ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,500,739, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to DrFirst.com Inc. (Rockville, Md.).

"Blockchain network control system and methods" was invented by Stephen J. Meyers (Phoenix) and Alec D. Iverson (Mesa, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A blockchain network control system and method is disclosed. The system includes a processor coupled to a storage comprising a plurality of network entity definitions each defining a different network entity that make up a target network architecture for a permissioned blockchain network. The system also includes a control object communicatively coupled to an ordering service and a plurality of organization...