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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022

Filed:

Aug. 01, 2018
Applicant:

American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., New York, NY (US);

Inventors:

Jane E. Cook, Mountain Lakes, NJ (US);

Andras L. Ferenczi, Peoria, AZ (US);

Nat Grauman, Maplewood, NJ (US);

Nilesh Y. Jadhav, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Harish R. Naik, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Rosa W. Tang, Glen Rock, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/00 (2012.01); G06Q 20/06 (2012.01); G06Q 20/38 (2012.01); H04L 9/00 (2022.01); G06F 16/27 (2019.01); G06F 16/18 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/065 (2013.01); G06F 16/1805 (2019.01); G06F 16/27 (2019.01); G06Q 20/3829 (2013.01); H04L 9/006 (2013.01); H04L 2209/38 (2013.01);
Abstract

A procurement system and process using blockchain is disclosed. The procurement system may facilitate procurement reconciliation between procurement initiators, clients, suppliers, and/or transaction processors, using blockchain. Each party may comprise a blockchain node configured to interact with a procurement blockchain. The procurement process may be controlled by a billing smart contract and a client smart contract configured to enforce data workflows and establish trust between the parties.


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