Patents by Inventor Simon McMahon

Simon McMahon 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: 10812267
    Abstract: Secure password lock and recovery is provided. A user password is received to access a secure resource protected by a data processing system. It is determined whether a match exists between a retrieved user password verification string corresponding to a valid user password from a storage of a software token and a generated user password verification string corresponding to the user password. In response to determining that a match does not exist between the retrieved user password verification string and the generated user password verification string, it is determined whether a defined number of user password authentication attempts has been exceeded. In response to determining that the defined number of user password authentication attempts has been exceeded, the retrieved user password verification string is set to a preestablished sequence of values locking the valid user password on the storage of the software token. Access to the secure resource is denied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Simon McMahon, Narayana Madineni, Michael W. Gray, Leigh McLean, Matthew Green, Luvita Burgess, Stephen J. McKenzie, Peter Waltenberg
  • Patent number: 10647473
    Abstract: A modular tank comprises one or more wall modules coupled together and one or more liner bags supported by the one or more wall modules for the containment of liquid, in particular water. The wall modules can be planar or curved and the edges of the wall modules are coupled together via joining members. The modular tank comprises one or more layers of the wall modules. One or more of the wall modules comprise a hole and the one or more liner bags, which can be coupled together, comprise one or more parts that protrude through the holes in the wall modules to support the liner bags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: GREENCO WATER PTY LTD
    Inventors: Nigel Blair, Simon McMahon
  • Publication number: 20200145215
    Abstract: Secure password lock and recovery is provided. A user password is received to access a secure resource protected by a data processing system. It is determined whether a match exists between a retrieved user password verification string corresponding to a valid user password from a storage of a software token and a generated user password verification string corresponding to the user password. In response to determining that a match does not exist between the retrieved user password verification string and the generated user password verification string, it is determined whether a defined number of user password authentication attempts has been exceeded. In response to determining that the defined number of user password authentication attempts has been exceeded, the retrieved user password verification string is set to a preestablished sequence of values locking the valid user password on the storage of the software token. Access to the secure resource is denied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Simon McMahon, Narayana Madineni, Michael W. Gray, Leigh McLean, Matthew Green, Luvita Burgess, Stephen J. McKenzie, Peter Waltenberg
  • Publication number: 20180235156
    Abstract: A high density horticulture growing system comprises a plurality of containers in which crops are grown and one or more elevator devices to automatically move the containers between vertically spaced levels of one or more modular racks. Each elevator device comprises a carrier to transport the containers between the vertically spaced levels and a ram to push the containers from the carrier onto one or more longitudinal supports at the vertically spaced levels. A first conveying device moves containers at least horizontally from a crop planting area to each rack and a second conveying device moves containers at least horizontally from each rack to a crop storage area. One or more processors control movement of the containers, watering of the crops, temperature, lighting and other parameters of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Nigel Blair, Simon McMahon, Justin Clarke
  • Publication number: 20150314913
    Abstract: A modular tank comprises one or more wall modules coupled together and one or more liner bags supported by the one or more wall modules for the containment of liquid, in particular water. The wall modules can be planar or curved and the edges of the wall modules are coupled together via joining members. The modular tank comprises one or more layers of the wall modules. One or more of the wall modules comprise a hole and the one or more liner bags, which can be coupled together, comprise one or more parts that protrude through the holes in the wall modules to support the liner bags.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Nigel Blair, Simon McMahon
  • Patent number: D653137
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Sprue Safety Products Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter Brigham, Simon McMahon
  • Patent number: D653575
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Sprue Safety Products, Ltd.
    Inventors: David Treharne, Peter Brigham, Simon McMahon, Adrian Game