Patents by Inventor Nelson Melo

Nelson Melo 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: 11683187
    Abstract: In embodiments, an authentication server interfaces between a user device with a self-signed certificate and a verifying computer that accepts a user name and password. The user device generates a self-signed certificate signed by a private key on the user device. The self-signed certificate is transmitted to a verifying party computer over a network. The verifying party stores the self-signed certificate with user identification data. The user migrates trust to another device by providing the root certificate and intermediate certificate as a certificate chain to a second device, which then adds a new intermediate certificate to create a longer certificate chain with the same root certificate. In subsequent communications, the verifying party receives a certificate chain including the self-signed certificate from the second user device, and matches that with the user identification data stored in a database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Beyond Identity, Inc.
    Inventors: Nelson Melo, Michael Clark, James Clark
  • Patent number: 11665006
    Abstract: In embodiments, an authentication server interfaces between a user device with a self-signed certificate and a verifying computer that accepts a user name and password. The user device generates a self-signed certificate signed by a private key on the user device. The self-signed certificate is transmitted to a verifying party computer over a network. The verifying party stores the self-signed certificate with user identification data, including at least one of a user name, user address, user email, user phone number, user tax ID, user social security number and user financial account number. In subsequent communications, the verifying party receives a certificate chain including the self-signed certificate, and matches that with the user identification data stored in a database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Beyond Identity Inc.
    Inventors: Nelson Melo, Michael Clark, James Clark
  • Publication number: 20210250182
    Abstract: In embodiments, an authentication server interfaces between a user device with a self-signed certificate and a verifying computer that accepts a user name and password. The user device generates a self-signed certificate signed by a private key on the user device. The self-signed certificate is transmitted to a verifying party computer over a network. The verifying party stores the self-signed certificate with user identification data. The user migrates trust to another device by providing the root certificate and intermediate certificate as a certificate chain to a second device, which then adds a new intermediate certificate to create a longer certificate chain with the same root certificate. In subsequent communications, the verifying party receives a certificate chain including the self-signed certificate from the second user device, and matches that with the user identification data stored in a database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Nelson Melo, Michael Clark, James Clark
  • Publication number: 20210184867
    Abstract: In embodiments, an authentication server interfaces between a user device with a self-signed certificate and a verifying computer that accepts a user name and password. The user device generates a self-signed certificate signed by a private key on the user device. The self-signed certificate is transmitted to a verifying party computer over a network. The verifying party stores the self-signed certificate with user identification data, including at least one of a user name, user address, user email, user phone number, user tax ID, user social security number and user financial account number. In subsequent communications, the verifying party receives a certificate chain including the self-signed certificate, and matches that with the user identification data stored in a database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Nelson Melo, Michael Clark, James Clark
  • Patent number: 10972290
    Abstract: In embodiments, an authentication server interfaces between a user device with a self-signed certificate and a verifying computer that accepts a user name and password. The user device generates a self-signed certificate signed by a private key on the user device. The self-signed certificate is transmitted to a verifying party computer over a network. The verifying party stores the self-signed certificate with user identification data, including at least one of a user name, user address, user email, user phone number, user tax identification (ID), user social security number and user financial account number. In subsequent communications, the verifying party receives a certificate chain including the self-signed certificate, and matches that with the user identification data stored in a database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: BEYOND IDENTITY INC.
    Inventors: Nelson Melo, Michael Clark, James Clark
  • Patent number: 10958448
    Abstract: In embodiments, an authentication server interfaces between a user device with a self-signed certificate and a verifying computer that accepts a user name and password. The user device generates a self-signed certificate signed by a private key on the user device. The self-signed certificate is transmitted to a verifying party computer over a network. The verifying party stores the self-signed certificate with user identification data. The user migrates trust to another device by providing the root certificate and intermediate certificate as a certificate chain to a second device, which then adds a new intermediate certificate to create a longer certificate chain with the same root certificate. In subsequent communications, the verifying party receives a certificate chain including the self-signed certificate from the second user device, and matches that with the user identification data stored in a database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: BEYOND IDENTITY INC.
    Inventors: Nelson Melo, Michael Clark, James Clark
  • Patent number: 10873468
    Abstract: In embodiments, an authentication server interfaces between a user device with a self-signed certificate and a verifying computer that accepts a user name and password. The user device generates a self-signed certificate signed by a private key on the user device. The self-signed certificate is transmitted to a verifying party computer over a network. A redirecting module redirects the self-signed certificate chain to an authentication server. The authentication server is also provided a user name, password and verifying computer address, which is stored in a password database by the authentication server, in association with the self-signed certificate. Subsequent communications intended for the verifying computer with the self-signed certificate are redirected to the authentication server, which looks up the associated user name and password and transmits the associated user name and password to the verifying computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Beyond Identity Inc.
    Inventors: Nelson Melo, Michael Clark, James Clark
  • Publication number: 20200351105
    Abstract: In embodiments, an authentication server interfaces between a user device with a self-signed certificate and a verifying computer that accepts a user name and password. The user device generates a self-signed certificate signed by a private key on the user device. The self-signed certificate is transmitted to a verifying party computer over a network. The verifying party stores the self-signed certificate with user identification data, including at least one of a user name, user address, user email, user phone number, user tax identification (ID), user social security number and user financial account number. In subsequent communications, the verifying party receives a certificate chain including the self-signed certificate, and matches that with the user identification data stored in a database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Nelson Melo, Michael Clark, James Clark
  • Publication number: 20200322173
    Abstract: In embodiments, an authentication server interfaces between a user device with a self-signed certificate and a verifying computer that accepts a user name and password. The user device generates a self-signed certificate signed by a private key on the user device. The self-signed certificate is transmitted to a verifying party computer over a network. The verifying party stores the self-signed certificate with user identification data. The user migrates trust to another device by providing the root certificate and intermediate certificate as a certificate chain to a second device, which then adds a new intermediate certificate to create a longer certificate chain with the same root certificate. In subsequent communications, the verifying party receives a certificate chain including the self-signed certificate from the second user device, and matches that with the user identification data stored in a database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Nelson Melo, Michael Clark, James Clark
  • Publication number: 20200274859
    Abstract: In embodiments, a system and method is provided for authenticating a user to a verifying party computer over a network. A self-signed root certificate is generated and signed by a root private key on a user device. The user device generates an intermediate private key from a secure enclave on the user device. The intermediate private key is used to sign an intermediate certificate. The intermediate certificate is linked to the root certificate to form a certificate chain, the certificate chain including a user public key corresponding to a intermediate private key. The certificate chain is transmitted to the verifying party computer over the network. Next, user identification data is transmitted to the verifying party computer for linking with the certificate chain. Subsequently, the certificate chain can be transmitted to the verifying party computer to identify the user without the user identification data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Nelson Melo, Michael Clark, James Clark
  • Publication number: 20200274720
    Abstract: In embodiments, an authentication server interfaces between a user device with a self-signed certificate and a verifying computer that accepts a user name and password. The user device generates a self-signed certificate signed by a private key on the user device. The self-signed certificate is transmitted to a verifying party computer over a network. The verifying party stores the self-signed certificate with user identification data, including at least one of a user name, user address, user email, user phone number, user tax identification (ID), user social security number and user financial account number. In subsequent communications, the verifying party receives a certificate chain including the self-signed certificate, and matches that with the user identification data stored in a database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Nelson Melo, Michael Clark, James Clark
  • Publication number: 20200274721
    Abstract: In embodiments, an authentication server interfaces between a user device with a self-signed certificate and a verifying computer that accepts a user name and password. The user device generates a self-signed certificate signed by a private key on the user device. The self-signed certificate is transmitted to a verifying party computer over a network. A redirecting module redirects the self-signed certificate chain to an authentication server. The authentication server is also provided a user name, password and verifying computer address, which is stored in a password database by the authentication server, in association with the self-signed certificate. Subsequent communications intended for the verifying computer with the self-signed certificate are redirected to the authentication server, which looks up the associated user name and password and transmits the associated user name and password to the verifying computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Nelson Melo, Michael Clark, James Clark
  • Patent number: 10756908
    Abstract: In embodiments, an authentication server interfaces between a user device with a self-signed certificate and a verifying computer that accepts a user name and password. The user device generates a self-signed certificate signed by a private key on the user device. The self-signed certificate is transmitted to a verifying party computer over a network. The verifying party stores the self-signed certificate with user identification data, including at least one of a user name, user address, user email, user phone number, user tax identification (ID), user social security number and user financial account number. In subsequent communications, the verifying party receives a certificate chain including the self-signed certificate, and matches that with the user identification data stored in a database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: BEYOND IDENTITY INC.
    Inventors: Nelson Melo, Michael Clark, James Clark
  • Patent number: 10728044
    Abstract: In embodiments, an authentication server interfaces between a user device with a self-signed certificate and a verifying computer that accepts a user name and password. The user device generates a self-signed certificate signed by a private key on the user device. The self-signed certificate is transmitted to a verifying party computer over a network. The verifying party stores the self-signed certificate with user identification data. The user migrates trust to another device by providing the root certificate and intermediate certificate as a certificate chain to a second device, which then adds a new intermediate certificate to create a longer certificate chain with the same root certificate. In subsequent communications, the verifying party receives a certificate chain including the self-signed certificate from the second user device, and matches that with the user identification data stored in a database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: BEYOND IDENTITY INC.
    Inventors: Nelson Melo, Michael Clark, James Clark