Patents by Inventor Kenneth A. Hardwick

Kenneth A. Hardwick 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).

  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR QUANTUM-RESISTANT NETWORK COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20230283457
    Abstract: A method includes sending, to a compute device and via a private channel, a public key for asymmetric encryption. The method also includes concurrently authenticating the compute device and generating a traffic key for symmetric encryption, based at least in part on the public key. The method further includes sending a message to the compute device, the message being encrypted using the traffic key via the symmetric encryption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Blue Ridge Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. GILBERT, Kenneth A. HARDWICK, Srinivas R. MIRMIRA
  • Methods and apparatus for quantum-resistant network communication
    Patent number: 11689359
    Abstract: A method includes sending, to a compute device and via a private channel, a public key for asymmetric encryption. The method also includes concurrently authenticating the compute device and generating a traffic key for symmetric encryption, based at least in part on the public key. The method further includes sending a message to the compute device, the message being encrypted using the traffic key via the symmetric encryption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Blue Ridge Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. Gilbert, Kenneth A. Hardwick, Srinivas R. Mirmira
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR QUANTUM-RESISTENT NETWORK COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20200382292
    Abstract: A method includes sending, to a compute device and via a private channel, a public key for asymmetric encryption. The method also includes concurrently authenticating the compute device and generating a traffic key for symmetric encryption, based at least in part on the public key. The method further includes sending a message to the compute device, the message being encrypted using the traffic key via the symmetric encryption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: Blue Ridge Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. GILBERT, Kenneth A. HARDWICK, Srinivas R. MIRMIRA
  • Methods and apparatus for quantum-resistant network communication
    Patent number: 10630467
    Abstract: A method includes sending, to a compute device and via a private channel, a public key for asymmetric encryption. The method also includes concurrently authenticating the compute device and generating a traffic key for symmetric encryption, based at least in part on the public key. The method further includes sending a message to the compute device, the message being encrypted using the traffic key via the symmetric encryption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Blue Ridge Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. Gilbert, Kenneth A. Hardwick, Srinivas R. Mirmira