Patents by Inventor Cheryl L. Beaver

Cheryl L. Beaver 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).

  • Anonymous authenticated communications
    Patent number: 7234059
    Abstract: A method of performing electronic communications between members of a group wherein the communications are authenticated as being from a member of the group and have not been altered, comprising: generating a plurality of random numbers; distributing in a digital medium the plurality of random numbers to the members of the group; publishing a hash value of contents of the digital medium; distributing to the members of the group public-key-encrypted messages each containing a same token comprising a random number; and encrypting a message with a key generated from the token and the plurality of random numbers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Sandia Corporation
    Inventors: Cheryl L. Beaver, Richard C. Schroeppel, Lillian A. Snyder