Patents by Inventor Kenneth A. Brown

Kenneth A. Brown 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).

  • LUMINAL STENTING
    Publication number: 20140172067
    Abstract: A stent delivery system can include a core member, first and second restraints, and a stent engagement component. The core member can have a distal segment. The first and second restraints can be coupled to the core member distal segment and axially spaced apart from each other to provide an axial gap. The first and second restraints can each have an outer profile that tapers radially inwardly in directions away from the gap. The stent engagement component can be at least partially disposed in the axial gap between the first and second restraints such that the component is slidably and rotatably coupled to the core member distal segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Kenneth Brown, Ghislain Sema, Michael L. Losordo, Evan David Epstein, Gabriel Newell, Andy Huynh, Lawrence Farhat
  • Enabling use of a certificate stored in a smart card
    Patent number: 8745395
    Abstract: If a smart card is to be used for a particular purpose, and there is no certificate initialized on the smart card for this purpose, a computerized device enables a user to select one of the certificates already installed in the smart card for the particular purpose. The selected certificate may be imported into the computerized device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Michael Kenneth Brown, Neil Patrick Adams, Herbert Anthony Little
  • Adjusting the position of an endpoint reference for increasing security during device log-on
    Patent number: 8745694
    Abstract: A method of authenticating a user of a computing device is proposed, together with computing device on which the method is implemented. In the method a modified base image is overlaid with a modified overlay image on a display and with each execution of the method, at least one of a position of a pre-selected base image reference point on the modified base image and a position of a pre-selected overlay image reference point on the modified overlay image is varied. Positive authentication is indicated in response to an input resulting in the base image reference point on the modified base image being aligned with the overlay image reference point on the modified overlay image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Jason Tyler Griffin, Neil Patrick Adams, Michael Kenneth Brown
  • HERBAL SUPPLEMENTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140141108
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present application provides an herbal supplement and method for treating bloating, constipation and/or weight gain in a human subject comprising orally administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of the herbal supplement comprising a red quebracho extract. In other embodiments, the supplement may additionally include a triterpenoid saponin, an anti-spasmodic agent, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: KBS Research, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth BROWN, Brandi M. SCOTT
  • System and method for processing certificates located in a certificate search
    Patent number: 8719565
    Abstract: A system and method for processing certificates located in a certificate search. Certificates located in a certificate search are processed at a data server (e.g. a mobile data server) coupled to a computing device (e.g. a mobile device) to determine status data that can be used to indicate the status of those certificates to a user of the computing device, without having to download those certificates to the computing device in their entirety. The data server is further adapted to transmit the status data to the computing device. In one embodiment, at least one status property of the certificates is verified at the data server in determining the status data. In another embodiment, additional certificate data is determined and transmitted to the computing device, which can be used by the computing device to verify, at the computing device, at least one other status property of the certificates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Neil Patrick Adams, Herbert Anthony Little, Michael Stephen Brown, Michael Kenneth Brown, Michael Grant Kirkup
  • Storing and transporting energy
    Patent number: 8715583
    Abstract: Among other things, hydrogen is released from water at a first location using energy from a first energy source; the released hydrogen is stored in a metal hydride slurry; and the metal hydride slurry is transported to a second location remote from the first location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Safe Hydrogen, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew W. McClaine, Kenneth Brown
  • E-mail with secure message parts
    Patent number: 8719951
    Abstract: A method for preventing a recipient of an electronically transmitted message from taking at least one action in relation to the message is disclosed. The message has at least two parts with one of the parts having a higher level of security than the other part. The method includes the step of extracting information from the message. The information indicates that the higher level security part is not permitted to have the action taken on it while the other part is so permitted. The method also includes the step of preventing the higher level security part from having the action taken on it in reaction to said recipient making an offending request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Blackberry Limited
    Inventors: Michael Kenneth Brown, Michael Stephen Brown, Michael Grant Kirkup
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTACTLESS PAYMENT AUTHENTICATION
    Publication number: 20140114858
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to the authentication of contactless payments attempted by a device having embedded contactless payment functionality. In particular, the disclosure is directed to systems and methods that utilize authentication schemes that already exist on a device in which the contactless payment functionality is embedded. One example of such authentication schemes is the use of password protection to lock or unlock the device in which the contactless payment functionality is embedded. Using the password protection functionality may provide varying levels of authentication protection based on the desires of the user. A number of exemplary uses of such a method and apparatus are disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Neil Patrick ADAMS, Michael Kenneth BROWN, Michael S. BROWN
  • MESSAGE-HANDLING SERVER AND METHOD FOR HANDLING SECURE MESSAGE ATTACHMENTS FOR A MOBILE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140115665
    Abstract: A secure message that includes an attachment is received at a server. The secure message may have a secure layer that indicates that the secure message is at least digitally signed. The secure message may be provided without the attachment to the mobile device over a wireless network. A request may be received from the mobile device to access the attachment. The request may include an attachment identifier (ID) that identifies the attachment in accordance with a message-attachment indexing system. In response to the request to access the attachment, the server may perform an index lookup to find the attachment based upon the attachment ID, may look through the secure layer of the secure message in order to locate the attachment within the secure message, and may render at least an initial portion of the attachment by the server in a format for viewing by the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventors: Michael Kenneth Brown, Neil Patrick Adams, Michael Stephen Brown
  • System and method for controlling data communications between a server and a client device
    Patent number: 8694769
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling data communications between a server and a client device, such as a mobile device. Embodiments relate generally to a technique where stop data is provided to the client device. This stop data can be transmitted (e.g. by the client device) to the server. When processed by the server, the stop data indicates to the server that at least some of the encrypted data received by the client device from the server was not decrypted using the second key (e.g. as may be the case when the second key has been deleted). Upon receiving the stop data, the server may, for example, withhold the transmission of data encrypted with the first key to the client device until the second key is restored on the client device. In one embodiment, the stop data is provided to the client device in an encoded (e.g. encrypted) form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Dave Bajar, Philip Chi-Jim Luk, Michael Kenneth Brown, Darrell Reginald May
  • System and method for determining a security encoding to be applied to outgoing messages
    Patent number: 8689286
    Abstract: A device comprising a processor is disclosed herein. In one broad aspect, the processor is configured to: determine whether a general message encoding configuration setting at the device is set to a first setting indicating that when a security encoding is to be applied to a message, the security encoding is to be established by a policy engine, wherein the established security encoding cannot be overridden by a security encoding selection algorithm at the device; and if the general message encoding configuration setting is set to the first setting, transmit the message to at least one message recipient via the policy engine such that the policy engine applies the security encoding to the message prior to the policy engine transmitting the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Michael Kenneth Brown, Michael Stephen Brown, Michael Grant Kirkup
  • System and method for sending encrypted messages to a distribution list
    Patent number: 8667266
    Abstract: A system and method for sending encrypted messages to a distribution list. In one embodiment, the method comprises: identifying a distribution list address in a message; determining one or more member addresses associated with the distribution list address; for each member address, determining if a public key for a member identified by the member address is available on the computing device; and if so, encrypting the message to the member; sending the encrypted message to the distribution list address only if each of the one or more member addresses associated with the distribution list identifies a member for which a public key is available on the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Neil Patrick Adams, Michael Stephen Brown, Michael Kenneth Brown
  • System and Method of Accessing Keys for Secure Messaging
    Publication number: 20140059342
    Abstract: Methods and systems for handling on an electronic device a secure message to be sent to a recipient. Data is accessed about a security key associated with the recipient. The received data is used to perform a validity check related to sending a secure message to the recipient. The validity check may uncover an issue that exists with sending a secure message to the recipient. A reason is determined for the validity check issue and is provided to the mobile device's user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventors: Michael Kenneth Brown, Michael S. Brown, Herbert Anthony Little, Neil Patrick Adams
  • Multi-layer orientation-changing password
    Patent number: 8661530
    Abstract: A method of authenticating a user of a computing device is proposed, together with computing device on which the method is implemented. In the method a modified base image is overlaid with a modified overlay image on a display and at least one of the modified base image and modified overlay image is moved by the user. In addition to the moving, a change in orientation of at least one of the modified base image and the modified overlay image is required. Positive authentication is indicated in response to the base image reference point on the modified base image being aligned with the overlay image reference point on the modified overlay image and the change in orientation matching a pre-selected orientation criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Jason Tyler Griffin, Steven Henry Fyke, Jerome Pasquero, Neil Patrick Adams, Michael Kenneth Brown
  • Anticipatory responses to commands
    Patent number: 8653964
    Abstract: Responsive to intercepting an outbound command, a command interceptor may, upon determining that the command is associated with a particular category of commands, transmit an anticipatory response to the source of the command, for example, to prematurely indicate that the command has met with success. Accordingly, a given application whose further execution is dependent upon the successful completion of the command may further execute earlier than would be the case if the given application was to await the transmission of the command, the generation of a response indicating success and the receipt of the response indicating success.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Ravi Singh, Michael Kenneth Brown, Neil Patrick Adams, Dinah Lea Marie Davis
  • Pressure sensitive multi-layer passwords
    Patent number: 8650635
    Abstract: A method of authenticating a user of a computing device is proposed, together with a computer readable medium and a computing device on which the method is implemented. In the method a modified base image is overlaid with a modified overlay image on a display and either the modified base image or modified overlay image is moved by the user. Positive authentication is indicated in response to alignment of a base image reference point and an overlay image reference point and an indication of a correct level of pressure applied to a pressure sensitive input device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Jason Tyler Griffin, Steven Henry Fyke, Jerome Pasquero, Neil Patrick Adams, Michael Kenneth Brown
  • System and method for processing encoded messages
    Patent number: 8650258
    Abstract: Systems and methods for processing encoded messages within a wireless communication system. A server within the wireless communication system provides one or more indications to a mobile device as to certain conditions existing with respect to an encoded message. The mobile device performs a different message processing function based upon whether the indication is provided. The indications may include indicating whether a message exceeds a message size threshold and/or may indicate whether a partial message is being sent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Michael Kenneth Brown, Michael Stephen Brown, Herbert Anthony Little
  • Method and apparatus for contactless payment authentication
    Patent number: 8640950
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to the authentication of contactless payments attempted by a device having embedded contactless payment functionality. In particular, the disclosure is directed to systems and methods that utilize authentication schemes that already exist on a device in which the contactless payment functionality is embedded. One example of such authentication schemes is the use of password protection to lock or unlock the device in which the contactless payment functionality is embedded. Using the password protection functionality may provide varying levels of authentication protection based on the desires of the user. A number of exemplary uses of such a method and apparatus are disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Blackberry Limited
    Inventors: Neil Patrick Adams, Michael Kenneth Brown, Michael S. Brown
  • Catalyst Materials
    Publication number: 20140031197
    Abstract: A catalyst material including a catalyst carrier including a porous alumina support and a hindrance layer on the alumina support, the hindrance layer comprising one or more barium sulfate, strontium sulfate, zirconium sulfate, and calcium sulfate is described. The catalyst carrier further includes a rare earth oxide. The catalyst material can further comprise a platinum group metal oxide. The hindrance layer may prevent the rare earth oxide from forming a complex with the support. The catalyst material is useful for methods and systems of abating pollutants from automotive exhaust gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Gary A. Gramiccioni, Stephan Siemund, Shau-Lin F. Chen, Kenneth Brown
  • Controlling Connectivity of a Wireless-Enabled Peripheral Device
    Publication number: 20140027508
    Abstract: A system includes a wireless-enabled peripheral device configured to be coupled to a personalized security device. The wireless-enabled peripheral device has a wireless communication interface. The system also includes a mobile device configured to establish a wireless connection with the wireless-enabled peripheral device via the wireless communication interface. Upon establishment of the wireless connection, the mobile device is further configured to control establishment of at least one contemporaneous connection of the wireless-enabled peripheral device to one or more other devices attempting to access the personalized security device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Michael Kenneth Brown, Herbert Anthony Little, Neil Patrick Adams