Robert John Briggs

US Patent:

6352387, Mar 5, 2002

Filed:

Dec 2, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/453056

Inventors:

Robert A. Briggs - Clifton VA 20124

International Classification:

B09C 102

US Classification:

40512825, 166306, 166370, 166371, 166372, 166 901, 210170, 210747, 210759, 210760, 40512845, 4051285

Abstract:

Method and apparatus for delivery of chemical reagents to a subterranean body of soil and groundwater to destroy or enhance mobility of organic compounds using a riser insertable in a borehole having spaced permeable sections separated by a non-permeable section and wherein the reagents are introduced from a source by a pressurization apparatus.

US Patent:

6715073, Mar 30, 2004

Filed:

Dec 31, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/223766

Inventors:

Larry An - Great Falls VA
Hamid Bacha - Great Falls VA
Robert Briggs - Burke VA
Robert Burns - Pembroke Pines FL
Robert B. Carroll - Mt. Kisco NY
Mark Fisk - North Potomac MD
Hatem Ghafir - Olney MD
Raymond Good - Ashburn VA
Srinivasa Kasturi - Annadale VA
Ku Lee - Germantown MD
Drew Kittel - Washington DC
Lolo Lasida - Alexandria VA
Hiroshi Maruyama - Tokyo, JP
Amit Pamecha - Fairfax VA
Paresh Patel - Leicester, GB
Dieter Poetzschke - North Potomac MD
Roger Reider - Silver Spring MD
Khalid Asad - Frederick MD

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H04L 900

US Classification:

713156, 713151, 713152, 713155, 713193, 713201, 380 30

Abstract:

A secure-end-to-end communication system for electronic business system and method of operation, e. g. , the Internet, includes a web serverâvault controller having personal storage vaults in the controller for users, registration and certification authorities. Each personal vault runs programs on the controller under a unique UNIX user ID. Data storage is provided by the controller wherein the storage is owned by the same user ID assigned to the vault. A registration authority running as a software application in the controller processes requests to issue, renew and revoke digital certificates issued by a certification authority using two pairs of public-private keys. The registration authority interacts with the vault controller to decide whether an applicant qualifies to receive a digital certificate. The certification authority running as software application in the controller includes a certificate management system that provides services such as issuing, revoking, suspending, resuming, and renewing a users right to digital certificates.

US Patent:

6892300, May 10, 2005

Filed:

Jan 8, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/338364

Inventors:

Robert B. Carroll - Mt. Kisco NY, US
Hamid Bacha - Great Falls VA, US
Robert Briggs - Burke VA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H04L009/00
G06F015/16

US Classification:

713156, 713167, 713168, 713182, 713201, 709229

Abstract:

A secure end-to-end communications system provides end users access to vault-based custom applications of an organization for purposes of conducting electronic commerce. The system includes a web-based vault controller running an application, e. g. a registrations application in a vault cryptographically linked to a database and a Certificate Management System (CMS) for generating digital certificates, and at least one remote vault agent coupled to the vault controller for providing vault-based custom applications to end users. An X. 500 directory is coupled to the CMS and cryptographically linked to the remote vault agents for storing end user data. The remote vault agent is an application which comprises a collection of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) which provide a secure interface to the vault controller; a Lightweight Data Access Protocol (LDAP) used to access the X. 500 directory; a secure depositor coupled to vault-based custom applications of an organization. The secure depositor includes APIs to perform cryptographic functions in passing communications between vaults used by the vault agent and vaults used by the vault controller or vaults used by other vault agent applications and a secure depositor library which uses functions in the LDAP to access the X.

US Patent:

58931015, Apr 6, 1999

Filed:

Mar 28, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/828924

Inventors:

Aristotle Balogh - Bowie MD
Hatte Blejer - Alexandria VA
Robert Briggs - Annandale VA
Eugene Chen - Arlington VA
Sharon Flank - Washington DC
Carmen Iannacone - Fairfax VA
John Maloney - Upper Marlboro MD
Patrick Martin - Arlington VA
James Rothey - Fairfax VA
Gary Schmid - Arlington VA
David Evans - Falls Church VA
Linda T. Dozier - Goleta CA
Michael Lorton - San Francisco CA

Assignee:

Systems Research & Applications Corporation - Arlington VA

International Classification:

G06F 1730

US Classification:

707100

Abstract:

Digitized images are associated with English language captions and other data, collectively known as the metadata associated with the images. A natural language processing database removes ambiguities from the metadata, and the images and the metadata are stored in databases. A user formulates a search query, and natural language processing is used to determine matches between the query and the stored metadata. Images corresponding to the matches are then viewed, and desired images are selected for licensing. The license terms for selected images are displayed, and a subset of the selected images are ordered as desired by the user.

US Patent:

56171196, Apr 1, 1997

Filed:

Jun 7, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/478401

Inventors:

Robert Briggs - Annandale VA
Carmen Iannacone - Fairfax VA
James Rothey - Fairfax VA
David Evans - Falls Church VA

Assignee:

Systems Research & Applications Corporation

International Classification:

G06F 1730

US Classification:

345611

Abstract:

Digitized images are associated with English language captions and other data, collectively known as the metadata associated with the images. A natural language processing database removes ambiguities from the metadata, and the images and the metadata are stored in databases. A user formulates a search query, and natural language processing is used to determine matches between the query and the stored metadata. Images corresponding to the matches are then viewed, and desired images are selected for licensing. The license terms for selected images are displayed, and a subset of the selected images are ordered as desired by the user.