Patents by Inventor Christopher L. Cowherd, JR.

Christopher L. Cowherd, JR. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Communication using DNS repurposing
    Patent number: 11888811
    Abstract: Technology for communicating by embedding messages in DNS requests/responses is disclosed. In many cases it is desirable for a device to communicate without that device having to supply network credentials. In some network environments, credentials are not required to send or receive DNS messages. The question section of a DNS request message may include a message for a destination DNS server and a query domain which, when using standard DNS routing, will result in the DNS request being directed to the intended destination DNS server. The message may be encoded in such a way that an algorithm run by the destination DNS server is able to parse the message from the DNS request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Identity Digital Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Stahura, Christopher L. Cowherd, Jr.
  • COMMUNICATION USING DNS REPURPOSING
    Publication number: 20220124064
    Abstract: Technology for communicating by embedding messages in DNS requests/responses is disclosed. In many cases it is desirable for a device to communicate without that device having to supply network credentials. In some network environments, credentials are not required to send or receive DNS messages. The question section of a DNS request message may include a message for a destination DNS server and a query domain which, when using standard DNS routing, will result in the DNS request being directed to the intended destination DNS server. The message may be encoded in such a way that an algorithm run by the destination DNS server is able to parse the message from the DNS request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Paul Stahura, Christopher L. Cowherd, JR.
  • Communication using DNS repurposing
    Patent number: 11240196
    Abstract: Technology for communicating by embedding messages in DNS requests/responses is disclosed. In many cases it is desirable for a device to communicate without that device having to supply network credentials. In some network environments, credentials are not required to send or receive DNS messages. The question section of a DNS request message may include a message for a destination DNS server and a query domain which, when using standard DNS routing, will result in the DNS request being directed to the intended destination DNS server. The message may be encoded in such a way that an algorithm run by the destination DNS server is able to parse the message from the DNS request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Donuts Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Stahura, Christopher L. Cowherd, Jr.
  • COMMUNICATION USING DNS REPURPOSING
    Publication number: 20200127964
    Abstract: Technology for communicating by embedding messages in DNS requests/responses is disclosed. In many cases it is desirable for a device to communicate without that device having to supply network credentials. In some network environments, credentials are not required to send or receive DNS messages. The question section of a DNS request message may include a message for a destination DNS server and a query domain which, when using standard DNS routing, will result in the DNS request being directed to the intended destination DNS server. The message may be encoded in such a way that an algorithm run by the destination DNS server is able to parse the message from the DNS request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Paul Stahura, Christopher L. Cowherd, JR.
  • Communication using DNS repurposing
    Patent number: 10320739
    Abstract: Technology for communicating by embedding messages in DNS requests/responses is disclosed. In many cases it is desirable for a device to communicate without that device having to supply network credentials. In some network environments, credentials are not required to send or receive DNS messages. The question section of a DNS request message may include a message for a destination DNS server and a query domain which, when using standard DNS routing, will result in the DNS request being directed to the intended destination DNS server. The message may be encoded in such a way that an algorithm run by the destination DNS server is able to parse the message from the DNS request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Donuts Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Stahura, Christopher L. Cowherd, Jr.
  • COMMUNICATION USING DNS REPURPOSING
    Publication number: 20160173440
    Abstract: Technology for communicating by embedding messages in DNS requests/responses is disclosed. In many cases it is desirable for a device to communicate without that device having to supply network credentials. In some network environments, credentials are not required to send or receive DNS messages. The question section of a DNS request message may include a message for a destination DNS server and a query domain which, when using standard DNS routing, will result in the DNS request being directed to the intended destination DNS server. The message may be encoded in such a way that an algorithm run by the destination DNS server is able to parse the message from the DNS request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Paul Stahura, Christopher L. Cowherd, JR.