Patents by Inventor Garret E. Seppala

Garret E. Seppala 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: 11805104
    Abstract: Computing system operational methods and apparatus are described. According to one aspect, a computing system operational method includes accessing user information regarding a user logging onto a computing device of the computing system, processing the user information to determine if the user information is authentic, as a result of the processing determining that the user information is authentic, first enabling the computing device to execute an application segment, and as a result of the processing determining that the user information is authentic, second enabling the application segment to communicate data externally of the computing device via one of a plurality of network segments of the computing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Thomas W. Edgar, Thomas E. Carroll, Garret E. Seppala
  • Publication number: 20220150226
    Abstract: Computing system operational methods and apparatus are described. According to one aspect, a computing system operational method includes accessing user information regarding a user logging onto a computing device of the computing system, processing the user information to determine if the user information is authentic, as a result of the processing determining that the user information is authentic, first enabling the computing device to execute an application segment, and as a result of the processing determining that the user information is authentic, second enabling the application segment to communicate data externally of the computing device via one of a plurality of network segments of the computing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Thomas W. Edgar, Thomas E. Carroll, Garret E. Seppala
  • Publication number: 20200195616
    Abstract: Computing system operational methods and apparatus are described. According to one aspect, a computing system operational method includes accessing user information regarding a user logging onto a computing device of the computing system, processing the user information to determine if the user information is authentic, as a result of the processing determining that the user information is authentic, first enabling the computing device to execute an application segment, and as a result of the processing determining that the user information is authentic, second enabling the application segment to communicate data externally of the computing device via one of a plurality of network segments of the computing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Thomas W. Edgar, Thomas E. Carroll, Garret E. Seppala