Patents by Inventor Michael J. McNichol, Jr.

Michael J. McNichol, Jr. 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).

  • Cryptographically protecting data transferred between spatially distributed computing devices using an intermediary database
    Patent number: 12218921
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a system and method for cryptographically protecting data transferred between spatially distributed computing devices. An intermediary database may be used to facilitate the protected data transfer and/or record the data transfers. A first computing device may transfer, to the intermediary database, encrypted data that may be securely transferred to other computing devices. A second computing device may generate a GUI used to view data available from the intermediary database. Once data is selected by the second device, the second device may transfer a key (or other encryption mechanism) to the first device. The first computing device may encrypt the data using the received key and transmit the encrypted data to the intermediary database. The intermediary database may transmit the encrypted data to the second computing device, and the second computing device may decrypt and use the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
    Inventors: Philip Peter Ramirez, Michael J. Mcnichol, Jr., Tao Chen, Vincent Quigley, Brian Rice
  • Cryptographically protecting data transferred between spatially distributed computing devices using an intermediary database
    Patent number: 10812457
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a system and method for cryptographically protecting data transferred between spatially distributed computing devices. An intermediary database may be used to facilitate the protected data transfer and/or record the data transfers. A first computing device may transfer, to the intermediary database, encrypted data that may be securely transferred to other computing devices. A second computing device may generate a GUI used to view data available from the intermediary database. Once data is selected by the second device, the second device may transfer a key (or other encryption mechanism) to the first device. The first computing device may encrypt the data using the received key and transmit the encrypted data to the intermediary database. The intermediary database may transmit the encrypted data to the second computing device, and the second computing device may decrypt and use the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
    Inventors: Philip Peter Ramirez, Michael J. McNichol, Jr., Tao Chen, Vincent Quigley, Brian Rice
  • Cryptographically protecting data transferred between spatially distributed computing devices using an intermediary database
    Patent number: 10341309
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a system and method for cryptographically protecting data transferred between spatially distributed computing devices. An intermediary database may be used to facilitate the protected data transfer and/or record the data transfers. A first computing device may transfer, to the intermediary database, encrypted data that may be securely transferred to other computing devices. A second computing device may generate a GUI used to view data available from the intermediary database. Once data is selected by the second device, the second device may transfer a key (or other encryption mechanism) to the first device. The first computing device may encrypt the data using the received key and transmit the encrypted data to the intermediary database. The intermediary database may transmit the encrypted data to the second computing device, and the second computing device may decrypt and use the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
    Inventors: Philip Peter Ramirez, Michael J. McNichol, Jr., Tao Chen, Vincent Quigley, Brian Rice