Patents by Inventor Gavin Cohen

Gavin Cohen 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 and apparatus for deleting data upon expiration
    Publication number: 20060143443
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for efficiently deleting data including backup or snapshots upon expiration are disclosed. The data can be deleted even without physical access to the data. A data generation unit generates a data. Each data has an expiration time and should be deleted upon expiration. An encryption unit encrypts the data, and the encrypted data is stored in data storage. A controller monitors whether there is an expired data, and if there is an expired data, the controller deletes a key necessary for decrypting the expired data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Applicant: Alacritus, Inc.
    Inventors: Gavin Cohen, Donald Trimmer, Rico Blaser