Patents by Inventor Jemes Peter Ward

Jemes Peter Ward 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).

  • Flash update using a trusted platform module
    Publication number: 20030037246
    Abstract: An update utility requests a signature verification of the utility's signature along with a request to unlock the flash memory stored in the utility. A trusted platform module (“TPM”) performs a signature verification of the utility using a previously stored public key. Upon verification of the signature, the TPM unlocks the flash memory to permit update of the utility. Upon completion of the update, the flash utility issues a lock request to the TPM to relock the flash memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2001
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Dale Goodman, James Patrick Hoff, Randall Scott Springfield, Jemes Peter Ward