Patents by Inventor François Proulx

François Proulx 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: 11962574
    Abstract: Examples are disclosed herein to implement remote authentication and passwordless password reset. An example server includes: at least one processor to forward executable instructions to a client device, the executable instructions, when executed at the client device, to cause the client device to: authenticate a user of an account based on a biometric authentication factor; obtain a local storage key by decrypting an encrypted local storage key with a cloud key obtained from a remote authentication server, the cloud key associated with the client device; decrypt a key bag with the local storage key, the key bag including a content encryption key and an encrypted credential encrypted with the content encryption key, the encrypted credential associated with the user; and decrypt the encrypted credential with the content encryption key to obtain a credential without the user supplying a master password associated with the account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: McAfee, LLC
    Inventors: Francois Proulx, Mathieu Rene, Richard Reiner
  • Publication number: 20240091857
    Abstract: An apparatus for producing metallic powders from molten feedstock includes a heating source for melting a solid feedstock into a molten feed, and a crucible for containing the molten feed. A liquid feed tube is also provided to feed the molten feed as a molten stream. A plasma source delivers a plasma stream, with the plasma stream being adapted to be accelerated to a supersonic velocity and being adapted to then impact the molten stream for producing metallic powders. The feed tube extends from the crucible to a location where a supersonic plasma plume atomizes the molten stream. The plasma source includes at least two plasma torches provided with at least one supersonic nozzle aimed towards the molten stream. The multiple plasma torches are disposed symmetrically about the location where the supersonic plasma plumes atomize the molten stream, such as in a ring-shaped configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: BERNARD ALLARD, PIERRE CARABIN, CHRISTOPHER ALEX DORVAL DION, MILAD MARDAN, FRANÇOIS PROULX
  • Patent number: 11839918
    Abstract: The present application relates to a plasma atomization process and apparatus for producing metallic powders from at least one wire/rod feedstock. In the process, an electric arc is applied to the at least one wire/rod feedstock to melt the same. A plasma torch is employed to generate a supersonic plasma stream at an apex at which the electric arc is transferred to the at least one wire/rod feedstock to atomize the molten wire/rod feedstock into particles. A downstream cooling chamber solidifies the particles into the metallic powders. An anti-satellite diffuser is employed to prevent recirculation of the powders in order to avoid satellite formation. In an apparatus where two wires are fed, one wire serves as an anode, and the other as a cathode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: PYROGENESIS CANADA INC.
    Inventors: François Proulx, Christopher Alex Dorval Dion, Pierre Carabin
  • Patent number: 11772159
    Abstract: An apparatus for producing metallic powders from molten feedstock includes a heating source for melting a solid feedstock into a molten feed, and a crucible for containing the molten feed. A liquid feed tube is also provided to feed the molten feed as a molten stream. A plasma source delivers a plasma stream, with the plasma stream being adapted to be accelerated to a supersonic N velocity and being adapted : to then impact the molten stream for producing metallic powders. The feed tube extends from the crucible to a location where a supersonic plasma plume atomizes the molten stream. The plasma source includes at least two plasma torches provided with at least one supersonic nozzle aimed towards the molten stream. The multiple plasma torches are disposed symmetrically about the location where the supersonic plasma plumes atomize the molten stream, such as in a ring-shaped configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: PYROGENESIS CANADA INC.
    Inventors: Bernard Allard, Pierre Carabin, Christopher Alex Dorval Dion, Milad Mardan, François Proulx
  • Publication number: 20210229170
    Abstract: The present application relates to a plasma atomization process and apparatus for producing metallic powders from at least one wire/rod feedstock. In the process, an electric arc is applied to the at least one wire/rod feedstock to melt the same. A plasma torch is employed to generate a supersonic plasma stream at an apex at which the electric arc is transferred to the at least one wire/rod feedstock to atomize the molten wire/rod feedstock into particles. A downstream cooling chamber solidifies the particles into the metallic powders. An anti-satellite diffuser is employed to prevent recirculation of the powders in order to avoid satellite formation. In an apparatus where two wires are fed, one wire serves as an anode, and the other as a cathode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: François PROULX, Christopher Alex DORVAL DION, Pierre CARABIN
  • Publication number: 20210114104
    Abstract: An apparatus for producing metallic powders from molten feedstock includes a heating source for melting a solid feedstock into a molten feed, and a crucible for containing the molten feed. A liquid feed tube is also provided to feed the molten feed as a molten stream. A plasma source delivers a plasma stream, with the plasma stream being adapted to be accelerated to a supersonic N velocity and being adapted : to then impact the molten stream for producing metallic powders. The feed tube extends from the crucible to a location where a supersonic plasma plume atomizes the molten stream. The plasma source includes at least two plasma torches provided with at least one supersonic nozzle aimed towards the molten stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Bernard ALLARD, Pierre CARABIN, Christopher Alex DORVAL DION, Milad MARDAN, François PROULX
  • Publication number: 20200391295
    Abstract: A high temperature process is provided, which can melt, atomize and spheroidize a coarse angular powder into a fine and spherical one, it uses thermal plasma to melt the particle in a heating chamber and a supersonic nozzle to accelerate the stream and break up the particles into finer ones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Alex DORVAL DION, Ali SHAHVERDI, François PROULX
  • Publication number: 20200180034
    Abstract: A metal powder plasma atomization process and apparatus comprises at least one plasma torch, a confinement chamber, a nozzle positioned downstream of the confinement chamber and a diffuser positioned downstream of the nozzle. The nozzle accelerates liquid metal particles produced by the at least one plasma torch and also plasma gas to supersonic velocity such that the liquid metal particles are sheared into finer powders. The diffuser provides a Shockwave to the plasma gas to increase temperature of the plasma in order to avoid stalactite formation at an exit of the nozzle. The process increases both production rate of the metal powder and the yield of ?45 ?m metal powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Alex DORVAL DION, François PROULX
  • Patent number: 10664583
    Abstract: A system for accessing a trusted execution environment includes instructions to transmit, from a first trusted execution environment, a request for a biometric match claim, receive, in response to the request for a biometric match claim, biometric data from a biometric capture device, perform a match of the biometric data against biometric templates stored in the first trusted execution environment, and unseal a second trusted execution environment based on the match data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: McAfee, LLC
    Inventors: Francois Proulx, Mathieu Rene
  • Publication number: 20200028832
    Abstract: Examples are disclosed herein to implement remote authentication and passwordless password reset. An example server includes: at least one processor to forward executable instructions to a client device, the executable instructions, when executed at the client device, to cause the client device to: authenticate a user of an account based on a biometric authentication factor; obtain a local storage key by decrypting an encrypted local storage key with a cloud key obtained from a remote authentication server, the cloud key associated with the client device; decrypt a key bag with the local storage key, the key bag including a content encryption key and an encrypted credential encrypted with the content encryption key, the encrypted credential associated with the user; and decrypt the encrypted credential with the content encryption key to obtain a credential without the user supplying a master password associated with the account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Francois Proulx, Mathieu Rene, Richard Reiner
  • Patent number: 10454900
    Abstract: A passwordless reset technique includes actions to receive a request for a password reset, wherein the request password reset is initiated at a first device, determine that the first device is a trusted device, authenticate the user in order to obtain a cloud key from a network device, wherein the cloud key is associated with the first device, derive a key encryption key using the cloud key, decrypt a local storage key using the key encryption key, decrypt a local storage using the local storage key to obtain a content encryption key, obtain a new password via user input, re-encrypt the content encryption key, and transmit it to the network device, derive a new authentication token using the new password, and transmit the new authentication token to the network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: McAfee, LLC
    Inventors: Francois Proulx, Mathieu Rene, Richard Reiner
  • Publication number: 20190228142
    Abstract: A system for accessing a trusted execution environment includes instructions to transmit, from a first trusted execution environment, a request for a biometric match claim, receive, in response to the request for a biometric match claim, biometric data from a biometric capture device, perform a match of the biometric data against biometric templates stored in the first trusted execution environment, and unseal a second trusted execution environment based on the match data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Francois Proulx, Mathieu Rene
  • Patent number: 10248772
    Abstract: A system for accessing a trusted execution environment includes instructions to transmit, from a first trusted execution environment, a request for a biometric match claim, receive, in response to the request for a biometric match claim, biometric data from a biometric capture device, perform a match of the biometric data against biometric templates stored in the first trusted execution environment, and unseal a second trusted execution environment based on the match data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: McAfee, LLC
    Inventors: Francois Proulx, Mathieu Rene
  • Patent number: 10061914
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to receiving a request for recovery of an account associated with a user, sending a CAPTCHA challenge to a user device associated with the user, receiving an answer to the CAPTCHA challenge and a confirmation code wrapped by an encryption key derived from a provisional master password, sending a notification of the request for recovery to one or more trusted entities associated with the user, and receiving a confirmation of the request from one or more of the trusted entities. The confirmation includes a recovery token associated with the particular trusted entity and an encrypted confirmation code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: McAfee, LLC
    Inventors: François Proulx, Richard Reiner, Mathieu René, Gregory Whiteside
  • Publication number: 20170093805
    Abstract: A passwordless reset technique includes actions to receive a request for a password reset, wherein the request password reset is initiated at a first device, determine that the first device is a trusted device, authenticate the user in order to obtain a cloud key from a network device, wherein the cloud key is associated with the first device, derive a key encryption key using the cloud key, decrypt a local storage key using the key encryption key, decrypt a local storage using the local storage key to obtain a content encryption key, obtain a new password via user input, re-encrypt the content encryption key, and transmit it to the network device, derive a new authentication token using the new password, and transmit the new authentication token to the network device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Francois Proulx, Mathieu Rene, Richard Reiner
  • Publication number: 20170091434
    Abstract: A system for accessing a trusted execution environment includes instructions to transmit, from a first trusted execution environment, a request for a biometric match claim, receive, in response to the request for a biometric match claim, biometric data from a biometric capture device, perform a match of the biometric data against biometric templates stored in the first trusted execution environment, and unseal a second trusted execution environment based on the match data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Francois Proulx, Mathieu Rene
  • Publication number: 20160140335
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to receiving a request for recovery of an account associated with a user, sending a CAPTCHA challenge to a user device associated with the user, receiving an answer to the CAPTCHA challenge and a confirmation code wrapped by an encryption key derived from a provisional master password, sending a notification of the request for recovery to one or more trusted entities associated with the user, and receiving a confirmation of the request from one or more of the trusted entities. The confirmation includes a recovery token associated with the particular trusted entity and an encrypted confirmation code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: François Proulx, Richard Reiner, Mathieu René, Gregory Whiteside
  • Patent number: D594911
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: DEQ Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Earle G. Hall, Benoit Sawyer, Réal Bérubé, Esther Board, David Jacques, François Proulx