Patents by Inventor Dereck D. Clark

Dereck D. Clark 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for securely encrypting data in conjunction with a personal computer
    Patent number: 5815577
    Abstract: An encryption module for encrypting financial and other sensitive data may be conveniently interposed in series between a personal computer and the keyboard associated therewith. An application program designed to run on the PC is configured to prompt the user to enter his PIN or other confidential data into the encryption module; consequently the confidential data need not be transmitted in an unencrypted fashion, and need not reside on the PC hard drive in an unencrypted form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1998
    Assignee: Innovonics, Inc.
    Inventor: Dereck D. Clark