Patents by Inventor Grace L. Heard

Grace L. Heard 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).

  • System and method for shredding a forum of secrets
    Patent number: 11227058
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system for storing, by a computing device, a data encryption key in a keystore. A plurality of stable system values may be generated, wherein a threshold number of the plurality of stable system values is required to access the data encryption key from the keystore. The plurality of stable system values may be stored in different locations. More stable system values of the plurality of stable system values than the threshold number of the plurality of stable system values required to access the data encryption key from the keystore may be deleted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Naizhong Chiu, Gregory W. Lazar, Grace L. Heard
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHREDDING A FORUM OF SECRETS
    Publication number: 20210034774
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system for storing, by a computing device, a data encryption key in a keystore. A plurality of stable system values may be generated, wherein a threshold number of the plurality of stable system values is required to access the data encryption key from the keystore. The plurality of stable system values may be stored in different locations. More stable system values of the plurality of stable system values than the threshold number of the plurality of stable system values required to access the data encryption key from the keystore may be deleted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Naizhong Chiu, Gregory W. Lazar, Grace L. Heard