Patents by Inventor William R. Ackerly

William R. Ackerly 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: 20240073193
    Abstract: A method for distributing encrypted cryptographic data includes receiving, by a key service, from a first client device, a request for a first public key. The method includes transmitting, by the key service, to the first client device, the first public key. The method includes receiving, by the key service, from an access control management system, an encryption key encrypted with the first public key and a request from a second client device for access to the encryption key. The method includes decrypting, by the key service, the encrypted encryption key, with a private key corresponding to the first public key. The method includes encrypting, by the key service, the decrypted encryption key, with a second public key received from the second computing device. The method includes transmitting, by the key service, to the second client device, the encryption key encrypted with the second public key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventor: William R. Ackerly
  • Patent number: 11855767
    Abstract: A method for distributing encrypted cryptographic data includes receiving, by a key service, from a first client device, a request for a first public key. The method includes transmitting, by the key service, to the first client device, the first public key. The method includes receiving, by the key service, from an access control management system, an encryption key encrypted with the first public key and a request from a second client device for access to the encryption key. The method includes decrypting, by the key service, the encrypted encryption key, with a private key corresponding to the first public key. The method includes encrypting, by the key service, the decrypted encryption key, with a second public key received from the second computing device. The method includes transmitting, by the key service, to the second client device, the encryption key encrypted with the second public key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Inventor: William R. Ackerly
  • Publication number: 20220060457
    Abstract: A method for distributing encrypted cryptographic data includes receiving, by a key service, from a first client device, a request for a first public key. The method includes transmitting, by the key service, to the first client device, the first public key. The method includes receiving, by the key service, from an access control management system, an encryption key encrypted with the first public key and a request from a second client device for access to the encryption key. The method includes decrypting, by the key service, the encrypted encryption key, with a private key corresponding to the first public key. The method includes encrypting, by the key service, the decrypted encryption key, with a second public key received from the second computing device. The method includes transmitting, by the key service, to the second client device, the encryption key encrypted with the second public key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventor: William R. Ackerly
  • Patent number: 11196729
    Abstract: A method for distributing encrypted cryptographic data includes receiving, by a key service, from a first client device, a request for a first public key. The method includes transmitting, by the key service, to the first client device, the first public key. The method includes receiving, by the key service, from an access control management system, an encryption key encrypted with the first public key and a request from a second client device for access to the encryption key. The method includes decrypting, by the key service, the encrypted encryption key, with a private key corresponding to the first public key. The method includes encrypting, by the key service, the decrypted encryption key, with a second public key received from the second computing device. The method includes transmitting, by the key service, to the second client device, the encryption key encrypted with the second public key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Virtru Corporation
    Inventor: William R. Ackerly
  • Publication number: 20210273930
    Abstract: A method for distributing encrypted cryptographic data includes receiving, by a key service, from a first client device, a request for a first public key. The method includes transmitting, by the key service, to the first client device, the first public key. The method includes receiving, by the key service, from an access control management system, an encryption key encrypted with the first public key and a request from a second client device for access to the encryption key. The method includes decrypting, by the key service, the encrypted encryption key, with a private key corresponding to the first public key. The method includes encrypting, by the key service, the decrypted encryption key, with a second public key received from the second computing device. The method includes transmitting, by the key service, to the second client device, the encryption key encrypted with the second public key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventor: William R. Ackerly
  • Patent number: 11044239
    Abstract: A method for distributing encrypted cryptographic data includes receiving, by a key service, from a first client device, a request for a first public key. The method includes transmitting, by the key service, to the first client device, the first public key. The method includes receiving, by the key service, from an access control management system, an encryption key encrypted with the first public key and a request from a second client device for access to the encryption key. The method includes decrypting, by the key service, the encrypted encryption key, with a private key corresponding to the first public key. The method includes encrypting, by the key service, the decrypted encryption key, with a second public key received from the second computing device. The method includes transmitting, by the key service, to the second client device, the encryption key encrypted with the second public key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Virtru Corporation
    Inventor: William R. Ackerly
  • Publication number: 20200092270
    Abstract: A method for distributing encrypted cryptographic data includes receiving, by a key service, from a first client device, a request for a first public key. The method includes transmitting, by the key service, to the first client device, the first public key. The method includes receiving, by the key service, from an access control management system, an encryption key encrypted with the first public key and a request from a second client device for access to the encryption key. The method includes decrypting, by the key service, the encrypted encryption key, with a private key corresponding to the first public key. The method includes encrypting, by the key service, the decrypted encryption key, with a second public key received from the second computing device. The method includes transmitting, by the key service, to the second client device, the encryption key encrypted with the second public key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: William R. Ackerly
  • Patent number: 10523646
    Abstract: A method for distributing encrypted cryptographic data includes receiving, by a key service, from a first client device, a request for a first public key. The method includes transmitting, by the key service, to the first client device, the first public key. The method includes receiving, by the key service, from an access control management system, an encryption key encrypted with the first public key and a request from a second client device for access to the encryption key. The method includes decrypting, by the key service, the encrypted encryption key, with a private key corresponding to the first public key. The method includes encrypting, by the key service, the decrypted encryption key, with a second public key received from the second computing device. The method includes transmitting, by the key service, to the second client device, the encryption key encrypted with the second public key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Virtru Corporation
    Inventor: William R. Ackerly
  • Publication number: 20170286699
    Abstract: A method of providing a restricted set of application programming interfaces includes decrypting, by a secure object information reader executing on a computing device, an encrypted data object using information associated with the encrypted data object to generate a decrypted data object, the information received from an access control management system. The method includes intercepting, by a kernel driver executing on the computing device, from a process executing on the computing device, a request to access the decrypted data object. The method includes identifying, by the kernel driver, using the information associated with the encrypted data object, a usage requirement restricting a set of operations available to the process in accessing the decrypted data object. The method includes providing, by the kernel driver, to the process, a restricted set of application programming interfaces with which to interact with the decrypted data object, as permitted by the restricted set of operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventor: William R. Ackerly
  • Patent number: 9710659
    Abstract: A method of providing a restricted set of application programming interfaces includes decrypting, by a secure object information reader executing on a computing device, an encrypted data object using information associated with the encrypted data object to generate a decrypted data object, the information received from an access control management system. The method includes intercepting, by a kernel driver executing on the computing device, from a process executing on the computing device, a request to access the decrypted data object. The method includes identifying, by the kernel driver, using the information associated with the encrypted data object, a usage requirement restricting a set of operations available to the process in accessing the decrypted data object. The method includes providing, by the kernel driver, to the process, a restricted set of application programming interfaces with which to interact with the decrypted data object, as permitted by the restricted set of operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Virtru Corporation
    Inventor: William R. Ackerly
  • Publication number: 20170063816
    Abstract: A method for distributing encrypted cryptographic data includes receiving, by a key service, from a first client device, a request for a first public key. The method includes transmitting, by the key service, to the first client device, the first public key. The method includes receiving, by the key service, from an access control management system, an encryption key encrypted with the first public key and a request from a second client device for access to the encryption key. The method includes decrypting, by the key service, the encrypted encryption key, with a private key corresponding to the first public key. The method includes encrypting, by the key service, the decrypted encryption key, with a second public key received from the second computing device. The method includes transmitting, by the key service, to the second client device, the encryption key encrypted with the second public key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventor: William R. Ackerly
  • Patent number: 9577989
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for decrypting, by a browser application, an encrypted portion of a fragment identifier within a uniform resource identifier includes receiving, by a browser application executing on a computing device, from a user, a uniform resource identifier including a delimiter and a fragment identifier, the fragment identifier comprising an encrypted portion. The method includes requesting, by the browser application, from an access control manager, decryption information associated with the fragment identifier. The method includes receiving, by the browser application, from the access control manager, the requested decryption information. The method includes decrypting, by the browser application, the encrypted portion of the fragment identifier with the requested decryption information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Inventors: William R Ackerly, Reuven Mark Vallejo Gonzales
  • Publication number: 20160063258
    Abstract: A method of providing a restricted set of application programming interfaces includes decrypting, by a secure object information reader executing on a computing device, an encrypted data object using information associated with the encrypted data object to generate a decrypted data object, the information received from an access control management system. The method includes intercepting, by a kernel driver executing on the computing device, from a process executing on the computing device, a request to access the decrypted data object. The method includes identifying, by the kernel driver, using the information associated with the encrypted data object, a usage requirement restricting a set of operations available to the process in accessing the decrypted data object. The method includes providing, by the kernel driver, to the process, a restricted set of application programming interfaces with which to interact with the decrypted data object, as permitted by the restricted set of operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventor: William R. Ackerly
  • Publication number: 20150264020
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for decrypting, by a browser application, an encrypted portion of a fragment identifier within a uniform resource identifier includes receiving, by a browser application executing on a computing device, from a user, a uniform resource identifier including a delimiter and a fragment identifier, the fragment identifier comprising an encrypted portion. The method includes requesting, by the browser application, from an access control manager, decryption information associated with the fragment identifier. The method includes receiving, by the browser application, from the access control manager, the requested decryption information. The method includes decrypting, by the browser application, the encrypted portion of the fragment identifier with the requested decryption information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: William R. Ackerly, Reuven Mark Vallejo Gonzales