ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,462,908, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to The PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (Pittsburgh).

"Computer systems and methods for temporary, distributed ledger technology (DLT) network storage of personal information in administration of defined heal insurance plans" was invented by R. Keith Henry (Port Saint Lucie, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "System administers defined contribution employee health insurance plans. Computing nodes of a DLT network are configured to, for each employee that registers a health care plan selection via an online exchange: (i) receive a transaction(s) that includes data indicative of the health care plan...