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Matthew Smithers

Examiner (ID: 3663, Phone: (571)272-3876 , Office: P/2437 )

Most Active Art Unit
2437
Art Unit(s)
2767, 2132, 2137, 2134, 2437, 2764
Total Applications
1835
Issued Applications
1586
Pending Applications
126
Abandoned Applications
144

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/689587
Tracking malware root causes with an event graph Mar 7, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17690716 [patent_doc_number] => 20220198009 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-06-23 [patent_title] => TRACKING MALWARE ROOT CAUSES WITH AN EVENT GRAPH [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/689481 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-03-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 26766 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 155 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17689481 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/689481
Tracking malware root causes with an event graph Mar 7, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20147518 [patent_doc_number] => 12381869 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-08-05 [patent_title] => Multifactor contextual authentication and entropy from device or device input or gesture authentication [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/681035 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-02-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 88 [patent_figures_cnt] => 90 [patent_no_of_words] => 30244 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 117 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17681035 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/681035
Multifactor contextual authentication and entropy from device or device input or gesture authentication Feb 24, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18660121 [patent_doc_number] => 20230306128 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-09-28 [patent_title] => SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING SECURE, ENCRYPTED COMMUNICATIONS ACROSS DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER NETWORKS TO PROVIDE VARIABLE RESILIENCY WHEN INDEXING BLOCKCHAIN STATES FOR PERFORMING BLOCKCHAIN OPERATIONS IN DECENTRALIZED APPLICATIONS USING CRYPTOGRAPHY-BASED DIGITAL REPOSITORIES [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/679023 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-02-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 25967 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 168 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17679023 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/679023
Systems and methods for using secure, encrypted communications across distributed computer networks to provide variable resiliency when indexing blockchain states for performing blockchain operations in decentralized applications using cryptography-based digital repositories Feb 22, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17841528 [patent_doc_number] => 20220278834 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-09-01 [patent_title] => LONG-DISTANCE QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/675256 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-02-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 17678 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -13 [patent_words_short_claim] => 221 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17675256 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/675256
Long-distance quantum key distribution Feb 17, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17646335 [patent_doc_number] => 20220174074 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-06-02 [patent_title] => DISTRIBUTED TRANSACTION-BASED SECURITY AND TRACKING OF MACHINE AND AGRONOMIC DATA [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/668035 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-02-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 18517 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 173 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17668035 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/668035
Distributed transaction-based security and tracking of machine and agronomic data Feb 8, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19627886 [patent_doc_number] => 12166750 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-12-10 [patent_title] => Systems and methods for secure access of storage [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/667417 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-02-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 10493 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 91 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17667417 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/667417
Systems and methods for secure access of storage Feb 7, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17942535 [patent_doc_number] => 11477005 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-10-18 [patent_title] => Systems for multi-blockchain, multi-token interoperability via common blockchain integration and methods of use thereof [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/592183 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-02-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 20108 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 472 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17592183 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/592183
Systems for multi-blockchain, multi-token interoperability via common blockchain integration and methods of use thereof Feb 2, 2022 Issued
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17/591632
COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING GENERATION PROGRAM, GENERATION METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Feb 2, 2022 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 18336182 [patent_doc_number] => 20230128131 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-04-27 [patent_title] => Protecting Application Private Keys with Remote and Local Security Controllers and Local MPC Key Generation [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/649549 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-01-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 25138 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 149 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17649549 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/649549
Protecting application private keys with remote and local security controllers and local MPC key generation Jan 30, 2022 Issued
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17/587097
System and method for detecting and classifying malware Jan 27, 2022 Issued
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18/274429
QKD switching system Jan 27, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18501469 [patent_doc_number] => 20230224304 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-07-13 [patent_title] => RESOURCE ACCESS CONTROL IN CLOUD ENVIRONMENTS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/574306 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-01-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 10003 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -21 [patent_words_short_claim] => 141 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17574306 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/574306
Resource access control in cloud environments Jan 11, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18527912 [patent_doc_number] => 11714906 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-08-01 [patent_title] => Reducing threat detection processing by applying similarity measures to entropy measures of files [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/574463 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-01-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 10756 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 83 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17574463 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/574463
Reducing threat detection processing by applying similarity measures to entropy measures of files Jan 11, 2022 Issued
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17/554873
Systems and methods for automated certificate renewal management Dec 16, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20216724 [patent_doc_number] => 12413387 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-09-09 [patent_title] => Method for securing an AES block cipher algorithm against high-order side-channel attacks [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/265980 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-12-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 1701 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 333 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18265980 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/265980
Method for securing an AES block cipher algorithm against high-order side-channel attacks Dec 13, 2021 Issued
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17/643926
Selective data disclosure via a block chain Dec 12, 2021 Issued
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17/644053
System and method for electronic signatures as a service Dec 12, 2021 Issued
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17/538655
Integrity violation detection for system services Nov 29, 2021 Issued
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17/532067
System and method for multifactor authentication for access to a resource based on co-connected device presence Nov 21, 2021 Issued
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