Patents by Inventor Jacob Plains

Jacob Plains 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 for domain control validation
    Patent number: 9667618
    Abstract: A system and method for domain control validation is presented. At a certificate authority a request is received. The request includes a certificate signing request and a first Internet protocol address. The certificate signing request identifies a domain and a certificate. A second Internet protocol address for the domain is retrieved from a domain name system. When the first Internet protocol address is the same as the second Internet protocol address, the certificate is signed, and the signed certificate is transmitted to a requester of the request. When the first Internet protocol address is not the same as the second Internet protocol address, the certificate signing request is rejected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC
    Inventors: Wayne Thayer, Jacob Plains
  • SYSTEM FOR DOMAIN CONTROL VALIDATION
    Publication number: 20170078276
    Abstract: A system and method for domain control validation is presented. At a certificate authority a request is received. The request includes a certificate signing request and a first Internet protocol address. The certificate signing request identifies a domain and a certificate. A second Internet protocol address for the domain is retrieved from a domain name system. When the first Internet protocol address is the same as the second Internet protocol address, the certificate is signed, and the signed certificate is transmitted to a requester of the request. When the first Internet protocol address is not the same as the second Internet protocol address, the certificate signing request is rejected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Wayne Thayer, Jacob Plains
  • System for domain control validation
    Patent number: 9521138
    Abstract: A system and method for domain control validation is presented. At a certificate authority a request is received. The request includes a certificate signing request and a first Internet protocol address. The certificate signing request identifies a domain and a certificate. A second Internet protocol address for the domain is retrieved from a domain name system. When the first Internet protocol address is the same as the second Internet protocol address, the certificate is signed, and the signed certificate is transmitted to a requester of the request. When the first Internet protocol address is not the same as the second Internet protocol address, the certificate signing request is rejected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC
    Inventors: Wayne Thayer, Jacob Plains
  • METHOD FOR DOMAIN CONTROL VALIDATION
    Publication number: 20160028723
    Abstract: A system and method for domain control validation is presented. At a certificate authority a request is received. The request includes a certificate signing request and a first Internet protocol address. The certificate signing request identifies a domain and a certificate. A second Internet protocol address for the domain is retrieved from a domain name system. When the first Internet protocol address is the same as the second Internet protocol address, the certificate is signed, and the signed certificate is transmitted to a requester of the request. When the first Internet protocol address is not the same as the second Internet protocol address, the certificate signing request is rejected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Wayne Thayer, Jacob Plains
  • Method for domain control validation
    Patent number: 9178888
    Abstract: A system and method for domain control validation is presented. At a certificate authority a request is received. The request includes a certificate signing request and a first Internet protocol address. The certificate signing request identifies a domain and a certificate. A second Internet protocol address for the domain is retrieved from a domain name system. When the first Internet protocol address is the same as the second Internet protocol address, the certificate is signed, and the signed certificate is transmitted to a requester of the request. When the first Internet protocol address is not the same as the second Internet protocol address, the certificate signing request is rejected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC
    Inventors: Wayne Thayer, Jacob Plains
  • METHOD FOR DOMAIN CONTROL VALIDATION
    Publication number: 20140373127
    Abstract: A system and method for domain control validation is presented. At a certificate authority a request is received. The request includes a certificate signing request and a first Internet protocol address. The certificate signing request identifies a domain and a certificate. A second Internet protocol address for the domain is retrieved from a domain name system. When the first Internet protocol address is the same as the second Internet protocol address, the certificate is signed, and the signed certificate is transmitted to a requester of the request. When the first Internet protocol address is not the same as the second Internet protocol address, the certificate signing request is rejected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Wayne Thayer, Jacob Plains
  • SYSTEM FOR DOMAIN CONTROL VALIDATION
    Publication number: 20140373097
    Abstract: A system and method for domain control validation is presented. At a certificate authority a request is received. The request includes a certificate signing request and a first Internet protocol address. The certificate signing request identifies a domain and a certificate. A second Internet protocol address for the domain is retrieved from a domain name system. When the first Internet protocol address is the same as the second Internet protocol address, the certificate is signed, and the signed certificate is transmitted to a requester of the request. When the first Internet protocol address is not the same as the second Internet protocol address, the certificate signing request is rejected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Wayne Thayer, Jacob Plains