Patents by Inventor Reed H. Tibbets

Reed H. Tibbets 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).

  • USB hub keypad
    Publication number: 20010043702
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for securing a token from unauthorized use is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of receiving a first message transmitted from a host processing device and addressed to a PIN entry device according to a universal serial bus (USB) protocol; accepting a PIN entered into the PIN entry device; and transmitting a second message comprising at least a portion of the first message and the PIN from the PIN entry device to the token along a secure communication path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2001
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Inventors: Laszlo Elteto, Shawn D. Abbott, James Khalaf, Reed H. Tibbets, Mehdi Sotoodeh, Calvin W. Long