Patents by Inventor Barry Atkins

Barry Atkins 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: 8307098
    Abstract: A system, method, and program for managing a user key used to sign a message for a data processing system having an encryption chip are disclosed. A user is assigned a user key. In order to encrypt and send messages to a recipient(s), the messages are encrypted with the user key. The user key, in turn, is encrypted with an associated key. The associated key is further encrypted using an encryption chip key stored on the encryption chip. The encrypted messages are communicated to a recipient to validate an association of the user with the encrypted messages. The associated key is decrypted with the encryption chip key. The user key is decrypted with the associated key, and the messages are decrypted with the user key. Thereafter, validation of the association of messages with the user is removed by revoking the associated key. In a preferred embodiment, encryption resources are centralized in a server system having the encryption chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Barry Atkins, David Carroll Challener, Frank Novak, Joseph Gary Rusnak, Kenneth D. Timmons, William W. Vetter
  • Patent number: 7278736
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a colored contact lens designed for modifying or enhancing a wearer's eye color while giving the wearer's eyes an improved lively appearance (or more lively or vivacious appearance). In particular, a colored contact lens of the invention may impart to a wearer's eye color both a natural appearance with an emotional dimension such as sophistication, depth, well-being, honesty with intimacy, or combinations thereof. The invention also provides methods and kits for making a colored contact lens of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Gerardo Ocampo, Michael Quinn, Barry Atkins
  • Publication number: 20070008081
    Abstract: A door chime system includes a microcontroller having a processor and a data memory for storing digital sound files. The microcontroller includes an input and an output representative of digital sound files; a door chime actuator having an output responsive to the depression of the doorbell electrically connected to the input of said microcontroller and an amplifier stage for converting a one of said digital sound files into sound. The output from the microcontroller representative of a digital sound file is supplied to the input of the amplifier stage responsive to the door chime output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventors: Scott Tylicki, William Raper, Barry Atkins, Roger Cornett
  • Publication number: 20060181676
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a colored contact lens designed for enhancing a wearer's eye color while giving the wearer's eyes a very natural appearance. A colored contact lens of the invention comprises a colored central zone which includes a colored substantially-circular pattern composed of non-opaque colored dots. Sizes of the dots and/or amounts of space between the dots are varied in a radially-controlled manner so that local colored dot coverage increases in a radial direction from the center to the peripheral edge or a position near the peripheral edge of the substantially-circular pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventors: Robert Tucker, Barry Atkins, Sandra Corti
  • Publication number: 20060097890
    Abstract: An AC line powered RF transmitter light switch is described. The RF transmitter light switch is installed within a 3-way wall switch circuit thereby allowing direct and constant electrical connection of the RF transmitter light switch and the RF receiving light switch. The RF transmitter light switch is in RF communication with the receiving light switch to control the circuit load or light fixture. The RF receiving light switch is in direct electrical connection to the load and acts as a master controller regarding of the position of the RF transmitter light switch even though the RF transmitter light switch is installed within the 3-way wall switch circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Applicant: DESA IP, LLC
    Inventor: Barry Atkins
  • Publication number: 20060077341
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for producing colored contact lenses with high quality color images. The method of the invention comprises the steps of (a) providing a water based ink in at least one cliche wherein a pattern to be printed on the contact lens has been created; (b) transferring the water based ink from the cliché to at least a surface of at least a contact lens forming mold by means of at least a transfer pad; (c) at least partially curing the ink transferred on the mold to form a colored film; (d) dispensing a hydrogel lens-forming material into a lens-forming cavity of the mold; and (e) curing the lens-forming material within the lens-forming cavity to form the contact lens, whereby the colored film detaches from the molding surface and becomes integral with the body of the contact lens; characterized in that the relative air humidity in the immediate vicinities of the transfer pad/s is kept higher than 50% at standard temperature and pressure conditions during ink transfer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventors: Barry Atkins, Norbert Doerr, Alfred Fischer, Michael Quinn, Roland Schmieder, Robert Tucker
  • Publication number: 20060065138
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for producing colored contact lenses with relatively high quality color images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: Robert Tucker, Sandra Corti, Michael Quinn, Barry Atkins
  • Publication number: 20060021010
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for federated identity brokering. In accordance with the present invention, a credential processing gateway can be disposed between one or more logical services and one or more service requesting clients in a computer communications network. Acting as a proxy and a trusted authority to the logical services, the credential processing gateway can map the credentials of the service requesting clients to the certification requirements of the logical services. In this way, the credential processing gateway can act as a federated identity broker in providing identity certification services for a multitude of different service requesting clients without requiring the logical services to include a pre-configuration for specifically processing the credentials of particular service requesting clients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Barry Atkins, David Melgar, Anthony Nadalin, Ajamu Wesley
  • Publication number: 20060015347
    Abstract: A MP3 chime player and display device having a MP3 microcontroller unit being integrated with an in-store display. The in-store display of the present invention has MP3 play selection buttons and associated selection insignia. The microcontroller is in electronic communication with a reprogrammable digital storage device, an electronic port, speakers, volume controls, as well as buttons on the button board or in-store display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2004
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Inventors: Scott Tylicki, William Raper, Barry Atkins, Roger Cornett
  • Publication number: 20050288044
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and apparatus for invoking web services on handheld or mobile devices is disclosed. In one embodiment, Mobile Data Service is used to push a SOAP envelope to a handheld device in the form of a message. In another embodiment, a requesting application server generates a key in addition to the SOAP envelope for the request. The handheld device is sent a message via Short Message Service (SMS) containing the key, and the mobile device uses the key to retrieve or “pull” the SOAP envelope for the request. In yet another embodiment, SOAP envelopes are transmitted as raw data to a handheld device on a particular designated TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) port. In this case, the handheld device recognizes that it has received a SOAP envelope by virtue of the fact that the data was received on the designated port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Barry Atkins, Bryce Curtis, Peter Haggar
  • Publication number: 20050218536
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for making colored silicone hydrogel contact lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Quinn, Gregory Carlson, Barry Atkins
  • Publication number: 20050185134
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a colored contact lens designed for modifying or enhancing a wearer's eye color while giving the wearer's eyes an improved lively appearance (or more lively or vivacious appearance). In particular, a colored contact lens of the invention may impart to a wearer's eye color both a natural appearance with an emotional dimension such as sophistication, depth, well-being, honesty with intimacy, or combinations thereof. The invention also provides methods and kits for making a colored contact lens of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: Gerardo Ocampo, Michael Quinn, Barry Atkins
  • Publication number: 20050114701
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for federating identity management within a distributed portal server, leveraging Web services techniques and a number of industry standards. Identities are managed across autonomous security domains which may be comprised of independent trust models, authentication services, and user enrollment services. The disclosed techniques enable integrating third-party Web services-based portlets, which rely on various potentially-different security mechanisms, within a common portal page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2003
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Barry Atkins, David Melgar, Anthony Nadalin, Ajamu Wesley