Patents by Inventor Paul E. Catinella

Paul E. Catinella 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).

  • Patent number: 9589405
    Abstract: This application provides an electronic wallet or passport case for controlling the opening, unlocking and locking of enclosures such as luggage, briefcases, lockers, cases, cabinets, vehicles, buildings, homes and with indirect operational control by the means of a smartphone, tablet or any personal computing device. More particularly, a Smartphone Controlled Biometric and Bluetooth Enabled Locking Smart Wallet System is provided. The Smartphone Controlled Biometric and Bluetooth Enabled Locking Smart Wallet System includes a biometric based finger print authentication module, and a Bluetooth communications enabled module, to prevent a non-owner or unauthorized user from accessing the device, along with mobile applications to control the Smart Wallet System using a smartphone. The smart wallet equipped unit may be replaced by any locking case such as a briefcase or luggage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: iWallet Corporation
    Inventors: Steven D. Cabouli, Robert J. Mos, Clay von Mueller, Robert A. Lane, Marco A. Schilling, Paul E. Catinella
  • Publication number: 20160098878
    Abstract: This application provides an electronic wallet or passport case for controlling the opening, unlocking and locking of enclosures such as luggage, briefcases, lockers, cases, cabinets, vehicles, buildings, homes and with indirect operational control by the means of a smartphone, tablet or any personal computing device. More particularly, a Smartphone Controlled Biometric and Bluetooth Enabled Locking Smart Wallet System is provided. The Smartphone Controlled Biometric and Bluetooth Enabled Locking Smart Wallet System includes a biometric based finger print authentication module, and a Bluetooth communications enabled module, to prevent a non-owner or unauthorized user from accessing the device, along with mobile applications to control the Smart Wallet System using a smartphone. The smart wallet equipped unit may be replaced by any locking case such as a briefcase or luggage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: iWallet Corporation
    Inventors: Steven D. Cabouli, Robert J. Mos, Clay von Mueller, Robert A. Lane, Marco A. Schilling, Paul E. Catinella
  • Publication number: 20130254117
    Abstract: Systems and methods for performing financial transactions are provided. In one embodiment, the invention provides for method for bank card transactions, including: reading the token information at the point of swipe for traditional and non-traditional POS platforms; performing a low-security task on the token information using a first microprocessor, wherein the non-security task includes one or more tasks from the group of encryption determination, encryption-decryption request, key management, token information delivery, or transactional data delivery; and performing a security-related task on the token information using a second microprocessor based on a request from the first microprocessor, wherein the security-related task includes one or more tasks from the group of token information authentication, token information decryption, or token information encryption. Formatting the encrypted information such that it is compatible with the format of the current POS system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventors: Clay W. von Mueller, Paul E. Catinella
  • Publication number: 20130168450
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enciphering data are provided. In one embodiment, information is enciphered using a variable block length cipher that returns the encrypted symbol set in any defined symbol set with a radix greater than or equal to the plaintext format. The cipher can be based on DES, AES or other block ciphers. In one example implementation a method for enciphering token information the invention provides for enciphering token information by constructing a tweak of a defined length using token information; converting the tweak to a bit string of a defined size to form a first parameter; converting a number of digits of plaintext to a byte string of a defined size to form a second parameter, wherein the number of digits converted varies; defining a data encryption standard key; applying the data encryption standard key to the first and second parameters; computing a specified number of encryption rounds; and receiving enciphered token information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: Clay W. von Mueller, Paul E. Catinella