Patents by Inventor Stephen Mauldin

Stephen Mauldin 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).

  • Publication number: 20090240956
    Abstract: A system and method for allowing application programs that are external to the relational database to access the sensitive data in the database in a seamless fashion are described. The application programs are allowed to use existing query statements without having to modify such statements for accessing encrypted data in the relational database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Brian Metzger, Stephen Mauldin, Bruce Sandell, Jorge Chang
  • Publication number: 20090225987
    Abstract: A system and method for a mechanism is provided for automatically selecting a new encryption key for re-encrypting data in a target database. New initialization vectors may be specified for re-encrypting each column of data selected for re-encryption. Further, a new initialization vector may be specified for one or more rows of data of a database table in the target database that is selected for re-encryption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Brian Metzger, Stephen Mauldin, Bruce Sandell, Jorge Chang
  • Publication number: 20070180275
    Abstract: A system and method for selectively encrypting and decrypting data in any given target database from a plurality of databases in a manner that is transparent to application programs that access data in such databases is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2006
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Brian Metzger, Stephen Mauldin, Bruce Sandell, Mark Delaney
  • Publication number: 20070079386
    Abstract: A system and method for allowing application programs that are external to the relational database to access the sensitive data in the database in a seamless fashion are described. The application programs are allowed to use existing query statements without having to modify such statements for accessing encrypted data in the relational database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventors: Brian Metzger, Stephen Mauldin, Bruce Sandell, Jorge Chang
  • Publication number: 20070079140
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a mechanism for automating the conversion of the relational database to a secure relational database with little or no impact on the resources of the relational database during the conversion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventors: Brian Metzger, Stephen Mauldin, Bruce Sandell, Jorge Chang
  • Publication number: 20070074047
    Abstract: A system and method for a mechanism is provided for automatically selecting a new encryption key for re-encrypting data in a target database. New initialization vectors may be specified for re-encrypting each column of data selected for re-encryption. Further, a new initialization vector may be specified for one or more rows of data of a database table in the target database that is selected for re-encryption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Brian Metzger, Stephen Mauldin, Bruce Sandell, Jorge Chang