Patents by Inventor Kevin Ainslee Hogan

Kevin Ainslee Hogan 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 and apparatus for one-step signature trust for digitally-signed documents
    Patent number: 8914639
    Abstract: A computer implemented method and apparatus for one-step signature trust of digitally signed documents comprising determining whether a digital signature is otherwise valid except for a lack of trust in a digital certificate; offering a recipient an option to establish trust in the digital certificate; and adding the digital certificate to a list of the recipient's trusted digital certificates when recipient opts to establish trust.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventor: Kevin Ainslee Hogan
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ONE-STEP SIGNATURE TRUST FOR DIGITALLY-SIGNED DOCUMENTS
    Publication number: 20130290725
    Abstract: A computer implemented method and apparatus for one-step signature trust of digitally signed documents comprising determining whether a digital signature is otherwise valid except for a lack of trust in a digital certificate; offering a recipient an option to establish trust in the digital certificate; and adding the digital certificate to a list of the recipient's trusted digital certificates when recipient opts to establish trust.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: ADOBE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventor: Kevin Ainslee Hogan