Patents by Inventor Bradley R. Caldwell

Bradley R. Caldwell 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).

  • Identification of potentially sensitive information in data strings
    Patent number: 11934463
    Abstract: Methods for identifying potentially sensitive information and protecting such potentially sensitive information include scanning systems that collect and/or disseminate such information. Without limitation, systems collect and/or disseminate personal identification numbers (e.g., personal identification numbers, tax identification numbers, etc.), such as merchant systems, bank systems, healthcare systems, and the like, that collect, use, or disseminate sensitive information may be scanned to identify sequences of data that are likely to be sensitive, and may take actions to protect such sequences of data. Scanning and protection systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: SecurityMetrics, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley R. Caldwell, Alan B. Butt
  • IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE INFORMATION IN DATA STRINGS
    Publication number: 20220138269
    Abstract: Methods for identifying potentially sensitive information and protecting such potentially sensitive information include scanning systems that collect and/or disseminate such information. Without limitation, systems collect and/or disseminate personal identification numbers (e.g., personal identification numbers, tax identification numbers, etc.), such as merchant systems, bank systems, healthcare systems, and the like, that collect, use, or disseminate sensitive information may be scanned to identify sequences of data that are likely to be sensitive, and may take actions to protect such sequences of data. Scanning and protection systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Bradley R. Caldwell, Alan B. Butt
  • Identification of potentially sensitive information in data strings
    Patent number: 11170052
    Abstract: Methods for identifying potentially sensitive information and protecting such potentially sensitive information include scanning systems that collect and/or disseminate such information. Without limitation, systems collect and/or disseminate personal identification numbers (e.g., personal identification numbers, tax identification numbers, etc.), such as merchant systems, bank systems, healthcare systems, and the like, that collect, use, or disseminate sensitive information may be scanned to identify sequences of data that are likely to be sensitive, and may take actions to protect such sequences of data. Scanning and protection systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: SecurityMetrics, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley R. Caldwell, Alan B. Butt
  • IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE INFORMATION IN DATA STRINGS
    Publication number: 20200012689
    Abstract: Methods for identifying potentially sensitive information and protecting such potentially sensitive information include scanning systems that collect and/or disseminate such information. Without limitation, systems collect and/or disseminate personal identification numbers (e.g., personal identification numbers, tax identification numbers, etc.), such as merchant systems, bank systems, healthcare systems, and the like, that collect, use, or disseminate sensitive information may be scanned to identify sequences of data that are likely to be sensitive, and may take actions to protect such sequences of data. Scanning and protection systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Bradley R. Caldwell, Alan B. Butt
  • Identification of potentially sensitive information in data strings
    Patent number: 10417283
    Abstract: Methods for identifying potentially sensitive information and protecting such potentially sensitive information include scanning systems that collect and/or disseminate such information. Without limitation, systems collect and/or disseminate personal identification numbers (e.g., personal identification numbers, tax identification numbers, etc.), such as merchant systems, bank systems, healthcare systems, and the like, that collect, use, or disseminate sensitive information may be scanned to identify sequences of data that are likely to be sensitive, and may take actions to protect such sequences of data. Scanning and protection systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Securitymetrics, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley R. Caldwell, Alan B. Butt
  • IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE INFORMATION IN DATA STRINGS
    Publication number: 20180018404
    Abstract: Methods for identifying potentially sensitive information and protecting such potentially sensitive information include scanning systems that collect and/or disseminate such information. Without limitation, systems collect and/or disseminate personal identification numbers (e.g., personal identification numbers, tax identification numbers, etc.), such as merchant systems, bank systems, healthcare systems, and the like, that collect, use, or disseminate sensitive information may be scanned to identify sequences of data that are likely to be sensitive, and may take actions to protect such sequences of data. Scanning and protection systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Bradley R. Caldwell, Alan B. Butt