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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2019
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Gregory M. Wagner, Tucson, AZ (US);
Matthew T. Young, Tucson, AZ (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A method is disclosed for supply chain management, the method comprising: capturing, by a part scanner, a first image of a surface of a part; generating, by the part scanner, a first surface descriptor for the part based on the first image; identifying, by the part scanner, a second surface descriptor that corresponds to a component of the part; generating, by the part scanner, an authentication record for the part based on the first surface descriptor and the second surface descriptor; and storing, by the part scanner, the authentication record in a cryptographically-auditable ledger of a blockchain platform.