Patents by Inventor Donald J. Dever

Donald J. Dever 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: 8165305
    Abstract: A system (108) for securing a database including a first and second tables is provided, where the first table includes a first key field and a first data field and the second table includes a second key field and a second data field. The first and second key fields specifying first and second key field entries having one common entry. The system (108) can replace the first key field entries with first adjusted key field entries based on first initialization vectors. The system (108) also replaces the second key field entries with second adjusted key field entries based on second initialization vectors different from the first initialization vectors. The system further encodes the first and the second adjusted key field entries based on index keys to generate an encrypted database. In the encrypted database, a value of the common entries in the first and second tables are different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Harrison Corporation
    Inventors: Steven O. Chrysler, Donald J. Dever, Jesse Foote, Michael T. Kurdziel
  • Patent number: 7925890
    Abstract: A method is provided for re-initializing a cryptographic processing module (102) at a location designated as an unclassified environment. The method includes storing in a database (122) a module unique recovery vector (310, 510) assigned to a cryptographic processing module. The method also includes indexing the module unique recovery vector in the database using a unique module identifying code (for example, a serial number) assigned to the cryptographic processing module. The method further includes subsequently communicating the module unique recovery vector from the database, over a computer network (120), to a remote computing environment (400) that is unclassified. The module unique recovery vector is used to re-initialize the cryptographic processing module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Donald J. Dever, Ian D. Mann
  • Publication number: 20100142710
    Abstract: A system (108) for securing a database including a first and second tables is provided, where the first table includes a first key field and a first data field and the second table includes a second key field and a second data field. The first and second key fields specifying first and second key field entries having one common entry. The system (108) can replace the first key field entries with first adjusted key field entries based on first initialization vectors. The system (108) also replaces the second key field entries with second adjusted key field entries based on second initialization vectors different from the first initialization vectors. The system further encodes the first and the second adjusted key field entries based on index keys to generate an encrypted database. In the encrypted database, a value of the common entries in the first and second tables are different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Steven O. Chrysler, Donald J. Dever, Jesse Foote, Michael T. Kurdziel
  • Publication number: 20080098235
    Abstract: A method is provided for re-initializing a cryptographic processing module (102) at a location designated as an unclassified environment. The method includes storing in a database (122) a module unique recovery vector (310, 510) assigned to a cryptographic processing module. The method also includes indexing the module unique recovery vector in the database using a unique module identifying code (for example, a serial number) assigned to the cryptographic processing module. The method further includes sugsequently communicating the module unique recovery vector from the database, over a computer network (120), to a remote comupting environment (400) that is unclassified. The module unique recovery vector is used to re-initialize the cryptographic processing module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: HARRIS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Donald J. Dever, Ian D. Mann