US 12,462,312 B2
Blockchain mine at oil or gas facility
Stephen Barbour, Calgary (CA)
Assigned to Upstream Data Inc., Lloydminster (CA)
Filed by Upstream Data Inc., Lloydminster (CA)
Filed on Jun. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/214,412.
Application 18/214,412 is a continuation of application No. 18/198,769, filed on May 17, 2023, granted, now 12,437,349.
Application 18/198,769 is a continuation of application No. 17/952,132, filed on Sep. 23, 2022, granted, now 12,437,348.
Application 17/952,132 is a continuation of application No. 16/484,728, granted, now 11,574,372, issued on Feb. 7, 2023, previously published as PCT/CA2018/050135, filed on Feb. 6, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/456,380, filed on Feb. 8, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0334600 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/00 (2023.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01); F02M 21/02 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G06F 16/23 (2019.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2023.01); G06Q 50/06 (2024.01); H02J 9/06 (2006.01); H04L 67/104 (2022.01); H04L 67/1097 (2022.01)
CPC G06Q 50/06 (2013.01) [E21B 41/00 (2013.01); F02M 21/0209 (2013.01); F02M 21/0218 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G06F 16/2315 (2019.01); G06Q 10/06313 (2013.01); H04L 67/104 (2013.01); H04L 67/1097 (2013.01); G06Q 2220/00 (2013.01); H02J 9/06 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A blockchain mining system connectable to a network that stores or has access to a blockchain database with transactional information for a digital currency, the blockchain mining system comprising:
one or more generators connectable to a source of combustible gas to receive a continuous flow of combustible gas to power the generator;
one or more step-down transformers connected to the one or more generators; and
a blockchain mining device connected to receive power from the one or more generators and the one or more step-down transformers;
in which:
the blockchain mining device has a plurality of mining processors and is connected to a network interface;
the network interface is configured to, in use, be connected to receive and transmit data through the internet to the network; and
the plurality of mining processors are connected to the network interface and adapted to mine transactions associated with the blockchain database and to communicate with the blockchain database.