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US 12,450,671 · App. 18/386,981 · Granted Oct 21, 2025

Blockchain mining system with load modulation

Inventor: Stephen Barbour (Calgary, CA)
Assignee: Upstream Data Inc.
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Patent No.
US 12,450,671
App. No.
18/386,981
Granted
Oct 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods and systems of operating a blockchain mining device using natural gas produced at a hydrocarbon production, storage, or processing site/facility. A generator may be retrofitted to an existing prime mover used to pump the well, and the generator may be used to power the blockchain mining device. Portable mining devices may be hooked up to a casinghead gas supply at a remote, isolated oil facility. Power loading levels may be modulated by adjusting mining transaction levels to correspond with combustible gas production levels.

Claims (49)

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:

a blockchain mining device structured to be connected in use to a source of energy, in which:

the blockchain mining device has a plurality of mining processors and is configured with a network interface;

the network interface is configured to, in use, be connected to receive and transmit data through the internet to the network;

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; and

a controller of the blockchain mining system is configured to modulate a power load level exerted by the blockchain mining device on the source of energy, by increasing or decreasing one or more of:

a maximum number of the plurality of mining processors that are engaged in mining transactions, by powering up or down one or more of the plurality of mining processors; or

a mining activity of one or more of the plurality of mining processors by modifying a hashrate and corresponding power consumption of the one or more of the plurality of mining processors.

2. The blockchain mining system of claim 1 in which the controller is configured to modulate the power load level in response to variations in electrical power availability from the source of energy.

3. The blockchain mining system of claim 1 in which the source of energy comprises one or more of:

an external power grid; or

an electrical power supply for components at a site where the blockchain mining device is located.

4. The blockchain mining system of claim 1 in which the controller is connected to the network interface for remote access.

5. The blockchain mining system of claim 1 further comprising a portable enclosure, which houses the blockchain mining device and has the form of a box with walls, a top, and a base, with one or more access doors formed in the walls.

6. The blockchain mining system of claim 1 in which the blockchain mining device is connected to a generator, which is connected to the source of energy to receive a continuous supply of energy to power the generator and provide electricity to the blockchain mining device.

7. The blockchain mining system of claim 6 further comprising one or more step-down transformers, in which the blockchain mining device is connected to receive power from the generator and one or more step-down transformers.

8. The blockchain mining system of claim 7 in which the generator comprises a plurality of generators.

9. The blockchain mining system of claim 6 in which the controller is configured to modulate the power load level by the blockchain mining device on the generator in response to variations in a supply of the source of energy to the generator.

10. The blockchain mining system of claim 1 in which the controller is configured to increase or decrease the maximum number of the plurality of mining processors that are engaged in mining transactions by connecting or disconnecting the internet to and from the one or more of the plurality of mining processors.

11. The blockchain mining system of claim 1 in which the controller is configured to modulate the power load level by the blockchain mining device on the source of energy in response to variations in a demand on the source of energy by other components powered by the source of energy.

12. A blockchain mining method for mining transactions for a network that stores or has access to a blockchain database that stores transactional information for a digital currency, the blockchain mining method comprising:

operating a blockchain mining device using electricity from a source of energy, in which:

the blockchain mining device has a plurality of mining processors and is connected to a network interface;

the network interface is connected to receive and transmit data through the internet to the network;

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; and

modulating, using a controller, a power load level exerted by the blockchain mining device on the source of energy, by increasing or decreasing one or more of:

a maximum number of the plurality of mining processors that are engaged in mining transactions, by powering up or down one or more of the plurality of mining processors; or

a mining activity of one or more of the plurality of mining processors by modifying a hashrate and corresponding power consumption of the one or more of the plurality of mining processors.

13. The blockchain mining method of claim 12 in which modulating comprises modulating the power load level in response to variations in electrical power availability from the source of energy.

14. The blockchain mining method of claim 12 in which the source of energy comprises one or more of:

an external power grid; or

an electrical power supply for components at a site where the blockchain mining device is located.

15. The blockchain mining method of claim 12 in which the controller comprises one or more controllers connected to the network interface for remote access.

16. The blockchain mining method of claim 12 in which the source of energy is connected to a generator to produce the electricity for the blockchain mining device.

17. The blockchain mining method of claim 16 further comprising using one or more step-down transformers to supply power from the generator to the blockchain mining device.

18. The blockchain mining method of claim 17 in which the generator comprises a plurality of generators.

19. The blockchain mining method of claim 16 in which modulating comprises modulating the power load level by the blockchain mining device on the generator in response to variations in a supply of the source of energy to the generator.

20. A computer readable medium configured with instructions saved thereon for controlling operation of the blockchain mining device to carry out the method of claim 12 .

21. The blockchain mining method of claim 12 in which the controller is configured to increase or decrease the maximum number of the plurality of mining processors that are engaged in mining transactions by connecting or disconnecting the internet to and from the one or more of the plurality of mining processors.

22. The blockchain mining method of claim 12 in which the controller is configured to modulate the power load level by the blockchain mining device on the source of energy in response to variations in a demand on the source of energy by other components powered by the source of energy.

23. A blockchain mining system controller for a blockchain mining device of a blockchain mining system, which is connectable to a network that stores or has access to a blockchain database with transactional information for a digital currency, the blockchain mining system having a plurality of mining processors and being configured with a network interface, the network interface being configured to be connected to receive and transmit data through the internet to the network, the blockchain mining system controller comprising:

a computer readable medium that stores instructions for:

operating the blockchain mining device to mine transactions associated with the blockchain database and to communicate with the blockchain database; and

modulating a power load level exerted by the blockchain mining device on a source of energy;

in which the controller is configured to modulate the power load level by sending control signals to increase or decrease one or more of:

a maximum number of the plurality of mining processors that are engaged in mining transactions, by sending control signals to power up or down one or more of the plurality of mining processors; or

a mining activity of one or more of the plurality of mining processors by sending control signals by modifying a hashrate and corresponding power consumption of the one or more of the plurality of mining processors.

24. The blockchain mining system controller of claim 23 in which the controller is configured to increase or decrease the maximum number of the plurality of mining processors that are engaged in mining transactions by connecting or disconnecting the internet to and from the one or more of the plurality of mining processors.

25. The blockchain mining system controller of claim 23 in which the controller is configured to modulate the power load level by the blockchain mining device on the source of energy in response to variations in a demand on the source of energy by other components powered by the source of energy.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 6, 2023
From: BARBOUR, STEPHEN
To: UPSTREAM DATA INC.
Reel/Frame 065464/0580 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 18214412 · Jun 26, 2023
Continuation 18198769 · May 17, 2023
Continuation 17952132 · Sep 23, 2022
Continuation 16484728
Provisional Application 62456380 · Feb 8, 2017
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OBM, Inc. and Cholla Energy LLC, Exhibit 1012, IPR2023-01407, PDR Overview, Sep. 13, 2023, 11 pages. [cited by applicant]
OBM, Inc. and Cholla Energy LLC, Exhibit 1013, IPR2023-01407, Office of Electricity, Demand Response, Sep. 13, 2023, 3 pages. [cited by applicant]
OBM, Inc. and Cholla Energy LLC, Exhibit 1014, IPR2023-01407, Data Centers as Controllable Load Resources in the Electricity Market, Sep. 13, 2023, 10 pages. [cited by applicant]
OBM, Inc. and Cholla Energy LLC, Exhibit 1015, IPR2023-01407, PJM Manual, Sep. 13, 2023, 223 pages. [cited by applicant]
OBM, Inc. and Cholla Energy LLC, Exhibit 1016, IPR2023-01407, Power of the People (Dec. 2014), Sep. 13, 2023, 5 pages. [cited by applicant]
OBM, Inc. and Cholla Energy LLC, Exhibit 1017, IPR2023-01407, Roanoke Times (2014), Sep. 13, 2023, 3 pages. [cited by applicant]
OBM, Inc. and Cholla Energy LLC, Exhibit 1018, IPR2023-01407, Power of the People VA (May 2014), Sep. 13, 2023, 10 pages. [cited by applicant]
OBM, Inc. and Cholla Energy LLC, Exhibit 1019, IPR2023-01407, Final Order, Case No., PUE-2014-00026, Sep. 13, 2023, 51 pages. [cited by applicant]
OBM, Inc. and Cholla Energy LLC, Exhibit 1020, IPR2023-01407, William T. Reisinger, Public Utilities Law, Sep. 13, 2023, 33 pages. [cited by applicant]
OBM, Inc. and Cholla Energy LLC, Exhibit 1021, IPR2023-01407, Pitt & Michaud (2015), Sep. 13, 2023, 9 pages. [cited by applicant]
OBM, Inc. and Cholla Energy LLC, Exhibit 1022, IPR2023-01407, Pitt & Michaud (2014), Sep. 13, 2023, 70 pages. [cited by applicant]
OBM, Inc. and Cholla Energy LLC, Exhibit 1023, IPR2023-01407, Pitt & Wang (2018), Sep. 13, 2023, 78 pages. [cited by applicant]
OBM, Inc. and Cholla Energy LLC, Exhibit 1024, IPR2023-01407, Politics, Bureaucracy, and Justice, vol. 5 no. 1, Sep. 13, 2023, 41 pages. [cited by applicant]
OBM, Inc. and Cholla Energy LLC, Exhibit 1025, IPR2023-01407, Documents List for Case No. PUE-2014-0026, Sep. 13, 2023, 4 pages. [cited by applicant]
OBM, Inc. and Cholla Energy LLC, Exhibit 1026, IPR2023-01407, Revised Draft APC-Tariff (Part 1), Sep. 13, 2023, 69 pages. [cited by applicant]
OBM, Inc. and Cholla Energy LLC, Exhibit 1027, IPR2023-01407, Revised Draft APC-Tariff (Part 2), Sep. 13, 2023, 64 pages. [cited by applicant]
OBM, Inc. and Cholla Energy LLC, Exhibit 1028, IPR2023-01407, Revised Draft APC-Tariff (Part 3), Sep. 13, 2023, 53 pages. [cited by applicant]
OBM, Inc. and Cholla Energy LLC, Exhibit 1029, IPR2023-01407, Revised Draft APC-Tariff (Part 4), Sep. 13, 2023, 49 pages. [cited by applicant]
OBM, Inc. and Cholla Energy LLC, Exhibit 1030, IPR2023-01407, Revised Draft APC-Tariff (Part 5), Sep. 13, 2023, 72 pages. [cited by applicant]
OBM, Inc. and Cholla Energy LLC, Exhibit 1031, IPR2023-01407, Revised Draft APC-Tariff (Part 6), Sep. 13, 2023, 81 pages. [cited by applicant]
OBM, Inc. and Cholla Energy LLC, Exhibit 1032, IPR2023-01407, Virginia SCC—Office of the Clerk (2015), Sep. 13, 2023, 1 page. [cited by applicant]
OBM, Inc. and Cholla Energy LLC, Exhibit 1033, IPR2023-01407, Virginia SCC—Public Comment/Notices (2014), Sep. 13, 2023, 5 pages. [cited by applicant]
OBM, Inc. and Cholla Energy LLC, Exhibit 1034, IPR2023-01407, Whited et al., Caught in a Fix, Sep. 20, 2023, 58 pages. [cited by applicant]
OBM, Inc. and Cholla Energy LLC, Exhibit 1035, IPR2023-01407, Letter from William W. Hix, Sep. 13, 2023, 7 pages. [cited by applicant]
OBM, Inc. and Cholla Energy LLC, Petition for Inter Partes Review, IPR2023-01407, Sep. 13, 2023, 92 pages. [cited by applicant]
OBM, Inc. and Cholla Energy LLC, Power of Attorney for Petitioner, IPR2023-01407, Sep. 13, 2023, 3 pages. [cited by applicant]
OBM, Inc. and Cholla Energy LLC, Power of Attorney for Petitioner, IPR2023-01407, Sep. 13, 2023, 1 page. [cited by applicant]
Lancium LLC, Patent Owner's Preliminary Response to Petition, IPR2023-01407, Dec. 20, 2023, 71 pages. [cited by applicant]
Lancium LLC, Exhibit 2001, IPR2023-01407, Declaration of Dr. Zygmunt J. Haas, Dec. 20, 2023, 118 pages. [cited by applicant]
Lancium LLC, Exhibit 2002, IPR2023-01407, Comparison of Petition against Ex1003., Dec. 20, 2023, 71 pages. [cited by applicant]
Final Written Decision for Post Grant Review U.S. Pat. No. 11,574,372, PGR2023-00039, available as early as Jan. 21, 2025, 60 pages. [cited by applicant]
Deposition Transcript of Vernon Kasdorf for Post Grant Review U.S. Pat. No. 11,574,372, PGR2023-00039, available as early as Sep. 13, 2024, 52 pages. [cited by applicant]