Inventor
Dirk Balfanz
Inventor
Redwood City, CA, US
Overview
Patents· 33 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
H04Lprimary
H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication41%
G06FElectric digital data processing20%
H04WWireless communication networks17%
G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes7%
A61BDiagnosis3%
G08CTransmission systems for measured values, control or similar signals3%
H04HBroadcast communication3%
H04MTelephonic communication3%
G07FCoin-freed or like apparatus1%
H04KSecret communication1%
PatentTitleYear
10,848,484Auto-user registration and unlocking of a computing device202010,050,960Methods and systems of adding a user account to a device20189,882,895'Auto-user registration and unlocking of a computing device'20189,449,160'Methods and systems of adding a user account to a device'20169,392,104'Limiting user interaction with a computing device based on proximity of a user'20169,325,696'System and method for authenticating to a participating website using locally stored credentials'20169,276,914'Auto-user registration and unlocking of a computing device'20168,515,389'Method, apparatus, and program product for provisioning secure wireless sensors'20138,345,871'Fast authentication over slow channels'20138,256,664'Out-of band authentication of browser sessions'20128,156,337'Systems and methods for authenticating communications in a network medium'20128,135,956'Systems and methods for lightweight authentication'20128,023,654'Securing multimedia network communication'20117,937,752'Systems and methods for authenticating communications in a network medium'20117,937,089'Method, apparatus, and program product for provisioning secure wireless sensors'20117,916,861'System and method for establishing secondary channels'20117,904,720'System and method for providing secure resource management'20117,822,863'Personal domain controller'20107,793,110'Posture-based data protection'20107,757,076'Method and apparatus for using a secure credential infrastructure to access vehicle components'20107,725,928'System and method for establishing temporary and permanent credentials for secure online commerce'20107,581,096'Method, apparatus, and program product for automatically provisioning secure network elements'20097,552,322'Using a portable security token to facilitate public key certification for devices in a network'20097,549,047'Method and system for securely sharing files'20097,454,619'Method, apparatus, and program product for securely presenting situation information'20087,426,271'System and method for establishing secondary channels'20087,400,732'Systems and methods for non-interactive session key distribution with revocation'20087,392,387'Apparatus and methods for providing secured communication'20087,376,834'System and method for securely controlling communications'20087,275,156'Method and apparatus for establishing and using a secure credential infrastructure'20077,246,374'Enhancing computer system security via multiple user desktops'20077,185,199'Apparatus and methods for providing secured communication'20077,130,998'Using a portable security token to facilitate cross-certification between certification authorities'2006Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
2006–2013Patents assigned to PALO ALTO RES CT INC (19)· patent assignee history
2006–2020Based in Redwood City, CA, US· patent location history
2007–2009Patents assigned to XEROX CORP (5)· patent assignee history
2007–2012Based in Menlo Park, CA, US· patent location history
2007Based in Princeton, NJ, US· patent location history
2008Based in Palo Alto, CA, US· patent location history
2012–2016Patents assigned to BALFANZ DIRK (6)· patent assignee history
2012–2018Patents assigned to GOOGLE INC (6)· patent assignee history
2016–2018Based in Mountain View, CA, US· patent location history
2018–2020Patents assigned to GOOGLE LLC (3)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| PALO ALTO RES CT INC | 19 | 2006–2013 |
| BALFANZ DIRKself | 6 | 2012–2016 |
| GOOGLE INC | 6 | 2012–2018 |
| XEROX CORP | 5 | 2007–2009 |
| GOOGLE LLC | 3 | 2018–2020 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Redwood City, California, US | 16 | 2006–2020 |
| Menlo Park, California, US | 13 | 2007–2012 |
| Mountain View, California, US | 2 | 2016–2018 |
| Palo Alto, California, US | 1 | 2008 |
| Princeton, New Jersey, US | 1 | 2007 |