US Patent Issued to VoteApp on May 26 for "Blockchain-based election system" (Utah, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,639,999, issued on May 26, was assigned to VoteApp Inc. (Anaheim Hills, Calif.).

"Blockchain-based election system" was invented by Ryan Sealy (Layton, Utah) and Daniel Stanton (Anaheim Hills, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A blockchain-based election system includes an owner-controlled blockchain, an election administration server, registrars for authenticating voters and providing instructions for the election, and electronic devices for casting ballots. The administration server interfaces with the blockchain to manage election rules and content. The registrars authenticate each voter's identity and issue ballots to each voter t...