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Blockchain enabled transaction processing for an industrial asset supply chain

US10970669B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Walter Yund · Niskayuna, US
Patricia Denise Mackenzie · Clifton Park, US
Joseph James Salvo · Niskayuna, US
John William Carbone · Schenectady, US
Benjamin Edward Beckmann · Niskayuna, US
Dan Yang · Westborough, US
Peter Koudal · Niskayuna, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 18, 2018
Grant date	Apr 6, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 8, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY04S40/20
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Some embodiments provide a system to facilitate transaction processing associated with an industrial asset supply chain having a first entity and a second entity. A first entity computer processor may retrieve, from a first entity database, information associated with pre-delivery data about the industrial asset. The first entity computer processor may then record pre-delivery data about the industrial asset via a secure, distributed transaction ledger. A second entity computer processor may retrieve, from a second entity database, information associated with a post-delivery event involving the industrial asset. The second entity computer processor may then record post-delivery event data about the industrial asset via a secure, distributed transaction ledger. The post-delivery event data might indicate, for example, that the industrial asset has been delivered, has been installed, is working properly, has been used, etc.

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