A new Bank of America patent outlines how a permissioned blockchain might restrict users while still helping them access the information they need.
A newly-released Walmart patent application outlines a digital resale marketplace placed on a blockchain.
China's Ministry of Public Security has developed a blockchain system aimed to more securely store evidence collected during police investigations.
A Cisco patent suggests that internet customers would be able to create a distributed mining pool through a proprietary cloud application.
China State Grid Corporation, the country's state-owned power utility, is looking to blockchain to advance its plans for an "Internet of Energy."
A recently released patent filing shows that IBM has dreamed up a blockchain-based system for distributed software application testing.
A Cisco patent application describes how a blockchain could let people form groups on the fly to share files and other data while tracking membership.
Intel explains in a recently-released patent application how it would improve its products for bitcoin mining purposes.
A patent application released Thursday indicates Google might be examining how blockchains can secure audit logs and other information.
A patent application by the Royal Bank of Canada outlines ways of using a blockchain-based system to make the credit rating process more transparent.
American Express' travel and merchant arm has filed a patent application looking at using a blockchain to facilitate quick transactions.
ZhongAn Technology, a subsidiary of Chinese online insurer ZhongAn, hopes to patent a blockchain solution for protecting digital media against piracy.
In a recently released patent application, tech giant Huawei touts a blockchain system for protecting digital property rights.
A run-down of some of the more notable crypto and blockchain patents seen in 2017.
The U.K.'s largest internet and telecoms provider, BT, has been awarded a patent for a method to prevent malicious attacks on blockchains.