Patents by Inventor Sean R. EMBRY

Sean R. EMBRY 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: 11956357
    Abstract: Techniques are shown for key management using a traceable key blockchain. A first block corresponding to a cryptographic key is generated on the blockchain, and the first block is securely modified to include metadata describing a key source for the cryptographic key. A second block corresponding to a first key transaction with the cryptographic key is generated on the blockchain, the second block is linked to the first block, and the second block is securely modified to include metadata describing the first key transaction with the cryptographic key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. T. Chan, Sean R. Embry, Derek A. Chamorro, Anuj Kaul, Sahil Chadha, Nikhil Firke
  • Publication number: 20230353357
    Abstract: Techniques are shown for key management using a traceable key blockchain. A first block corresponding to a cryptographic key is generated on the blockchain, and the first block is securely modified to include metadata describing a key source for the cryptographic key. A second block corresponding to a first key transaction with the cryptographic key is generated on the blockchain, the second block is linked to the first block, and the second block is securely modified to include metadata describing the first key transaction with the cryptographic key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Michael J.T. CHAN, Sean R. EMBRY, Derek A. CHAMORRO, Anuj KAUL, Sahil CHADHA, Nikhil FIRKE
  • Patent number: 11736288
    Abstract: Techniques are shown for key management using a traceable key block-chain ledger involving creating a cryptographic key at a key source, generating a key block on a block-chain ledger corresponding to the cryptographic key, and securely modifying the key block to include metadata describing the key source. The techniques also involve performing a first key transaction with the cryptographic key, generating a first transaction block on the block-chain ledger corresponding to the first key transaction with the cryptographic key, linking the first transaction block to the key block and securely modifying the first transaction block to include metadata describing the first key transaction with the cryptographic key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. T. Chan, Sean R. Embry, Derek A. Chamorro, Anuj Kaul, Sahil Chadha, Nikhil Firke
  • Publication number: 20220014370
    Abstract: Techniques are shown for key management using a traceable key block-chain ledger involving creating a cryptographic key at a key source, generating a key block on a block-chain ledger corresponding to the cryptographic key, and securely modifying the key block to include metadata describing the key source. The techniques also involve performing a first key transaction with the cryptographic key, generating a first transaction block on the block-chain ledger corresponding to the first key transaction with the cryptographic key, linking the first transaction block to the key block and securely modifying the first transaction block to include metadata describing the first key transaction with the cryptographic key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Michael J.T. CHAN, Sean R. EMBRY, Derek A. CHAMORRO, Anuj KAUL, Sahil CHADHA, Nikhil FIRKE
  • Patent number: 11108554
    Abstract: Techniques are shown for key tracing using a traceable key block-chain ledger involving, in response to detection of an attack on a resource protected by a cryptographic key, retrieving a key block-chain ledger corresponding to the cryptographic key having one or more transaction blocks. Each transaction block corresponds to a key transaction with the cryptographic key and includes metadata describing the key transaction with the cryptographic key. Metadata from the transaction blocks in the key block-chain ledger is used to trace the key transactions of the cryptographic key to a point of attack. A transaction block corresponding to the point of attack is determined and an alert is generated indicating the point of attack with metadata from the transaction block corresponding to the point of attack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: EBAY INC.
    Inventors: Michael J. T. Chan, Sean R. Embry, Derek A. Chamorro, Anuj Kaul, Sahil Chadha, Nikhil Firke
  • Publication number: 20200235926
    Abstract: Techniques are shown for key tracing using a traceable key block-chain ledger involving, in response to detection of an attack on a resource protected by a cryptographic key, retrieving a key block-chain ledger corresponding to the cryptographic key having one or more transaction blocks. Each transaction block corresponds to a key transaction with the cryptographic key and includes metadata describing the key transaction with the cryptographic key. Metadata from the transaction blocks in the key block-chain ledger is used to trace the key transactions of the cryptographic key to a point of attack. A transaction block corresponding to the point of attack is determined and an alert is generated indicating the point of attack with metadata from the transaction block corresponding to the point of attack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Michael J.T. CHAN, Sean R. EMBRY, Derek A. CHAMORRO, Anuj KAUL, Sahil CHADHA, Nikhil FIRKE
  • Patent number: 10715323
    Abstract: Techniques are shown for key management using a traceable key block-chain ledger involving creating a cryptographic key at a key source, generating a genesis block for a key block-chain ledger corresponding to the cryptographic key, and securely modifying the genesis block to include metadata describing the key source. The techniques also involve performing a first key transaction with the cryptographic key, generating a first transaction block corresponding to the first key transaction with the cryptographic key and adding the first transaction block to the key block-chain ledger, and securely modifying the first transaction block to include metadata describing the first key transaction with the cryptographic key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: EBAY INC.
    Inventors: Michael J. T. Chan, Sean R. Embry, Derek A. Chamorro, Anuj Kaul, Sahil Chadha, Nikhil Firke
  • Publication number: 20190207759
    Abstract: Techniques are shown for key management using a traceable key block-chain ledger involving creating a cryptographic key at a key source, generating a genesis block for a key block-chain ledger corresponding to the cryptographic key, and securely modifying the genesis block to include metadata describing the key source. The techniques also involve performing a first key transaction with the cryptographic key, generating a first transaction block corresponding to the first key transaction with the cryptographic key and adding the first transaction block to the key block-chain ledger, and securely modifying the first transaction block to include metadata describing the first key transaction with the cryptographic key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Michael J.T. CHAN, Sean R. EMBRY, Derek A. CHAMORRO, Anuj KAUL, Sahil CHADHA, Nikhil FIRKE