Patents by Inventor Benoît Maximilien

Benoît Maximilien 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: 8856882
    Abstract: Method of managing security entities positioned to cut off an information stream within a network. The method includes designating an entity to act as a sponsor for a new ward wishing to join the network, requesting to connect the ward with the sponsor, said sponsor determining whether or not it accepts the connection. If the sponsor accepts the connection, then connecting the sponsor and disconnecting from the plurality of entities forming the network. At least one of the entities and the sponsor checking a security level of said ward. If at least one of the entities decides to trust said ward, then the sponsor transmits to the ward configuration information to enable the ward to enter into communication with the network. If at least one of the entities decides not to trust the ward, then the ward cannot access the network and an alarm is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Thales
    Inventors: Benoît Maximilien, Vladimir Ksinant
  • Patent number: 8464351
    Abstract: A security apparatus positioned between at least one domain having a level of trust or of sensitivity A and at least one domain having a level of trust or sensitivity B, bearing in mind that the level A is different from the level B, comprises a virtualization software layer V implemented on the physical layer H and positioned between said physical layer H and at least one set consisting of at least three different compartmentalized blocks having different sensitivity levels, BLA, BLB, MDS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Thales
    Inventors: Benoît Maximilien, Laurent Frerebeau, Eric Weber, Jean-Marc Lacroix
  • Patent number: 8417940
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for processing data that can be exchanged between at least a first domain having a security level A and a second domain having a security level B, A being different from B, characterized in that it comprises at least one elementary entity EEi including a routing module URi and a device UTi for processing data, the routing module URi including at least one input Ii into the domain having the A security level for the data to be processed, and at least one first output Pi for the data that has not been processed and remains in the domain with the A security level, and a second output Li connected to the processing device UTi for the data processed and transferred into the domain with the B security level via the output Oi.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Thales
    Inventors: Benoit Maximilien, Vladimir Ksinant
  • Publication number: 20120036581
    Abstract: A security apparatus positioned between at least one domain having a level of trust or of sensitivity A and at least one domain having a level of trust or sensitivity B, bearing in mind that the level A is different from the level B, comprises a virtualization software layer V implemented on the physical layer H and positioned between said physical layer H and at least one set consisting of at least three different compartmentalized blocks having different sensitivity levels, BLA, BLB, MDS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: THALES
    Inventors: Benoît Maximilien, Laurent Frerebeau, Eric Weber, Jean-Marc Lacroix
  • Publication number: 20110202975
    Abstract: Method of managing security entities positioned to cut off an information stream within a network. The method includes designating an entity to act as a sponsor for a new ward wishing to join the network, requesting to connect the ward with the sponsor, said sponsor determining whether or not it accepts the connection. If the sponsor accepts the connection, then connecting the sponsor and disconnecting from the plurality of entities forming the network. At least one of the entities and the sponsor checking a security level of said ward. If at least one of the entities decides to trust said ward, then the sponsor transmits to the ward configuration information to enable the ward to enter into communication with the network. If at least one of the entities decides not to trust the ward, then the ward cannot access the network and an alarm is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: THALES
    Inventors: Benoît Maximilien, Vladimir Ksinant
  • Publication number: 20100293592
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for processing data that can be exchanged between at least a first domain having a security level A and a second domain having a security level B, A being different from B, characterised in that it comprises at least one elementary entity EEi including a routing module URi and a device UTi for processing data, the routing module URi including at least one input Ii into the domain having the A security level for the data to be processed, and at least one first output Pi for the data that has not been processed and remains in the domain with the A security level, and a second output Li connected to the processing device UTi for the data processed and transferred into the domain with the B security level via the output Oi.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: THALES
    Inventors: Benoit Maximilien, Vladimir Ksinant
  • Publication number: 20100011412
    Abstract: A unified and universal management system for one or more items of cryptographic equipment, comprising a federating portal that is adapted to allow a user to access services, one or more interfaces for the interchange of information between the management system and equipment outside the system, one or more modules having one or more sub-modules or technological bricks suitable to carry out a unified and universal management method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: Thales
    Inventors: Benoit Maximilien, Emmanuel Auge