Patents by Inventor THOMAS C. LOGAN

THOMAS C. LOGAN 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).

  • Process and system for strengthening password security
    Patent number: 9171147
    Abstract: A process and a system that create and encrypt rich formatted passwords that increase password strength and security in some embodiments are disclosed. The process increases password security by converting a set of password tokens and a set of password appearance alterations into a rich formatted password and then encrypting the rich formatted password. The system of some embodiments includes (i) a data converter for assembling a rich formatted password from a data object comprising a set of password tokens and a set of password appearance alterations received at a password creation user interface (UI) of a computing device and (ii) a data encrypter for encrypting rich formatted passwords and decrypting encrypted rich formatted passwords, and (iii) a database for storing and retrieving encrypted rich formatted passwords.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas C. Logan, Michael McIntosh, Robin G. Balmer, Kevin Howard
  • PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR STRENGTHENING PASSWORD SECURITY
    Publication number: 20140040627
    Abstract: A process and a system that create and encrypt rich formatted passwords that increase password strength and security in some embodiments are disclosed. The process increases password security by converting a set of password tokens and a set of password appearance alterations into a rich formatted password and then encrypting the rich formatted password. The system of some embodiments includes (i) a data converter for assembling a rich formatted password from a data object comprising a set of password tokens and a set of password appearance alterations received at a password creation user interface (UI) of a computing device and (ii) a data encrypter for encrypting rich formatted passwords and decrypting encrypted rich formatted passwords, and (iii) a database for storing and retrieving encrypted rich formatted passwords.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: THOMAS C. LOGAN, MICHAEL MCINTOSH, ROBIN G. BALMER, KEVIN HOWARD