Patents by Inventor Thomas Stanley Gale

Thomas Stanley Gale 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).

  • Security for mass storage devices in imaging devices
    Patent number: 7265865
    Abstract: Imaging devices can have mass storage devices associated with them. In a networked environment that allows mounting of a shared resource, these mass storage devices can be viewed or even altered by anyone who can connect to the imaging device. However, unrestricted access may be undesirable. The various embodiments provide methods and apparatus for securing these mass storage devices. Security is variable among different sets of users or external devices attempting access of the mass storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Johnny MacArthur Lewis, Gregory Alton Vaughn, Thomas Stanley Gale
  • Security for mass storage devices in imaging devices
    Publication number: 20030234951
    Abstract: Imaging devices can have mass storage devices associated with them. In a networked environment that allows mounting of a shared resource, these mass storage devices can be viewed or even altered by anyone who can connect to the imaging device. However, unrestricted access may be undesirable. The various embodiments provide methods and apparatus for securing these mass storage devices. Security is variable among different sets of users or external devices attempting access of the mass storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2002
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Inventors: Johnny MacArthur Lewis, Gregory Alton Vaughn, Thomas Stanley Gale