Patents by Inventor Mark Steven Detrick

Mark Steven Detrick 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).

  • Encryption/decryption of stored data using non-accessible, unique encryption key
    Patent number: 7783898
    Abstract: Encryption and decryption of data stored from a computing system to a storage medium is disclosed wherein the processing employs a non-accessible encryption key that is unique to the computing system. The unique encryption key can be embedded in non-removable hardware of the computing system or generated, e.g., from identification numbers ascertained from non-removable hardware of the computing system. Processing includes establishing the unique encryption key, encrypting data using the unique encryption key and storing the encrypted data to the storage medium without storing the unique encryption key on the storage medium. The storage medium can comprise any non-removable or removable storage medium, including for example a computer hard drive, floppy diskette, or recordable compact disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Steven Detrick, John Edward Fetkovich, George William Wilhelm, Jr.
  • Encryption/decryption of stored data using non-accessible, unique encryption key
    Patent number: 7278016
    Abstract: Encryption and decryption of data stored from a computing system to a storage medium is disclosed wherein the processing employs a non-accessible encryption key that is unique to the computing system. The unique encryption key can be embedded in non-removable hardware of the computing system or generated, e.g., from identification numbers ascertained from non-removable hardware of the computing system. Processing includes establishing the unique encryption key, encrypting data using the unique encryption key and storing the encrypted data to the storage medium without storing the unique encryption key on the storage medium. The storage medium can comprise any non-removable or removable storage medium, including for example a computer hard drive, floppy diskette, or recordable compact disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Steven Detrick, John Edward Fetkovich, George William Wilhelm, Jr.