ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,413,428, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to nChain Licensing AG (Zug, Switzerland).

"Computer implemented method and system for storing certified data on a blockchain" was invented by Craig Steven Wright (London), Chloe Ceren Tartan (London) and Alexander Tennyson Mackay (London).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of storing certified data on a blockchain is disclosed. The method comprises generating a first blockchain transaction (Tx1) having a first output (Output 3) containing a first public key of a first private/public key pair, comprising a first private key and a first public key, of a cryptography system, first data related ...