Patents by Inventor Jeffrey R. Hobbett

Jeffrey R. Hobbett 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).

  • Systems and methods for disk encryption with two keys
    Patent number: 8886962
    Abstract: Embodiments provide for using two encryption keys to encrypt data instead of only one as is customarily used in the industry. According to various embodiments, a default encryption key is generated and is initially used to encrypt data, while a second encryption key is available for generation by an end user. Embodiments provide that data is encrypted with the default key until the user generates their own key, after this event, all data is encrypted with key generated by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Hobbett, Takashi Sugawara, David C. Challener
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISK ENCRYPTION WITH TWO KEYS
    Publication number: 20110246784
    Abstract: Embodiments provide for using two encryption keys to encrypt data instead of only one as is customarily used in the industry. According to various embodiments, a default encryption key is generated and is initially used to encrypt data, while a second encryption key is available for generation by an end user. Embodiments provide that data is encrypted with the default key until the user generates their own key, after this event, all data is encrypted with key generated by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Hobbett, Takashi Sugawara, David C. Challener