Patents by Inventor Jeff J. Stapleton
Jeff J. Stapleton 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).
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Patent number: 12244699Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for authentication between multiple devices using N-way entangled particles. Any number (N) of entangled particles may be distributed to any number of devices within a distributed system to facilitate authentication between multiple devices.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2023Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Peter Bordow, Jeff J. Stapleton, Richard Orlando Toohey
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Patent number: 12231549Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for authentication of devices. An example method includes an authentication technique utilizing authentication tokens. Authentication tokens may be bit strings associated with time intervals and may be derived from quantum particles. Quantum particles may be obtained by two or more devices in a continuous stream via quantum key distribution. Devices throughout a distributed system may read the quantum particles at previously established time intervals, obtain bit strings, and use the bit strings as authentication tokens to perform one, multiple, and/or continuous authentication processes. Each device may have access to matching authentication tokens without exchanging any authentication tokens between devices and, therefore, the authentication tokens may be used as shared secrets to facilitate a more secure connection between devices.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2023Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventor: Jeff J. Stapleton
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Patent number: 12231550Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for quantum entanglement authentication (QEA). An example method includes generating, at a second computing device, a second number based on a subset of a second set of entangled quantum particles associated with the second computing device. Each entangled quantum particle in the second set of entangled quantum particles may be entangled with a respective entangled quantum particle in a second set of entangled quantum particles associated with a second computing device. The example method further includes transmitting the second number to a first computing device. In some instances, the example method may further include authenticating a session between the first computing device and the second computing device in an instance in which the second number corresponds, or is identical, to a first number.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2023Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Jeff J. Stapleton, Robert L. Carter, Jr., Pierre Arbajian, Bradford A. Shea, Peter Bordow, M. Erik Meinholz
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Patent number: 12231416Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for authentication of devices. An example method includes an authentication technique utilizing multiple authentication factors. The first authentication factor includes obtaining identical quantum entangled particles by a first device and a second device. The first and second device may read the quantum entangled particles to obtain identical bit sequences associated with the quantum entangled particles. The first and second device may utilize the bit sequences, along with a second factor, to authenticate a connection between the devices. The second factor may be, for example, a user password. The first device may send a request for authentication including one of the bit sequences and an encrypted version of the user's password. The second device may authenticate the first device using an identical copy of the bit sequence and previously obtained knowledge of the user's password.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2022Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventor: Jeff J. Stapleton
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Patent number: 12231584Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media including sending, by a relying party computing system to a subscriber computing system, an Object Identifier (OID) of a relying party associated with the relying party computing system, receiving, by the relying party computing system from the subscriber computing system, a certificate of a subscriber associated with the subscriber computing system, the certificate includes a public key of the subscriber, determining, by the relying party computing system, whether the certificate includes the OID of the relying party, and in response to determining that the certificate includes the OID of the relying party, using by the relying party computing system the public key in the certificate of the subscriber.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2022Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventor: Jeff J. Stapleton
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Publication number: 20250030686Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for authenticating devices. An example method includes generating pairs of entangled photons by a first device. One photon of each entangled photon pair may be transmitted to a second device. The first device and the second device may attempt to measure respective photons of the entangled photon pair to obtain a bit of a bit sequence. The bits may be encoded in the polarizations of the entangled photon pairs and may correspond to a true random number due to the generation method used by the first device. The second device may provide authentication data based on the bit sequence to the first device. The first device may use its copy of the bit sequence and the authentication data to authenticate the second device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2021Publication date: January 23, 2025Inventors: Richard Toohey, Jeff J. Stapleton, Michael Erik Meinholz, Peter Bordow, Ilber Gashi
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Publication number: 20250030702Abstract: A computer-implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for digital identity based authentication are provided. An example method includes receiving a request for authentication associated with a first user and determining attributes associated with the first user that include at least one static attribute and at least one dynamic attribute. The method further includes generating an inquiry authentication credential based upon the static attribute and the dynamic attribute and includes querying a digital identity construct database storing one or more previously acquired attributes of the first user. The method includes obtaining a verified authentication credential based upon the previously acquired iterations of the static and dynamic attributes and includes authenticating the first user based upon a comparison between the inquiry authentication credential and the verified authentication credential.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: January 23, 2025Inventors: Peter BORDOW, Jeff J. STAPLETON, Ramesh YARLAGADDA
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Patent number: 12200132Abstract: Disclosed are example methods, systems, and devices that allow for secure multi-verification of biometric data in a distributed computing environment. The techniques include receiving a request to grant authorization to a second user. The request can include biometric data of the first user and second user. An authorization token can be generated based on the request, which can be transmitted to a second computing device of the second user. A second request can be received from a third computing device that includes the authorization token and third biometric data. The second request can be verified based on the authorization token, the third biometric data, and provenance data, and an indication that the grant of authorization to the second user is verified can be transmitted to the first, second, or third computing devices.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2022Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Thomas E. Bell, Peter Bordow, Julio Jiron, Akhlaq M. Khan, Volkmar Scharf-Katz, Jeff J. Stapleton, Richard Orlando Toohey, Ramesh Yarlagadda
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Patent number: 12200107Abstract: A computing entity accesses one or more blocks of a blockchain, encrypts the content of the one or more blocks using a first cryptographic technique to generate one or more first encrypted block values, and writes a first side chain block comprising the one or more first encrypted block values and a first signature to a first side chain. The computing entity accesses at least one of (a) at least one block of a particular second set of one or more second sets of the plurality of blocks or (b) one or more first side chain blocks corresponding to blocks of the second set, encrypts the content of the accessed block(s) using a second cryptographic technique to generate at least one second encrypted block value, and writes a second side chain block comprising the at least one second encrypted block value and a second signature to a second side chain.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2023Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Brad A. Shea, Jeff J. Stapleton, Robert L. Carter, Jr., Pierre Arbajian, Peter Bordow, Michael Erik Meinholz
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Patent number: 12200114Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for mobile quantum key distribution (MQKD). An example method includes establishing a first connection between a MQKD device and a first device. The example method further includes generating a pair of entangled particles and injecting quantum data that is based on a first particle of the pair of entangled particles into the first device. The example method further includes establishing a second connection between the MQKD device and a host device and injecting quantum data that is based on a second particle of the pair of entangled particles into the host device to facilitate secure communication between the host device and the first device based at least on the pair of entangled particles.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2021Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventor: Jeff J. Stapleton
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Patent number: 12200116Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are disclosed for measuring one or more metrics of a cryptographic algorithm in a post-quantum cryptography (PQC) system. An example method includes obtaining a set of operating parameters comprising an algorithm of interest, wherein the algorithm of interest is a PQC algorithm, a legacy algorithm operating in a hybrid PQC system, or a variant thereof, and wherein the algorithm of interest is wrapped to present, via a wrapped algorithm of interest, a standardized interface to a sequence of benchmark operations. The example method further includes observing benchmark values of the one or more metrics, wherein the one or more metrics pertain to a designated benchmark operation from the sequence of benchmark operations. The example method further includes outputting a report comprising the benchmark values of the one or more metrics.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2022Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Abhijit Bhima Rao, Jeff J. Stapleton, Richard Wade Phillips, Robert L. Carter, Jr., Palak J. Desai, Naman A. Aggarwal, Ramanathan Ramanathan, Phillip H. Griffin
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Publication number: 20250015980Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for facilitating extended range encrypted communication. An example method includes automatically navigating, via navigation circuitry of a first drone, to a first location of a first device. The example method also includes generating, by quantum random number generator circuitry of the first drone, a cryptographic key. The example method also includes establishing, by communications hardware of the first drone, a first connection between the first drone and the first device. The example method also includes causing transmission, by the communications hardware of the first drone, of the cryptographic key to the first device, such that the cryptographic key facilitates secure communication between the first drone and the first device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2022Publication date: January 9, 2025Inventors: Jeff J. Stapleton, Peter Bordow
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Patent number: 12192334Abstract: A system and method for protecting Sensitive Personal Information (SPI) from Multi-Party Access (MPA), including receiving a request for access to a data record, the request comprising an encrypted device identifier identifying the client device, encrypting the data record using a random symmetric key to generate an encrypted data record, encrypting the data record using a second symmetric key to generate a second encrypted data record, the second symmetric key being different from the random symmetric key, encrypting the random symmetric key to generate an encrypted symmetric key by using a public key associated with the client device or a key encryption key associated with the one or more processors, and transmitting a message comprising the encrypted symmetric key and the encrypted device identifier. The message causing the client device to access the data record using a database, the encrypted device identifier, and the encrypted symmetric key.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2023Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventor: Jeff J. Stapleton
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Patent number: 12192328Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for secure communication based on random key derivation. An example method includes receiving, by communications hardware of a first device, an initial key shared between the first device and a second device. The example method also includes receiving, by the communications hardware of the first device, a first set of seed bits, wherein the first set of seed bits is also received by the second device. The example method also includes deriving, by key derivation circuitry of the first device, a first symmetric key based on the initial key and the first set of seed bits. The example method also includes performing, by data protection circuitry of the first device, a first cryptographic data protection action using the first symmetric key.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2022Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventor: Jeff J. Stapleton
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Patent number: 12189833Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for hardware-level encryption by generating and using a quantum obfuscation map (QOM). An example method includes generating one or more quantum obfuscation elements (QOEs) based on a one or more quantum particles and generating the QOM based on the one or more QOEs. The example method further includes receiving an indication of an instance of information/data and determining a location within a memory or a disk storage for each section in a plurality of sections corresponding to the instance of information/data based on the generated QOM.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2024Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Michael Erik Meinholz, Peter Bordow, Robert L. Carter, Jr., Pierre Arbajian, Jeff J. Stapleton
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Patent number: 12184792Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for managing keys of digital certificates. An example method includes receiving a digital certificate comprising a first public key and a corresponding first digital signature and a second public key and a corresponding second digital signature. The example method also includes receiving a signed data object associated with the digital certificate. The signed data object indicates a set of key management policies associated with the first public key and the second public key. The example method further includes performing, based on the set of key management policies, a first cryptographic data protection action using the first public key and the first digital signature or the second public key and the second digital signature. The first cryptographic data protection action facilitates secure communication between the first device and the second device.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2022Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventor: Jeff J. Stapleton
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Publication number: 20240396720Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for secure key exchange. An example method includes receiving, by communications hardware of a first device, a message from a second device. The example method also includes encrypting, by data protection circuitry of the first device, the message using a first key shared between the first device and a third device, wherein the first key is derived based at least on a first random bit set known to the first device and the third device. The example method also includes causing transmission, by the communications hardware of the first device, of the encrypted message to the third device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2024Publication date: November 28, 2024Inventor: Jeff J. Stapleton
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Patent number: 12143480Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for secure communication based on random key derivation. An example method includes receiving an initial symmetric key shared between the key depot device and a host device. The method also includes receiving seed data shared between the key depot device and the host device. The method also includes establishing a connection to a client device. The method also includes generating, by key derivation circuitry of the key depot device, a first symmetric key based at least on a portion of the seed data. The method also includes causing transmission of the first symmetric key to the client device. The method also includes generating a key allocation indication that identifies an authentication target and comprises an indication of the generation of the first symmetric key. The method also includes causing transmission of the key allocation indication to the host device.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2022Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Peter Bordow, Jeff J. Stapleton
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Publication number: 20240364538Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for quantum computing (QC) detection. An example method includes generating QC detection data. The example method further includes generating a pair of asymmetric cryptographic keys comprising a public cryptographic key and a private cryptographic key, generating encrypted QC detection data based on the pair of asymmetric cryptographic keys, and destroying the private cryptographic key. The example method further includes monitoring a set of data environments for electronic information related to the encrypted QC detection data. Subsequently, the example method may include generating a QC detection alert control signal in response to detection of the electronic information related to the encrypted QC detection data.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Inventors: Ravi K. Maganti, Robert L. Carter, JR., Bradford A. Shea, M. Erik Meinholz, Jeff J. Stapleton, Peter Bordow, Pierre Arbajian, Abhijit Rao
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Publication number: 20240333476Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for hardware security module communication management. An example method includes deriving, by a first HSM, a first cryptographic key based on an initial key and a first set of seed bits. The method also includes receiving a message comprising a second cryptographic key from a key exchange management device, wherein the second cryptographic key is associated with a second HSM. The method also includes deriving, a third cryptographic key based on the first cryptographic key and the second cryptographic key, wherein deriving the third cryptographic key establishes secure communication between the first HSM and the second HSM based on the second HSM having also derived the third cryptographic key. The method also includes performing, a first cryptographic data protection action using the third cryptographic key.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Inventor: Jeff J. Stapleton