Patents by Inventor Brian Patrick Evans

Brian Patrick Evans 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).

  • Device certificate individualization
    Patent number: 9336359
    Abstract: A method of generating a device certificate. A method of generating a device certificate comprising, constructing a device certificate challenge at a device, sending information to a device certificate individualization server in response to the device certificate challenge, validating the device certificate challenge by the device certificate individualization server, and validating the device certificate response by the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Amit Jain, Clifford Paul Storm, Benjamin Brooks Cutter, Jr., Brian Patrick Evans
  • Device certificate individualization
    Patent number: 8347078
    Abstract: A method of generating a device certificate. A method of generating a device certificate comprising, constructing a device certificate challenge at a device, sending information to a device certificate individualization server in response to the device certificate challenge, validating the device certificate challenge by the device certificate individualization server, and validating the device certificate response by the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Amit Jain, Clifford Paul Storm, Benjamin Brooks Cutter, Jr., Brian Patrick Evans
  • DEVICE CERTIFICATE INDIVIDUALIZATION
    Publication number: 20120137127
    Abstract: A method of generating a device certificate. A method of generating a device certificate comprising, constructing a device certificate challenge at a device, sending information to a device certificate individualization server in response to the device certificate challenge, validating the device certificate challenge by the device certificate individualization server, and validating the device certificate response by the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Amit Jain, Clifford Paul Storm, Benjamin Brooks Cutter, JR., Brian Patrick Evans
  • Multi-level nested open hashed data stores
    Patent number: 7464103
    Abstract: A method for storing data. A method for storing data comprising arranging a plurality of data buckets in a logical inverted tree structure having a plurality of levels; and performing nested hashing at each level of the plurality of levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Yiu-Kwan Siu, Clifford Paul Strom, Brian Patrick Evans
  • Device certificate self-individualization
    Patent number: 7441121
    Abstract: Generating a device certificate. A method of generating a device certificate comprising forming a template that will generate a device certificate upon the occurrence of a triggering event, filling in an authorization root certificate section of the template; filling in an authorization certificate section of the template, filling in a group certificate section of the template, and forming a device certificate section of the template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin Brooks Cutter, Jr., Clifford Paul Strom, Brian Patrick Evans, Amit Jain, Michael Yui-Kwan Siu