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Benjamin E. Lanier

Examiner (ID: 15500, Phone: (571)272-3805 , Office: P/2437 )

Most Active Art Unit
2437
Art Unit(s)
2132, 2432, 2437
Total Applications
1362
Issued Applications
882
Pending Applications
123
Abandoned Applications
372

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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16/984243
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING IDENTIFICATION KEY Aug 3, 2020 Abandoned
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16/944722
Method for registering a device with a computing facility, communication system and energy supply network Jul 30, 2020 Issued
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16/931119
Cryptographic datashare control for blockchain Jul 15, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18361702 [patent_doc_number] => 20230143293 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-05-11 [patent_title] => BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION USING A SMART RING [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/927287 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-07-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 20748 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -18 [patent_words_short_claim] => 117 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16927287 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/927287
Biometric authentication using a smart ring Jul 12, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18072905 [patent_doc_number] => 11531739 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-12-20 [patent_title] => Authenticating user identity based on data stored in different locations [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/917280 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-06-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 6547 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 195 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16917280 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/917280
Authenticating user identity based on data stored in different locations Jun 29, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17320177 [patent_doc_number] => 20210409227 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-12-30 [patent_title] => SECURELY AUTHORIZING SERVICE LEVEL ACCESS TO A BACKUP SYSTEM USING A SPECIALIZED ACCESS KEY [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/910403 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-06-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 6966 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 216 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16910403 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/910403
Securely authorizing service level access to a backup system using a specialized access key Jun 23, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17606197 [patent_doc_number] => 11334687 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-05-17 [patent_title] => Systems and methods for authenticating photographic image data [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/909335 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-06-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 7038 [patent_no_of_claims] => 50 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 12 [patent_words_short_claim] => 290 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16909335 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/909335
Systems and methods for authenticating photographic image data Jun 22, 2020 Issued
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16/908394
Preventing data manipulation and protecting user privacy in determining accurate location event measurements Jun 21, 2020 Issued
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16/896563
Deferred malware scanning Jun 8, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16333552 [patent_doc_number] => 20200304518 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-09-24 [patent_title] => NETWORK TOPOLOGY [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/895805 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-06-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 31344 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -18 [patent_words_short_claim] => 2 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16895805 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/895805
Network topology Jun 7, 2020 Issued
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16/884667
Shared secret vault for applications with single sign on May 26, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17396497 [patent_doc_number] => 11245523 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-02-08 [patent_title] => Method for implementing client side credential control to authorize access to a protected device [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/931313 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-05-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 9343 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 381 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15931313 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/931313
Method for implementing client side credential control to authorize access to a protected device May 12, 2020 Issued
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15/931417
System and methods for securely storing data for efficient access by cloud-based computing instances May 12, 2020 Issued
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15/931435
DATA TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR DATA TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM May 12, 2020 Abandoned
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16/872449
ENCRYPTION METHOD AND APPARATUS OF VIDEO AND AUDIO SIGNAL STREAM May 11, 2020 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 17754185 [patent_doc_number] => 20220232390 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-07-21 [patent_title] => Method for secure connection to an embedded web service and corresponding device. [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/607679 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-05-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 6798 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -8 [patent_words_short_claim] => 115 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17607679 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/607679
Method for secure connection to an embedded web service and corresponding device May 3, 2020 Issued
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16/864750
Methods and systems for using digital signatures to create trusted digital asset transfers Apr 30, 2020 Issued
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16/863192
System and method for providing secure cloud-based single sign-on connections using a security service provider having zero-knowledge architecture Apr 29, 2020 Issued
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16/861715
PROVIDING ACCESS CONTROL AND IDENTITY VERIFICATION FOR COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN INITIATING AND RECEIVING DEVICES Apr 28, 2020 Abandoned
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16/861610
PROVIDING ACCESS CONTROL AND IDENTITY VERIFICATION FOR COMMUNICATIONS WHEN RECEIVING A COMMUNICATION FROM AN ENTITY TO BE VERIFIED Apr 28, 2020 Abandoned
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