Patents by Inventor Mark St. John

Mark St. John 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).

  • Client controlled lock for electronic devices
    Patent number: 8984653
    Abstract: An electronic device can be locked and secured by activating a hardware locking mechanism on the device. The locking mechanism is controlled by a locking policy that is defined and implemented from the client side. If the locking mechanism is activated, then the device operates in a limited mode of operation instead of in a normal mode of operation. The locking mechanism can be deactivated, placing the device into the normal mode of operation, when a specified condition is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Mark St. John, Martin Holladay, Todd Carpenter, James Duffus, Ricardo Lopez-Barquilla
  • CLIENT CONTROLLED LOCK FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20090254995
    Abstract: An electronic device can be locked and secured by activating a hardware locking mechanism on the device. The locking mechanism is controlled by a locking policy that is defined and implemented from the client side. If the locking mechanism is activated, then the device operates in a limited mode of operation instead of in a normal mode of operation. The locking mechanism can be deactivated, placing the device into the normal mode of operation, when a specified condition is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mark St. John, Martin Holladay, Todd Carpenter, James Duffus, Ricardo Lopez-Barquilla