Patents by Inventor Benjamin H. Byer

Benjamin H. Byer 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).

  • Executing Functions of a Secure Program in Unprivileged Mode
    Publication number: 20130024930
    Abstract: Executing functions of a secure program in unprivileged mode. A program may be executed in a supervisory mode. The program may call multiple functions. Each function may be executed in a unprivileged mode. Additionally, each function may be executed in a respective constrained environment or sandbox. Each constrained environment may be dedicated to or customized for the respective function. For example, each constrained environment may have a set of privileges that are based on the respective function executing within the constrained environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventors: Michael Steil, Benjamin H. Byer