Patents by Inventor Nathan Kear

Nathan Kear 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).

  • Multi-Factor Authentication
    Publication number: 20250300979
    Abstract: A method comprises sending, from an authentication application deployed on a second computing device to the system, a first authentication code generated from a shared code and an authentication application time, the shared code being code previously shared between the second computing device and the system, the authentication application time based on a first current device time of the second computing device and an offset parameter value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2025
    Publication date: September 25, 2025
    Inventors: Steven Tan, Nathan Kear
  • Multi-factor authentication
    Patent number: 12355760
    Abstract: A method comprises sending, from an authentication application deployed on a second computing device to the system, a first authentication code, the first authentication code being generated from a shared code and an authentication application time, wherein the shared code is a code previously shared between the second computing device and the system, and the authentication application time is based on a first current device time of the second computing device and an offset parameter value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Xero Limited
    Inventors: Steven Tan, Nathan Kear
  • MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION
    Publication number: 20230396609
    Abstract: A method comprises sending, from an authentication application deployed on a second computing device to the system, a first authentication code, the first authentication code being generated from a shared code and an authentication application time, wherein the shared code is a code previously shared between the second computing device and the system, and the authentication application time is based on a first current device time of the second computing device and an offset parameter value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Steven Tan, Nathan Kear