Patents by Inventor Mark H. Overman

Mark H. Overman 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).

  • Creating match cohorts and exchanging protected data using blockchain
    Patent number: 10411895
    Abstract: A method, computing system and computer program product are provided. A first entity system that stores sensitive information associated with different entities applies a hash function a portion of the sensitive information to produce hash values. Transaction information pertaining to transactions performed on entity systems are stored within a blockchain database accessible to the entity systems. The transaction information includes hash values corresponding to associated entities from the entity systems. The hash values of the first entity system are compared to the hash values from others of the entity systems to determine entity systems containing information pertaining to same entities. The sensitive information for an entity of the first entity system is exchanged with the determined entity systems containing information for that entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Francisco P. Curbera, Yurdaer N. Doganata, Maria Eleftheriou, Mark H. Overman
  • CREATING MATCH COHORTS AND EXCHANGING PROTECTED DATA USING BLOCKCHAIN
    Publication number: 20180323975
    Abstract: A method, computing system and computer program product are provided. A first entity system that stores sensitive information associated with different entities applies a hash function a portion of the sensitive information to produce hash values. Transaction information pertaining to transactions performed on entity systems are stored within a blockchain database accessible to the entity systems. The transaction information includes hash values corresponding to associated entities from the entity systems. The hash values of the first entity system are compared to the hash values from others of the entity systems to determine entity systems containing information pertaining to same entities. The sensitive information for an entity of the first entity system is exchanged with the determined entity systems containing information for that entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Francisco P. Curbera, Yurdaer N. Doganata, Maria Eleftheriou, Mark H. Overman