Patents by Inventor Ben Cottrell

Ben Cottrell 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: 8166310
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing access to resources of a network device is provided. A user instructs a network device to generate a user password that is concealed from the user of the network device. The network device generates the user password based on, at least in part, public input provided by the user, and an algorithm which is concealed from the user, but known to a support service provider. The user communicates the public input to the support service provider. The support service provider uses the public input to generate a provider password based on, at least in part, the algorithm. The support service provider may access the network device via a network by providing the provider password to the network device. If the provider password matches the user password generated, then the support service provider is granted access to resources of the network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Ironport Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Brian Harrison, Lonhyn Jasinskyj, Paul J. Clegg, Ben Cottrell
  • Publication number: 20050268345
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing access to resources of a network device is provided. A user instructs a network device to generate a user password that is concealed from the user of the network device. The network device generates the user password based on, at least in part, public input provided by the user, and an algorithm which is concealed from the user, but known to a support service provider. The user communicates the public input to the support service provider. The support service provider uses the public input to generate a provider password based on, at least in part, the algorithm. The support service provider may access the network device via a network by providing the provider password to the network device. If the provider password matches the user password generated, then the support service provider is granted access to resources of the network device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventors: Robert Harrison, Lonhyn Jasinskyj, Paul Clegg, Ben Cottrell
  • Patent number: 4944868
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for separating plastics from contaminants which includes a separation tank, a wash tank, a rinse tank, a lift conveyor, and a material dryer is disclosed. The separation tank is filled with a separation solution and includes a discharge auger for discharging material that sinks and a discharge chute for discharging materials that float. The separation tank may be rotated so that sink or float materials may be alternately deposited in the wash tank. The wash tank is filled with a wash solution and includes a discharge auger for discharging material from the wash tank into a rinse tank. The rinse tank is filled with a rinse solution and includes a discharge auger for discharging material to a lift conveyor. Both the wash and rinse tanks include adjustable front and rear legs, and a center support leg for adjusting the solution level in relation to their respective discharge augers for optimizing washing or rinsing of either float or sink materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 31, 1990
    Inventors: Jerry L. Jay, Sr., Ben Cottrell
  • Patent number: 4858632
    Abstract: The pneumatic desedimentation machine, is designed to provide a means of recirculating, reciprocally, a fixed volume of solvent or solution through a closed system such as boilers or equipment, water cooling and/or heating systems on machinery, or any other remote system, for the purpose of removing the calcium and/or mineral deposits which form on the inside of these systems and inhibit efficiency, in an efficient and safe manner, it could also be used, to clean the inside of distribution plumbing where sedimentation is a problem, such as is found in bulk paint systems. This is accomplished by the controlled flow of solvents and/or solutions from one reservoir to another through a remote system, which is the system being cleaned, by applied air and/or vapor pressure in a controlled reciprocating manner and at a controlled temperature for maximum efficiency of the solvent and/or solution used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1989
    Inventors: Jerry L. Jay, Jr., Ben Cottrell