA, hand-signature or measurable physical characteristics}): 5 applications (6.4%)
Global Innovation Landscape
Innovation in Blockchain spans multiple countries:
- US: 164 inventors (69.5%)
- GB: 14 inventors (5.9%)
- IN: 10 inventors (4.2%)
- CN: 9 inventors (3.8%)
- TW: 8 inventors (3.4%)
- JP: 7 inventors (3.0%)
- IE: 5 inventors (2.1%)
- CA: 4 inventors (1.7%)
- CH: 2 inventors (0.8%)
- IL: 2 inventors (0.8%)
The US accounts for 69.5% of inventors in Blockchain, indicating strong domestic innovation leadership.
Industry Collaborations
Notable collaborations in Blockchain include:
- Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corp × Inventec Corp: 1 joint applications
- The Broad Institute Inc × PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE: 1 joint applications
These collaborations represent 2 joint applications, indicating emerging collaboration trends in Blockchain.
Leading Inventors
Key inventors driving Blockchain innovation:
- Richard GILCHRIST of Great Falls VA US: 8 applications
- Randy KREBS of Carmel IN US: 8 applications
- Skylar LYONS of Laurel MD US: 8 applications
- Jonathan Boyd SCOTT of Boerne TX US: 8 applications
- David William Kravitz of San Jose CA US: 2 applications
- Thomas Charles Burton of Ventura CA US: 2 applications
- Martin Carty of Wayne PA US: 2 applications
- Stephen Malaby of Devon PA US: 2 applications
- Gaurav Kumar of Folsom CA US: 2 applications
- Julien Carreno of Glounthaune IE: 2 applications
Recent Patent Applications
Representative Blockchain patent applications from 18th September 2025:
20250291512. System and Method for Decentralized Data Storage and Retrieval with Intelligent Sharding and Provenance Tracking
Applicant: Vannadium Inc
Abstract: Systems and methods for decentralized data storage and retrieval within a distributed computing system include partitioning datasets into encrypted data shards that are each associated with a unique identifier. A processing system operating within the network may distribute these shards across storage nodes selected based on performance metrics such as latency, storage utilization, and reliability. Metadata for each shard, including its identifier, unique cryptographic key, and node location, ma...
20250291788. System, Method, and Apparatus for Implementing a Blockchain-Based Rewards Network
Applicant: Visa International Service Association
Abstract: Provided is a computer-implemented method for implementing a blockchain-based rewards network. The method includes establishing a blockchain network including administrative nodes, client nodes, and entity nodes, maintaining a distributed ledger on at least a portion of the administrative nodes of the blockchain network, receiving, from a plurality of entities, rewards data including a plurality of offers, each offer of the plurality of offers corresponding to at least one entity identifier, pub...
20250291891. PLATFORM SYSTEM CREATING RELIABLE, TRUST SCORED, TRUSTWORTHY DATA, FROM HUMAN AND OTHER DATA SOURCES FOR TRUSTED USES BY INDIVIDUALS AND OTHER ENTITIES
Applicant: Platform Veritas Inc
Abstract: A system for the creation of trust-scored, trustworthy data typically where devices of users are authenticated; where user-posted data becomes content within system-defined digital objects which are user-signed; where posted user-claimed facts are supported by user-posted visible evidence; where relationships between facts and visible evidence are identified by user-signed proprietary t-tags; where hashes of signed objects and t-tags are recorded on blockchain; where posted data has been trust-s...
20250291941. METHOD FOR PROCESSING TRANSACTION OF BLOCKCHAIN, RELATED APPARATUS, MEDIUM, AND PRODUCT
Applicant: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
Abstract: A method for processing a transaction of a blockchain includes acquiring an added first target block from first blocks of a first blockchain that forbids external access to a target consensus network, wherein the first target block is generated by the target consensus network and is configured for recording a first transaction of a target type from a local consensus network; acquiring a first target transaction and a first block header from the first target block; acquiring first verification in...
20250291947. POLICY PROOF VALIDATION UTILIZING SECRET SHARES
Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC
Abstract: Embodiments described herein enable at least one of a plurality of entities to access data protected by a security policy in response to validating respective digital access requests from the entities. The respective digital access requests are received, each comprising a proof. For each request, an encrypted secret share is obtained from a respective ledger database. Each request is validated based at least on the respective encrypted secret share and the proof, without decrypting the respectiv...
Market Implications
Innovation Intensity
With 78 applications in a single day, Blockchain shows high innovation activity, indicating sustained R&D investment and market development.
Competitive Landscape
Innovation in Blockchain spans 55 organizations, showing strong competitive activity and diverse investment in the field.
Technology Outlook
Emerging themes in Blockchain patents include: data, transaction, with, user, based, suggesting future development in these areas.
The current patent activity level suggests Blockchain is in a growth phase with increasing market adoption and investment.
Related Technology Areas
Innovation in Blockchain often intersects with other emerging technologies:
- Semiconductors: 575 applications
- Medical Devices: 433 applications
- 5G Technology: 246 applications
- Cybersecurity: 236 applications
- Internet of Things: 182 applications
- Generative AI: 176 applications
- Renewable Energy: 175 applications
- Biotechnology: 169 applications