Patents by Inventor Steve W. Ratheal

Steve W. Ratheal 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).

  • Policy enabled information sharing system
    Patent number: 8825611
    Abstract: A technique for dynamically sharing information includes executing a sharing policy indicating when to share a data object responsive to the occurrence of an event. The data object is created by formatting a data file to be shared with a receiving entity. The data object includes a file data portion and a sharing metadata portion. The data object is encrypted and then automatically transmitted to the receiving entity upon occurrence of the event. The sharing metadata portion includes metadata characterizing the data file and referenced in connection with the sharing policy to determine when to automatically transmit the data object to the receiving entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Sandia Corporation
    Inventors: Craig R. Jorgensen, Brian D. Nelson, Steve W. Ratheal