Patents by Inventor Bruno Couillard

Bruno Couillard 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: 11921867
    Abstract: Described are various embodiments of a digital data comparison filter, system and method, and applications therefor. In one embodiment, a digital data comparator system comprises two or more transformation engines each having securely stored in association therewith a common key, a common designated comparator threshold number, and a respective identifier; and a reconstitution engine operable to access partial encryption information from each transformation engine and, only upon relating to identical digital data, process each partial encryption information to successfully release the identical digital data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: CRYPTO4A TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Fiset, Bruno Couillard, Bradley Clare Ritchie, James Ross Goodman
  • Patent number: 11916872
    Abstract: Described are various embodiments of an integrated network appliance and system. In one embodiment, the appliance comprises: a hardware-integrated processing engine operable to implement a trusted network-related resource; an integrated digital data processor operable to execute said processing engine; an integrated data storage resource accessible to said processing engine to implement said trusted network-related resource; an integrated location sensor; and an embedded hardware security module (HSM) hardwired to interface with said hardware-integrated processing engine via a dedicated hardware-isolated communication path, and operable to execute a trusted internal cryptographic process associated with said trusted network-related resource as a function of location data output from said integrated location sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: CRYPTO4A TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Bruno Couillard, Bradley Clare Ritchie, James Ross Goodman, Jean-Pierre Fiset
  • Patent number: 11803666
    Abstract: Described are various embodiments of a hardware security module, hardwired port interconnection matrix, and embedded communication channel resources operable on selected hardware port-specific data communicated via this matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Crypto4A Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Bruno Couillard, Bradley Clare Ritchie, James Ross Goodman, Jean-Pierre Fiset
  • Patent number: 11714622
    Abstract: Described are various embodiments of a secure cloud-based system. In one such embodiment, the secure cloud-based system includes a distribution of digital network processing resources and a central digital processing environment. The central processing environment includes a secure network interface to each of said digital processing resources; a digital hardware processor; and a deployment engine operable to serially deploy a unique ephemeral machine executable code instance, via said secure network interface, to a given one of said digital processing resources to be executed thereon for a predetermined runtime period, wherein execution of each said unique ephemeral machine executable code instance is automatically terminated after said predetermined runtime period to be operatively replaced by a subsequent unique ephemeral machine executable code instance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Crypto4A Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Bruno Couillard, Bradley Clare Ritchie, James Ross Goodman, Jean-Pierre Fiset
  • Publication number: 20220318435
    Abstract: Described are various embodiments of a hardware security module, hardwired port interconnection matrix, and embedded communication channel resources operable on selected hardware port-specific data communicated via this matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Bruno COUILLARD, Bradley Clare RITCHIE, James Ross GOODMAN, Jean-Pierre FISET
  • Publication number: 20220247723
    Abstract: Described are various embodiments of an integrated network appliance and system. In one embodiment, the appliance comprises: a hardware-integrated processing engine operable to implement a trusted network-related resource; an integrated digital data processor operable to execute said processing engine; an integrated data storage resource accessible to said processing engine to implement said trusted network-related resource; an integrated location sensor; and an embedded hardware security module (HSM) hardwired to interface with said hardware-integrated processing engine via a dedicated hardware-isolated communication path, and operable to execute a trusted internal cryptographic process associated with said trusted network-related resource as a function of location data output from said integrated location sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Bruno COUILLARD, Bradley Clare RITCHIE, James Ross GOODMAN, Jean-Pierre FISET
  • Patent number: 11321493
    Abstract: Described are various embodiments of a hardware security module, hardwired port interconnection matrix, and embedded communication channel resources operable on selected hardware port-specific data communicated via this matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: CRYPTO4A TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Bruno Couillard, Bradley Clare Ritchie, James Ross Goodman, Jean-Pierre Fiset
  • Patent number: 11310198
    Abstract: Described are various embodiments of an integrated multi-level or cross-domain network security appliance and system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Crypto4A Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Bruno Couillard, Bradley Clare Ritchie, James Ross Goodman, Jean-Pierre Fiset
  • Publication number: 20220083322
    Abstract: Described are various embodiments of a secure cloud-based system. In one such embodiment, the secure cloud-based system includes a distribution of digital network processing resources and a central digital processing environment. The central processing environment includes a secure network interface to each of said digital processing resources; a digital hardware processor; and a deployment engine operable to serially deploy a unique ephemeral machine executable code instance, via said secure network interface, to a given one of said digital processing resources to be executed thereon for a predetermined runtime period, wherein execution of each said unique ephemeral machine executable code instance is automatically terminated after said predetermined runtime period to be operatively replaced by a subsequent unique ephemeral machine executable code instance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Bruno COUILLARD, Bradley Clare RITCHIE, James Ross GOODMAN, Jean-Pierre FISET
  • Patent number: 11204748
    Abstract: Described are various embodiments of a machine executable code deployment method and system. In one such embodiment, a machine executable code deployment method is described to comprise: compiling machine readable code in a secure digital processing environment to produce a unique ephemeral machine executable code instance representative thereof; deploying the unique ephemeral machine executable code instance to a distinct digital processing environment to be executed thereon for a predetermined runtime period, wherein execution of the unique ephemeral machine executable code instance is automatically terminated after the predetermined runtime period; and repeating the deploying for subsequent unique ephemeral machine executable code instances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Ciypto4A Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Bruno Couillard, Bradley Clare Ritchie, James Ross Goodman, Jean-Pierre Fiset
  • Publication number: 20210133333
    Abstract: Described are various embodiments of a digital data comparison filter, system and method, and applications therefor. In one embodiment, a digital data comparator system comprises two or more transformation engines each having securely stored in association therewith a common key, a common designated comparator threshold number, and a respective identifier; and a reconstitution engine operable to access partial encryption information from each transformation engine and, only upon relating to identical digital data, process each partial encryption information to successfully release the identical digital data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Fiset, Bruno Couillard, Bradley Clare Ritchie, James Ross Goodman
  • Publication number: 20200278850
    Abstract: Described are various embodiments of a machine executable code deployment method and system. In one such embodiment, a machine executable code deployment method is described to comprise: compiling machine readable code in a secure digital processing environment to produce a unique ephemeral machine executable code instance representative thereof; deploying the unique ephemeral machine executable code instance to a distinct digital processing environment to be executed thereon for a predetermined runtime period, wherein execution of the unique ephemeral machine executable code instance is automatically terminated after the predetermined runtime period; and repeating the deploying for subsequent unique ephemeral machine executable code instances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Bruno Couillard, Bradley Clare Ritchie, James Ross Goodman, Jean-Pierre Fiset
  • Patent number: 10678525
    Abstract: Described are various embodiments of a machine executable code deployment method and system. In one such embodiment, a machine executable code deployment method is described to comprise: compiling machine readable code in a secure digital processing environment to produce a unique ephemeral machine executable code instance representative thereof; deploying the unique ephemeral machine executable code instance to a distinct digital processing environment to be executed thereon for a predetermined runtime period, wherein execution of the unique ephemeral machine executable code instance is automatically terminated after the predetermined runtime period; and repeating the deploying for subsequent unique ephemeral machine executable code instances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: CRYPTO4A TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Bruno Couillard, Bradley Clare Ritchie, James Ross Goodman, Jean-Pierre Fiset
  • Publication number: 20200099658
    Abstract: Described are various embodiments of an integrated multi-level or cross-domain network security appliance and system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Bruno COUILLARD, Bradley Clare RITCHIE, James Ross GOODMAN, Jean-Pierre FISET
  • Publication number: 20200097682
    Abstract: Described are various embodiments of a hardware security module, hardwired port interconnection matrix, and embedded communication channel resources operable on selected hardware port-specific data communicated via this matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Bruno COUILLARD, Bradley Clare Ritchie, James Ross Goodman, Jean-Pierre Fiset
  • Patent number: 10467437
    Abstract: Described include various embodiments of an integrated multi-level network appliance and system, and remote management system and method therefor. In one embodiment, the appliance can comprise: two or more hardware-integrated processing engines each operable to implement a corresponding network-related resource associated with a respective network level in accordance with a designated multi-level network architecture; an integrated processor operable to execute the processing engines; one or more integrated data storage resources accessible to the processing engines to implement each corresponding network-related resource; and a trusted single-chip switch having a plurality of hardware ports associated therewith and configured to define in hardware multiple data communication paths embedded therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Crypto4A Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Bruno Couillard, Bradley Clare Ritchie, James Ross Goodman, Jean-Pierre Fiset
  • Patent number: 10417455
    Abstract: Described are various embodiments of a hardware security module. For example, in one embodiment, a hardware security module is described to comprise: two or more hardware ports, each one of which operable to electronically receive given input hardware port-specific cryptographic data thereon to initiate execution of an internal cryptographic process as a function thereof; two or more segregated hardware port-specific storage spaces each operatively linked to a corresponding one of said hardware ports via a corresponding hardware link, and storing respective secured hardware port-specific cryptographic data thereon exclusively retrievable as a function of said given input hardware port-specific cryptographic data corresponding thereto; and a cryptographic engine operable to execute said cryptographic process based on said secured port-specific cryptographic data retrieved from said segregated hardware port-specific storage spaces as a function of said given input port-specific cryptographic data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: CRYPTO4A TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Bruno Couillard, Bradley Clare Ritchie, James Ross Goodman, Jean-Pierre Fiset
  • Publication number: 20190272162
    Abstract: Described are various embodiments of a machine executable code deployment method and system. In one such embodiment, a machine executable code deployment method is described to comprise: compiling machine readable code in a secure digital processing environment to produce a unique ephemeral machine executable code instance representative thereof; deploying the unique ephemeral machine executable code instance to a distinct digital processing environment to be executed thereon for a predetermined runtime period, wherein execution of the unique ephemeral machine executable code instance is automatically terminated after the predetermined runtime period; and repeating the deploying for subsequent unique ephemeral machine executable code instances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Bruno COUILLARD, Bradley Clare RITCHIE, James Ross GOODMAN, Jean-Pierre FISET
  • Publication number: 20190207916
    Abstract: Described include various embodiments of an integrated multi-level network appliance and system, and remote management system and method therefor. In one embodiment, the appliance can comprise: two or more hardware-integrated processing engines each operable to implement a corresponding network-related resource associated with a respective network level in accordance with a designated multi-level network architecture; an integrated processor operable to execute the processing engines; one or more integrated data storage resources accessible to the processing engines to implement each corresponding network-related resource; and a trusted single-chip switch having a plurality of hardware ports associated therewith and configured to define in hardware multiple data communication paths embedded therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Bruno COUILLARD, Bradley Clare RITCHIE, James Ross GOODMAN, Jean-Pierre FISET
  • Publication number: 20190205573
    Abstract: Described are various embodiments of a hardware security module. For example, in one embodiment, a hardware security module is described to comprise: two or more hardware ports, each one of which operable to electronically receive given input hardware port-specific cryptographic data thereon to initiate execution of an internal cryptographic process as a function thereof; two or more segregated hardware port-specific storage spaces each operatively linked to a corresponding one of said hardware ports via a corresponding hardware link, and storing respective secured hardware port-specific cryptographic data thereon exclusively retrievable as a function of said given input hardware port-specific cryptographic data corresponding thereto; and a cryptographic engine operable to execute said cryptographic process based on said secured port-specific cryptographic data retrieved from said segregated hardware port-specific storage spaces as a function of said given input port-specific cryptographic data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Bruno COUILLARD, Bradley Clare RITCHIE, James Ross GOODMAN, Jean-Pierre FISET