Patents by Inventor Fred J. Pinkett

Fred J. Pinkett 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).

  • Seamless integration of application programs with security key infrastructure
    Patent number: 6490679
    Abstract: The invention is a method and system for integrating a security key infrastructure with applications programs on a computer system. A security key infrastructure service request is transmitted from a first application program to a security integration module. In the security integration module, a first policy is requested from a policy server and a first security key infrastructure is selected to service the security key infrastructure service request, according to the first policy. The security key infrastructure service request is transmitted from the security integration module to the selected first security key infrastructure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Shym Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry R. Tumblin, Michael S. Rothman, Fred J. Pinkett, James M. Geary, Steve R. Artick