Patents by Inventor John W. Garber

John W. Garber 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 of protected distribution of keying and certificate material
    Patent number: 5825300
    Abstract: A computer system and a method for the protected distribution of certificate and keying material between a certification authority and at least one entity in the certification authority's domain, including the steps of sending keying material, including a password, generated by the Certifying Authority to the entity via a secure medium; generating and protecting, by the entity, a public and a private key pair using the keying material provided it by the certifying authority; generating, protecting and sending a request for a certificate to the certifying authority using the keying material provided it by the certifying authority; requesting, by the certifying authority, that the public key and address of the entity be sent to the certifying authority; protecting and sending the public key and address of the entity to the certifying authority using the keying material provided it by the certifying authority; assembling and issuing the certificate to the entity from the certifying authority and recording the pu
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company
    Inventors: Erwin W. Bathrick, John W. Garber, Cheng-Chi Huang, Kenneth C. Kung, Todd E. Matthews, James E. Zmuda, Regina L. Matthews