Patents by Inventor Thomas Gregory Hinman

Thomas Gregory Hinman 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: 11888996
    Abstract: This disclosure describes, in part, techniques for provisioning components. For instance, a component may be initially provisioned by a first system. To initially provision the component, the component may receive first data representing a uniform device type, a device identifier, a serial number, and/or a first certificate chain. The component may then store the first data in memory. Additionally, the component may be provisioned using a second system. To provision the component, the component may receive second data representing a product device type, a code, and a second certification chain. The second data received during the second provisioning may be associated with one more capabilities of a device. The component may then store the second data in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Umesh Simkhada, Brandon Whitehead, Parthik Pradipkumar Teli, Thomas Gregory Hinman, David Isbister, Alejandro Steckler
  • Patent number: 11552803
    Abstract: This disclosure describes, in part, techniques for provisioning components. For instance, a component may be initially provisioned by a first system. To initially provision the component, the component may receive first data representing a uniform device type, a device identifier, a serial number, and/or a first certificate chain. The component may then store the first data in memory. Additionally, the component may be provisioned using a second system. To provision the component, the component may receive second data representing a product device type, a code, and a second certification chain. The second data received during the second provisioning may be associated with one more capabilities of a device. The component may then store the second data in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Umesh Simkhada, Brandon Whitehead, Parthik Pradipkumar Teli, Thomas Gregory Hinman, David Isbister, Alejandro Steckler