Patents by Inventor Michael Pompa

Michael Pompa 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).

  • Publication number: 20260039645
    Abstract: A method and apparatus provides for securely unlocking a locked program domain by a third party wishing to gain extraordinary access to the program domain by a third party. The third party and the program domain are mutually authenticated using exclusive self-escrow of credentials that are generated, revealed, or stored within the program domain. Multiple third parties that are required for unlocking the program domain may also be authenticated prior to unlocking the program domain. The method and apparatus provides extraordinary access without the use of backdoors or having the program domain provide credentials to third parties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2024
    Publication date: February 5, 2026
    Applicant: OBOREN SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: James C. COLLIER, Michael POMPA
  • Publication number: 20250264175
    Abstract: A lockout tagout device associated with a fitting includes a body having a first body portion and a second body portion. The second body portion is movable relative to the first body portion about an axis of rotation to transform the body between a closed configuration and an open configuration. The lockout tagout device is connectable to the fitting such that the axis of rotation is oriented parallel to a longitudinal axis of the fitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2025
    Publication date: August 21, 2025
    Inventors: Michael Pompa, Evan Nelson
  • Patent number: 12034716
    Abstract: A method and apparatus provides for securely unlocking a locked program domain by a third party wishing to gain extraordinary access to the program domain by a third party. The third party and the program domain are mutually authenticated using exclusive self-escrow of credentials that are generated, revealed, or stored within the program domain. Multiple third parties that are required for unlocking the program domain may also be authenticated prior to unlocking the program domain. The method and apparatus provides extraordinary access without the use of backdoors or having the program domain provide credentials to third parties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: OBOREN SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: James C. Collier, Michael Pompa
  • Publication number: 20240022560
    Abstract: A method and apparatus provides for securely unlocking a locked program domain by a third party wishing to gain extraordinary access to the program domain by a third party. The third party and the program domain are mutually authenticated using exclusive self-escrow of credentials that are generated, revealed, or stored within the program domain. Multiple third parties that are required for unlocking the program domain may also be authenticated prior to unlocking the program domain. The method and apparatus provides extraordinary access without the use of backdoors or having the program domain provide credentials to third parties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: OBOREN SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: James C. Collier, Michael Pompa
  • Patent number: 11811751
    Abstract: A method and apparatus provides for securely unlocking a locked program domain by a third party wishing to gain extraordinary access to the program domain by a third party. The third party and the program domain are mutually authenticated using exclusive self-escrow of credentials that are generated, revealed, or stored within the program domain. Multiple third parties that are required for unlocking the program domain may also be authenticated prior to unlocking the program domain. The method and apparatus provides extraordinary access without the use of backdoors or having the program domain provide credentials to third parties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Oboren Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: James C. Collier, Michael Pompa
  • Publication number: 20230073474
    Abstract: A method and apparatus provides for securely unlocking a locked program domain by a third party wishing to gain extraordinary access to the program domain by a third party. The third party and the program domain are mutually authenticated using exclusive self-escrow of credentials that are generated, revealed, or stored within the program domain. Multiple third parties that are required for unlocking the program domain may also be authenticated prior to unlocking the program domain. The method and apparatus provides extraordinary access without the use of backdoors or having the program domain provide credentials to third parties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: I Oboren Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: James C. Collier, Michael Pompa
  • Patent number: 11509649
    Abstract: A method and apparatus provides for securely unlocking a locked program domain by a third party wishing to gain extraordinary access to the program domain by a third party. The third party and the program domain are mutually authenticated using exclusive self-escrow of credentials that are generated, revealed, or stored within the program domain. Multiple third parties that are required for unlocking the program domain may also be authenticated prior to unlocking the program domain. The method and apparatus provides extraordinary access without the use of backdoors or having the program domain provide credentials to third parties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Oboren Systems, inc.
    Inventors: James C. Collier, Michael Pompa
  • Publication number: 20220109666
    Abstract: A method and apparatus provides for securely unlocking a locked program domain by a third party wishing to gain extraordinary access to the program domain by a third party. The third party and the program domain are mutually authenticated using exclusive self-escrow of credentials that are generated, revealed, or stored within the program domain. Multiple third parties that are required for unlocking the program domain may also be authenticated prior to unlocking the program domain. The method and apparatus provides extraordinary access without the use of backdoors or having the program domain provide credentials to third parties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: Oboren Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: James C. Collier, Michael Pompa