Immutable Ledger Enabled Automatic Procurement System
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USPTO published patent application US20260099817A1 assigned to Clemson University. The application covers a computerized automated procurement system using blockchain-enabled smart contracts to match contractors with subcontractors based on trust scores calculated from historical performance metrics, while maintaining subcontractor anonymity during evaluation. The system eliminates relationship bias through objective matching on an immutable ledger.
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USPTO published patent application US20260099817A1 for an immutable ledger-enabled automated procurement system. The system matches contractors with subcontractors based on project requirements, work schedules, locations, materials, and labor needs. Smart contracts maintain subcontractor anonymity during evaluation while using trust scores derived from historical performance metrics for objective matching.
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IMMUTABLE LEDGER ENABLED AUTOMATIC PROCUREMENT SYSTEM
Application US20260099817A1 Kind: A1 Apr 09, 2026
Assignee
Clemson University
Inventors
Sean McNamara, Istiqlal Aurangzeb, Jong Han Yoon
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a computerized automated procurement system comprising a server in communications with an immutable ledger, a first computer system in communications with the server adapted for receiving project requirements from a contractor, wherein the project requirements include work schedules, project locations, work types, material specifications, labor requirements, and cost estimates, a second computer system in communications with the server for receiving subcontractor data representing subcontractors, wherein the server matches the contractor with subcontractors according to the project requirements and subcontractor data, and creates a proposed smart contract for each contractor and subcontractor match. The system eliminates relationship bias through blockchain-enabled smart contracts that maintain subcontractor anonymity during evaluation and provide objective matching based on trust scores calculated from historical performance metrics.
CPC Classifications
G06Q 10/103 G06F 7/08 G06Q 10/109 G06Q 50/08
Filing Date
2025-10-08
Application No.
19352609
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