Inventor · Redmond, WA, US

David B. Cross

37Patents
14h-index
68Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 1, 1986 → Mar 21, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7703128B2 Digital identity management Electricity 91 Active
US8621561B2 Selective authorization based on authentication input attributes Electricity 90 Active
US8059820B2 Multi-factor content protection Electricity 68 Active
US4757431A Off-axis application of concave spherical reflectors as condensing and collecting optics Physics 65 Expired
US7383586B2 File system operation and digital rights management (DRM) Physics 57 Expired
US7181016B2 Deriving a symmetric key from an asymmetric key for file encryption or decryption Electricity 50 Expired
US7376968B2 BIOS integrated encryption Physics 49 Expired
US7382883B2 Deriving a symmetric key from an asymmetric key for file encryption or decryption Electricity 48 Active
US9231964B2 Vulnerability detection based on aggregated primitives Physics 26 Active
US7280956B2 System, method, and computer program product for file encryption, decryption and transfer Physics 25 Expired
US7694121B2 System and method for protected operating system boot using state validation Physics 19 Active
US8127133B2 Labeling of data objects to apply and enforce policies Physics 17 Active
US7991902B2 Reputation-based authorization decisions Physics 16 Active
US8151332B2 Digital identity management Electricity 14 Active
US8045714B2 Systems and methods for managing multiple keys for file encryption and decryption Physics 12 Active
US7434253B2 User mapping information extension for protocols Electricity 11 Expired
US7984488B2 Credential roaming in electronic computing systems Electricity 8 Active
US8798272B2 Systems and methods for managing multiple keys for file encryption and decryption Physics 6 Active
US8875285B2 Executable code validation in a web browser Electricity 5 Active
US8819797B2 Digital identity management Electricity 5 Active
US8615801B2 Software authorization utilizing software reputation Physics 4 Active
US7797311B2 Organizing scenario-related information and controlling access thereto Physics 3 Active
US7325115B2 Encryption of system paging file Physics 3 Expired
US9477832B2 Digital identity management Electricity 3 Active
US8117666B2 File system operation and digital rights management (DRM) Physics 1 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.