Patents by Inventor CRAIG F. BRANCH

CRAIG F. BRANCH 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).

  • Patent number: 11689364
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and techniques for changing cryptographic keys in high-frequency transaction environments to mitigate service disruptions or loss of transactions associated with key maintenance. In various embodiments, a server device can employ a working key encrypted with a first master key to decrypt messages being communicated from a client device, whereby each message is encrypted with a first cryptogram that was generated based on the working key encrypted with the first master key. While the working key encrypted with the first master key is being employed, the server device can generate a notification including a second cryptogram generated based on the working key encrypted with a second master key for transmission to the client device. The transmitted notification can cause the client device to encrypt the messages being communicated with the second cryptogram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: ITS, Inc.
    Inventors: Terry Dooley, Thomas Sherrard, Shane Van Waardhuizen, Manish Nathwani, Craig F. Branch
  • Publication number: 20210409211
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and techniques for changing cryptographic keys in high-frequency transaction environments to mitigate service disruptions or loss of transactions associated with key maintenance. In various embodiments, a server device can employ a working key encrypted with a first master key to decrypt messages being communicated from a client device, whereby each message is encrypted with a first cryptogram that was generated based on the working key encrypted with the first master key. While the working key encrypted with the first master key is being employed, the server device can generate a notification including a second cryptogram generated based on the working key encrypted with a second master key for transmission to the client device. The transmitted notification can cause the client device to encrypt the messages being communicated with the second cryptogram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: TERRY DOOLEY, THOMAS SHERRARD, SHANE VAN WAARDHUIZEN, MANISH NATHWANI, CRAIG F. BRANCH
  • Patent number: 11128459
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and techniques for changing cryptographic keys in high-frequency transaction environments to mitigate service disruptions or loss of transactions associated with key maintenance. In various embodiments, a server device can employ a working key encrypted with a first master key to decrypt messages being communicated from a client device, whereby each message is encrypted with a first cryptogram that was generated based on the working key encrypted with the first master key. While the working key encrypted with the first master key is being employed, the server device can generate a notification including a second cryptogram generated based on the working key encrypted with a second master key for transmission to the client device. The transmitted notification can cause the client device to encrypt the messages being communicated with the second cryptogram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: ITS, INC.
    Inventors: Terry Dooley, Thomas Sherrard, Shane Van Waardhuizen, Manish Nathwani, Craig F. Branch
  • Publication number: 20200169401
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and techniques for changing cryptographic keys in high-frequency transaction environments to mitigate service disruptions or loss of transactions associated with key maintenance. In various embodiments, a server device can employ a working key encrypted with a first master key to decrypt messages being communicated from a client device, whereby each message is encrypted with a first cryptogram that was generated based on the working key encrypted with the first master key. While the working key encrypted with the first master key is being employed, the server device can generate a notification including a second cryptogram generated based on the working key encrypted with a second master key for transmission to the client device. The transmitted notification can cause the client device to encrypt the messages being communicated with the second cryptogram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: TERRY DOOLEY, THOMAS SHERRARD, SHANE VAN WAARDHUIZEN, MANISH NATHWANI, CRAIG F. BRANCH