Patents by Inventor Nathan Paul Kipp

Nathan Paul Kipp 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 managing secure communication sessions with remote devices
    Patent number: 8677464
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, a session manager generates, stores, and periodically updates the login credentials for each of a plurality of connected IEDs. An operator, possibly via an access device, may provide unique login credentials to the session manager. The session manager may determine the authorization level of the operator based on the operator's login credentials, defining with which IEDs the operator may communicate. According to various embodiments, the session manager does not facilitate a communication session between the operator and a target IED. Rather, the session manager maintains a first communication session with the operator and initiates a second communication session with the target IED. Accordingly, the session manager may forward commands transmitted by the operator to the target IED. Based on the authorization level of the operator, a session filter may restrict what may be communicated between an operator and an IED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Rhett Smith, Ryan Bradetich, Christopher Ewing, Nathan Paul Kipp, Kimberly Ann Yauchzee
  • Systems and Methods for Managing Secure Communication Sessions with Remote Devices
    Publication number: 20120331534
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, a session manager generates, stores, and periodically updates the login credentials for each of a plurality of connected IEDs. An operator, possibly via an access device, may provide unique login credentials to the session manager. The session manager may determine the authorization level of the operator based on the operator's login credentials, defining with which IEDs the operator may communicate. According to various embodiments, the session manager does not facilitate a communication session between the operator and a target IED. Rather, the session manager maintains a first communication session with the operator and initiates a second communication session with the target IED. Accordingly, the session manager may forward commands transmitted by the operator to the target IED. Based on the authorization level of the operator, a session filter may restrict what may be communicated between an operator and an IED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Rhett Smith, Ryan Bradetich, Christopher Ewing, Nathan Paul Kipp, Kimberly Ann Yauchzee