Patents by Inventor Wayne E. Austad

Wayne E. Austad 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).

  • Digital data storage systems, computers, and data verification methods
    Patent number: 6981151
    Abstract: Digital data storage systems, computers, and data verification methods are provided. According to a first aspect of the invention, a computer includes an interface adapted to couple with a dynamic database; and processing circuitry configured to provide a first hash from digital data stored within a portion of the dynamic database at an initial moment in time, to provide a second hash from digital data stored within the portion of the dynamic database at a subsequent moment in time, and to compare the first hash and the second hash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC
    Inventors: Bennett J. Groeneveld, Wayne E. Austad, Stuart C. Walsh, Catherine A. Herring
  • Electronically signed HTML forms
    Publication number: 20020178187
    Abstract: A hypertext markup language form is electronically signed by loading it into a browser application and generating an electronic signature for information in the form from within the browser application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventors: Brett D. Rasmussen, Wayne E. Austad, Catherine Herring Macheret