Patents by Inventor Michael Calcano

Michael Calcano 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).

  • Patent number: 12219051
    Abstract: A system includes at least one processor and at least one memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to receive a plurality of doubly-encrypted secret parts that were encrypted using at least a public key belonging to a public/private keypair. The at least one processor is also configured to decrypt each of the plurality of doubly-encrypted secret parts into a corresponding singly-encrypted secret part using a private key belonging to the public/private keypair. The at least one processor is also configured to decrypt each corresponding singly-encrypted secret part into a corresponding secret part. A secret is reconstructed from a quantity of corresponding secret parts that is a subset of a total number of secret parts. The public key, the private key, or both are rotated by creating a new version of the public key, the private key, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: tZERO IP, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Christensen, Denny Becker, Tron Black, Michael Calcano, Tyler Perkins
  • Publication number: 20240007275
    Abstract: A system includes at least one processor and at least one memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to receive a plurality of doubly-encrypted secret parts that were encrypted using at least a public key belonging to a public/private keypair. The at least one processor is also configured to decrypt each of the plurality of doubly-encrypted secret parts into a corresponding singly-encrypted secret part using a private key belonging to the public/private keypair. The at least one processor is also configured to decrypt each corresponding singly-encrypted secret part into a corresponding secret part. A secret is reconstructed from a quantity of corresponding secret parts that is a subset of a total number of secret parts. The public key, the private key, or both are rotated by creating a new version of the public key, the private key, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: tZERO IP, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Christensen, Denny Becker, Tron Black, Michael Calcano, Tyler Perkins
  • Patent number: 11764951
    Abstract: A system includes at least one processor and at least one memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to receive a plurality of doubly-encrypted secret parts that were encrypted using at least a public key belonging to a public/private keypair. The at least one processor is also configured to decrypt each of the plurality of doubly-encrypted secret parts into a corresponding singly-encrypted secret part using a private key belonging to the public/private keypair. The at least one processor is also configured to decrypt each corresponding singly-encrypted secret part into a corresponding secret part. A secret is reconstructed from a quantity of corresponding secret parts that is a subset of a total number of secret parts previously created from the secret.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: tZERO IP, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Christensen, Denny Becker, Tron Black, Michael Calcano, Tyler Perkins
  • Publication number: 20220399992
    Abstract: A system includes at least one processor and at least one memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to receive a plurality of doubly-encrypted secret parts that were encrypted using at least a public key belonging to a public/private keypair. The at least one processor is also configured to decrypt each of the plurality of doubly-encrypted secret parts into a corresponding singly-encrypted secret part using a private key belonging to the public/private keypair. The at least one processor is also configured to decrypt each corresponding singly-encrypted secret part into a corresponding secret part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: tZERO IP, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Christensen, Denny Becker, Tron Black, Michael Calcano, Tyler Perkins
  • Patent number: 11444755
    Abstract: A system includes at least one processor and at least one memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to encrypt each secret part of at least one set of secret parts into a corresponding singly-encrypted secret part. The at least one processor is also configured to encrypt each corresponding singly-encrypted secret part into a corresponding doubly-encrypted secret part using a corresponding at least one public key, each public key belonging to a corresponding one of at least one public/private keypair. At least a subset of the secret parts of the at least one set of secret parts are used to reconstruct a secret.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: tZERO IP, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Christensen, Denny Becker, Tron Black, Michael Calcano, Tyler Perkins
  • Publication number: 20200119917
    Abstract: A system includes at least one processor and at least one memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to encrypt each secret part of at least one set of secret parts into a corresponding singly-encrypted secret part. The at least one processor is also configured to encrypt each corresponding singly-encrypted secret part into a corresponding doubly-encrypted secret part using a corresponding at least one public key, each public key belonging to a corresponding one of at least one public/private keypair. At least a subset of the secret parts of the at least one set of secret parts are used to reconstruct a secret.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: Medici Ventures, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Christensen, Denny Becker, Tron Black, Michael Calcano, Tyler Perkins