Patents by Inventor Joseph A. Bouffard

Joseph A. Bouffard 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).

  • Publication number: 20230049227
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for authenticating client devices communicating with an enterprise system. The method includes providing a policy enforcement interceptor to intercept API calls and enabling the policy enforcement interceptor to communicate with a policy information point to query the at least one endpoint for entitlements associated with an account. The method also includes intercepting an API call to the application API, communicating with the policy information point to determine entitlements associated with the account by having the policy information point query an entitlements database and, when the entitlements returned to the policy enforcement interceptor are valid, invoking a policy decision point to validate the client device. The method also includes, when the client device is validated, permitting invocation of the API. The method also includes providing an API response to the client device to permit access to the application via the API.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: The Toronto-Dominion Bank
    Inventors: Christian Joseph BOUFFARD, Saeed ALHAJYOUSEF
  • Patent number: 4260315
    Abstract: A front wheel drive vehicle having a bed supported by the rear wheels of the vehicle by a pair of jacks. The jacks cause lowering of the bed rear end to rest on the road surface for embarkation of a disabled vehicle on the bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1981
    Inventor: Joseph A. Bouffard