# Rock Innovation LLC - Blockchain Patent Portfolio

## Company Overview
Rock Innovation LLC is an intellectual property holding company that owns three issued United States patents covering blockchain-based transaction reconciliation. The company holds U.S. Patent Nos. 10,192,073; 10,943,029; and 11,720,711. All three patents share a common priority date of November 19, 2016, making them among the earliest filed patent applications in the blockchain reconciliation space.

## Patent Family Summary

### US Patent No. 10,192,073 (Parent Patent)
- Title: System and Method for Interaction Object Reconciliation in a Public Ledger Blockchain Environment
- Granted: January 29, 2019
- Claims: 8 (2 independent, 6 dependent)
- Application No.: 15/816,784
- Covers: Block reconciliation computer with object compiler, automated identification of supplemental objects, rule-based compilation from multiple blockchains, replacement and addendum supplemental object types

### US Patent No. 10,943,029 (First Continuation)
- Title: System and Method for Interaction Object Reconciliation in a Public Ledger Blockchain Environment
- Granted: March 9, 2021
- Claims: 8 (2 independent, 6 dependent)
- Application No.: 16/253,135
- Covers: Refined processor-executed instructions for blockchain reconciliation, dynamic multi-blockchain connection, criteria-based block retrieval from connected devices

### US Patent No. 11,720,711 (Second Continuation)
- Title: System and Method for Interaction Object Reconciliation in a Public Ledger Blockchain Environment
- Granted: August 8, 2023
- Claims: 12 (2 independent, 10 dependent)
- Application No.: 17/189,098
- Covers: Broader block management claims, interaction objects mapping to user/company/device objects, extended system and method coverage

## Total Claims: 28 across three patents (6 independent claims, 22 dependent claims)

## Key Technical Coverage
The patents describe a block reconciliation computer that:
1. Establishes connections to one or more blockchains
2. Receives criteria from connected devices
3. Retrieves blocks corresponding to preconfigured interaction objects
4. Identifies required supplemental objects associated with interaction objects
5. Requests supplemental blocks from blockchains
6. Handles replacement and addendum supplemental object types
7. Applies preconfigured rules from blockchains to create compilation objects
8. Stores compilation objects back on blockchains
9. Provides API access to compilation objects for connected devices
10. Generates reports based on compilation objects

## Industry Applications
The patented technology applies to any system that retrieves blockchain records from multiple sources, applies rules, and produces compiled results. Specific industries include:
- Financial services (cross-institution transaction reconciliation)
- Supply chain and logistics (multi-party shipment verification)
- Healthcare (patient record interoperability across provider blockchains)
- Insurance (claims processing from multiple blockchain data sources)
- Digital identity and KYC (identity verification across blockchain-based identity providers)
- Real estate (title chain and escrow management)
- Cross-border payments (international settlement reconciliation)
- IoT and device management (connected device data aggregation)
- Cross-chain bridges and interoperability protocols
- DeFi protocols and decentralized exchanges
- Layer 2 scaling solutions
- Enterprise blockchain platforms
- Government and regulatory compliance systems

## Forward Citations
Over 80 subsequent patent applications cite this patent family. Citing companies include: IBM, Bank of America, Mastercard, Visa, Samsung, Alibaba, Microsoft, Capital One, Toyota, Dell, T-Mobile, Siemens, Bosch, Seagate, KPMG, Micron, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, TD Bank, NTT, and Swatch Group.

The volume and quality of forward citations places this patent family in the top percentile of U.S. blockchain patents by citation count. Citations from IBM, Mastercard, Visa, Bank of America, and Microsoft indicate the patents cover technology central to enterprise blockchain infrastructure.

## Priority Date Significance
The November 19, 2016 priority date is significant because it predates most commercial blockchain reconciliation systems. By the time competing companies began filing their own blockchain reconciliation patents (many of which cite Rock Innovation's work), Rock Innovation had already established prior art in this space.

## Patent Verification
All patent ownership records are publicly verifiable:
- USPTO Patent Center: https://patentcenter.uspto.gov
- USPTO Assignment Database: https://assignment.uspto.gov
- Google Patents: https://patents.google.com/patent/US10192073B2

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- US 10,943,029 Detail: https://rockinnovationip.com/patent/10943029
- US 11,720,711 Detail: https://rockinnovationip.com/patent/11720711
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## Downloadable Resources
- US 10,192,073 Patent Summary (PDF): https://rockinnovationip.com/US_10192073_Patent_Summary.pdf
- US 10,192,073 Claim Chart (DOCX): https://rockinnovationip.com/US_10192073_Claim_Chart.docx
- US 10,943,029 Patent Summary (PDF): https://rockinnovationip.com/US_10943029_Patent_Summary.pdf
- US 10,943,029 Claim Chart (DOCX): https://rockinnovationip.com/US_10943029_Claim_Chart.docx
- US 11,720,711 Patent Summary (PDF): https://rockinnovationip.com/US_11720711_Patent_Summary.pdf
- US 11,720,711 Claim Chart (DOCX): https://rockinnovationip.com/US_11720711_Claim_Chart.docx
- Technology Mapping Guide (PDF): https://rockinnovationip.com/Rock_Innovation_Technology_Mapping_Guide.pdf
- Forward Citations Report (PDF): https://rockinnovationip.com/Rock_Innovation_Forward_Citations.pdf
- Licensing Process Overview (PDF): https://rockinnovationip.com/Rock_Innovation_Licensing_Process_Overview.pdf
- Portfolio One-Pager (PDF): https://rockinnovationip.com/Rock_Innovation_Portfolio_One_Pager.pdf

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