Patents by Inventor Dan Egbert

Dan Egbert 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).

  • METHOD OF IMPROVING ONLINE CREDENTIALS
    Publication number: 20160048674
    Abstract: The invention comprises a method of providing additional assurance regarding a websites authenticity. The assurance is provided by using a credential that contains an image of the website operator or the website operator's business operations. The assurance is also provided by scanning the website associated with the credential for changes and alerting the website operator or a website visitor of the changes. The invention includes a method of ensuring the proper operation of the credential and a method of protecting the credential from mis-issuance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Ken Bretschneider, Paul Tiemann, Dan Egbert
  • METHOD OF IMPROVING ONLINE CREDENTIALS
    Publication number: 20140337947
    Abstract: The invention comprises a method of providing additional assurance regarding a websites authenticity. The assurance is provided by using a credential that contains an image of the website operator or the website operator's business operations. The assurance is also provided by scanning the website associated with the credential for changes and alerting the website operator or a website visitor of the changes. The invention includes a method of ensuring the proper operation of the credential and a method of protecting the credential from mis-issuance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Ken Bretschneider, Paul Tiemann, Dan Egbert
  • Method of improving online credentials
    Patent number: 8826395
    Abstract: The invention comprises a method of providing additional assurance regarding a websites authenticity, The assurance is provided by using a credential that contains an image of the website operator or the website operator's business operations. The assurance is also provided by scanning the website associated with the credential for changes and alerting the website operator or a website visitor of the changes. The invention includes a method of ensuring the proper operation of the credential and a method of protecting the credential from mis-issuance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: DigiCert, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Bretschneider, Paul Tiemann, Dan Egbert
  • Method of Improving Online Credentials
    Publication number: 20120324551
    Abstract: The invention comprises a method of providing additional assurance regarding a websites authenticity, The assurance is provided by using a credential that contains an image of the website operator or the website operator's business operations. The assurance is also provided by scanning the website associated with the credential for changes and alerting the website operator or a website visitor of the changes. The invention includes a method of ensuring the proper operation of the credential and a method of protecting the credential from mis-issuance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: DIGICERT, INC.
    Inventors: Ken Bretschneider, Paul Tiemann, Dan Egbert