Patents by Inventor Michelle D. Coyle

Michelle D. Coyle 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).

  • High availability secure network including dual mode authentication
    Patent number: 11962685
    Abstract: A large-scale Ethernet mesh network including a plurality of dual-mode peer devices in signal communication with one another so as to establish a group connectivity association (CA). Each dual-mode peer device simultaneously operates in a supplicant mode and authenticator mode. Each of dual-mode peer device encrypts data using a shared group encryption key (SAK), and exchanges the encrypted data with peer devices in the group CA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventor: Michelle D. Coyle
  • Extensible system for authenticated and protected key agreement in large mesh layer 2 ethernet networks
    Patent number: 11153078
    Abstract: A large-scale Ethernet mesh network is provided, which includes a group connectivity association (CA) including at least thirty-one authenticated supplicant nodes. An authenticator module authenticates each of the authenticated supplicant nodes, and distributes a shared group encryption key to each of the authenticated supplicant nodes. Each of the authenticated supplicant nodes encrypt data using the shared group encryption key, and exchange the encrypted data with any other remaining authenticated supplicant node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventors: Michelle D. Coyle, Steven C. Gerhold
  • HIGH AVAILABILITY SECURE NETWORK INCLUDING DUAL MODE AUTHENTICATION
    Publication number: 20210067329
    Abstract: A large-scale Ethernet mesh network including a plurality of dual-mode peer devices in signal communication with one another so as to establish a group connectivity association (CA). Each dual-mode peer device simultaneously operates in a supplicant mode and authenticator mode. Each of dual-mode peer device encrypts data using a shared group encryption key (SAK), and exchanges the encrypted data with peer devices in the group CA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventor: Michelle D. Coyle
  • EXTENSIBLE SYSTEM FOR AUTHENTICATED AND PROTECTED KEY AGREEMENT IN LARGE MESH LAYER 2 ETHERNET NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20200351085
    Abstract: A large-scale Ethernet mesh network is provided, which includes a group connectivity association (CA) including at least thirty-one authenticated supplicant nodes. An authenticator module authenticates each of the authenticated supplicant nodes, and distributes a shared group encryption key to each of the authenticated supplicant nodes. Each of the authenticated supplicant nodes encrypt data using the shared group encryption key, and exchange the encrypted data with any other remaining authenticated supplicant node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Michelle D. Coyle, Steven C. Gerhold