Patents by Inventor Craig H. Allwardt

Craig H. Allwardt 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).

  • Blockchain cybersecurity solutions
    Patent number: 11727120
    Abstract: Technology related to blockchain cybersecurity solutions and a blockchain applicability framework is disclosed. In one example of the disclosed technology, a system is configured to store, in a database, a plurality of cryptographically-signed records of data transmitted between an asset and a utility historian, and store, in a distributed ledger, a respective hash value corresponding to each record of the database. The system can be further configured to verify a selected record by recomputing a hash value corresponding to the selected record and comparing the recomputed hash value to the respective hash value stored in the distributed ledger in correspondence with the selected record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Sri Nikhil Gupta Gourisetti, Michael E. Mylrea, Craig H. Allwardt, Beverly E. Johnson
  • BLOCKCHAIN CYBERSECURITY SOLUTIONS
    Publication number: 20210014065
    Abstract: Technology related to blockchain cybersecurity solutions and a blockchain applicability framework is disclosed. In one example of the disclosed technology, a system is configured to store, in a database, a plurality of cryptographically-signed records of data transmitted between an asset and a utility historian, and store, in a distributed ledger, a respective hash value corresponding to each record of the database. The system can be further configured to verify a selected record by recomputing a hash value corresponding to the selected record and comparing the recomputed hash value to the respective hash value stored in the distributed ledger in correspondence with the selected record.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Sri Nikhil Gupta Gourisetti, Michael E. Mylrea, Craig H. Allwardt, Beverly E. Johnson