Patents
US 12659167 B2: Data and source validation for equipment output data or equipment failure prediction using blockchains
- Granted
- 2026-06-16
- Filed
- 2025-01-17 application 19027938
- Type
- Utility · 14 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing data and source validation for equipment output data and/or for equipment failure predict. In various embodiments, in response to receiving a first request for first data that is output by first equipment, a computing system might retrieve and analyze the first data to determine whether the first data can be trusted. If so, the computing system might send the first data to the requesting device. If not, the computing system might send a second request for identifying a blockchain containing a block containing a copy of the first data. In response to the blockchain system identifying such a blockchain, the computing system might receive the identified blockchain; might abstract the block containing the copy of the first data from the identified blockchain; might abstract the first data from the block; and might send the first data to the requesting device.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 (ipgb20260616.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC 1,025 patents | US company or organization | Denver, CO | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven M. Casey | Littleton, CO | 120 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 | |
| Kevin M. McBride | Lone Tree, CO | 91 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 | |
| William O′Brien, Jr. | Aurora, CO | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 | ||
| Stephen Opferman | Denver, CO | 48 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04L | Transmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication | H04L9/3239 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 |
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F16/27 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-17 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CASEY, STEVEN M. signed 2020-01-13 MCBRIDE, KEVIN M. signed 2020-01-23 O'BRIEN, WILLIAM, JR. signed 2020-01-13 OPFERMAN, STEPHEN signed 2020-01-28 | CENTURYLINK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LLC DENVER, CO | 69918/205 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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