Patents by Inventor Timothy McLean

Timothy McLean 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF AUTHENTICATION USING ENTROPIC THRESHOLD
    Publication number: 20210211287
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of systems, methods, and products for authentication using entropic threshold. A server may require a user to create a series of security questions to which only the user has the answers. The answers to the security questions may satisfy an entropic threshold. Based on the answers to the security questions, the client device may generate a passphrase and encrypt the user's private key based on the passphrase. The server may also store the encrypted private key and the series of security questions into a database. When the user tries to access the private key, the server may send the user's security questions and encrypted private key. The client device may require the user to provide the answer to each security question. When the client device receives answers to all security questions, the client device may use the resulting passphrase to decrypt the user's encrypted private key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: William ROY, Timothy MCLEAN
  • Systems and methods of authentication using entropic threshold
    Patent number: 10819522
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of systems, methods, and products for authentication using entropic threshold. A server may require a user to create a series of security questions to which only the user has the answers. The answers to the security questions may satisfy an entropic threshold. Based on the answers to the security questions, the client device may generate a passphrase and encrypt the user's private key based on the passphrase. The server may also store the encrypted private key and the series of security questions into a database. When the user tries to access the private key, the server may send the user's security questions and encrypted private key. The client device may require the user to provide the answer to each security question. When the client device receives answers to all security questions, the client device may use the resulting passphrase to decrypt the user's encrypted private key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: BlockGen Corp.
    Inventors: William Roy, Timothy McLean