Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Renner

Thomas M. Renner 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).

  • Secure communication paths in data networks with tethered devices
    Patent number: 9485241
    Abstract: A communication network processes intermediate security data from intermediate access nodes on a communication path between a network access node and an end-point device to determine if the intermediate access nodes are authorized. If the intermediate access nodes are authorized, then the network processes end-point security data from the end-point device to determine if the end-point device is authorized. If the end-point device is authorized, then the network processes end-point tethering data from the end-point device to determine if any tethered communication devices are coupled to the end-point device. If the end-point device is not coupled to any tethered communication devices, then the network authorizes a data transfer session for the end-point device over the communication path. If the end-point device is coupled to a tethered communication device, then the network denies authorization for the data transfer session over the communication path for the end-point device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Lyle Walter Paczkowski, Mike L. McRoberts, Thomas M. Renner, Ivan Sheon Fenwick
  • SECURE COMMUNICATION PATHS IN DATA NETWORKS WITH TETHERED DEVICES
    Publication number: 20160149880
    Abstract: A communication network processes intermediate security data from intermediate access nodes on a communication path between a network access node and an end-point device to determine if the intermediate access nodes are authorized. If the intermediate access nodes are authorized, then the network processes end-point security data from the end-point device to determine if the end-point device is authorized. If the end-point device is authorized, then the network processes end-point tethering data from the end-point device to determine if any tethered communication devices are coupled to the end-point device. If the end-point device is not coupled to any tethered communication devices, then the network authorizes a data transfer session for the end-point device over the communication path. If the end-point device is coupled to a tethered communication device, then the network denies authorization for the data transfer session over the communication path for the end-point device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Lyle Walter Paczkowski, Mike L. McRoberts, Thomas M. Renner, Ivan Sheon Fenwick