Patents by Inventor Steve Versteeg

Steve Versteeg has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Meta block chain
    Patent number: 10630463
    Abstract: A fork in a block chain data structure is identified, the block chain data structure including a first set of blocks each describing a respective transaction. The fork includes a first branch beginning with a first block and a second branch beginning with a different second block. The first branch includes a first set of blocks comprising at least the first block, and the second branch includes a second set of blocks including at least the second block. A determination is made, based on a consensus protocol, that the second branch is to be discarded. Accordingly, a meta block is generated to identify and describe the second branch. The meta block is to be included in a meta block chain data structure. The meta block chain data structure is separate from the block chain data structure and comprises meta blocks to record orphan branches of the block chain data structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: CA, Inc.
    Inventors: Serge Mankovskii, Steve Versteeg
  • META BLOCK CHAIN
    Publication number: 20190268138
    Abstract: A fork in a block chain data structure is identified, the block chain data structure including a first set of blocks each describing a respective transaction. The fork includes a first branch beginning with a first block and a second branch beginning with a different second block. The first branch includes a first set of blocks comprising at least the first block, and the second branch includes a second set of blocks including at least the second block. A determination is made, based on a consensus protocol, that the second branch is to be discarded. Accordingly, a meta block is generated to identify and describe the second branch. The meta block is to be included in a meta block chain data structure. The meta block chain data structure is separate from the block chain data structure and comprises meta blocks to record orphan branches of the block chain data structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Serge Mankovskii, Steve Versteeg