Patents by Inventor Rajnish S. Chauhan

Rajnish S. Chauhan 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).

  • Methods, systems, and apparatuses for managing a hard drive security system
    Patent number: 10181041
    Abstract: A system for use with a computer is provided, the computer including a self-encrypting drive (SED), the SED including a nominal space and a pre-boot region, wherein the nominal space can be locked to prevent access to the nominal space. The system includes SED management software configured to be loaded in the pre-boot region of the SED. The SED management software includes a pre-boot operating system (OS) and an unlocking program. The unlocking program is configured (a) to execute within the pre-boot OS, and (b) upon successful authentication of a user, to unlock the nominal space of the SED. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Softex, Incorporated
    Inventors: Apurva M. Bhansali, Mehul R. Patel, Kamal M. Dhanani, Rajnish S. Chauhan, David Cheung
  • Methods, systems, and apparatuses for managing a hard drive security system
    Patent number: 10181042
    Abstract: A system for use with a computer is provided, the computer including a self-encrypting drive (SED), the SED including a nominal space and a pre-boot region, wherein the nominal space can be locked to prevent access to the nominal space. The system includes SED management software configured to be loaded in the pre-boot region of the SED. The SED management software includes a pre-boot operating system (OS) and an unlocking program. The unlocking program is configured (a) to execute within the pre-boot OS, and (b) upon successful authentication of a user, to unlock the nominal space of the SED. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Softex, Incorporated
    Inventors: Apurva M. Bhansali, Mehul R. Patel, Kamal M. Dhanani, Rajnish S. Chauhan, David Cheung
  • Methods, Systems, and Apparatuses for Managing a Hard Drive Security System
    Publication number: 20160063259
    Abstract: A system for use with a computer is provided, the computer including a self-encrypting drive (SED), the SED including a nominal space and a pre-boot region, wherein the nominal space can be locked to prevent access to the nominal space. The system includes SED management software configured to be loaded in the pre-boot region of the SED. The SED management software includes a pre-boot operating system (OS) and an unlocking program. The unlocking program is configured (a) to execute within the pre-boot OS, and (b) upon successful authentication of a user, to unlock the nominal space of the SED. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: SOFTEX INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Apurva M. Bhansali, Mehul R. Patel, Kamal M. Dhanani, Rajnish S. Chauhan, David Cheung
  • Methods, Systems, and Apparatuses for Managing a Hard Drive Security System
    Publication number: 20160063256
    Abstract: A system for use with a computer is provided, the computer including a self-encrypting drive (SED), the SED including a nominal space and a pre-boot region, wherein the nominal space can be locked to prevent access to the nominal space. The system includes SED management software configured to be loaded in the pre-boot region of the SED. The SED management software includes a pre-boot operating system (OS) and an unlocking program. The unlocking program is configured (a) to execute within the pre-boot OS, and (b) upon successful authentication of a user, to unlock the nominal space of the SED. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: SOFTEX INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Apurva M. Bhansali, Mehul R. Patel, Kamal M. Dhanani, Rajnish S. Chauhan, David Cheung
  • Methods, systems, and apparatuses for managing a hard drive security system
    Patent number: 9202059
    Abstract: A system for use with a computer is provided, the computer including a self-encrypting drive (SED), the SED including a nominal space and a pre-boot region, wherein the nominal space can be locked to prevent access to the nominal space. The system includes SED management software configured to be loaded in the pre-boot region of the SED. The SED management software includes a pre-boot operating system (OS) and an unlocking program. The unlocking program is configured (a) to execute within the pre-boot OS, and (b) upon successful authentication of a user, to unlock the nominal space of the SED. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Inventors: Apurva M. Bhansali, Mehul R. Patel, Kamal M. Dhanani, Rajnish S. Chauhan, David Cheung
  • Methods, Systems, and Apparatuses for Managing a Hard Drive Security System
    Publication number: 20120254602
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for a self-encrypting drive (SED) management system configured to be loaded in a pre-boot region of an SED-based computer, the SED of the SED-based computer having a nominal space, which may be encrypted when the SED-based computer is shut down, and the pre-boot region. The SED management system comprises a pre-boot operating system (OS); at least one pre-boot library configured to support the pre-boot OS; and an unlocking software program configured to work with the pre-boot OS to transfer control directly to an operating system of the nominal space upon a successful authentication. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: SOFTEX INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Apurva M. Bhansali, Mehul R. Patel, Kamal M. Dhanani, Rajnish S. Chauhan, David Cheung