Inventor · Portland, OR, US

James A. Sutton

70Patents
19h-index
47Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 25, 1994 → Jan 10, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6507904B1 Executing isolated mode instructions in a secure system running in privilege rings Physics 216 Expired
US6633963B1 Controlling access to multiple memory zones in an isolated execution environment Physics 176 Expired
US6678825B1 Controlling access to multiple isolated memories in an isolated execution environment Physics 114 Expired
US5634043A Microprocessor point-to-point communication Physics 76 Expired
US6760441B1 Generating a key hieararchy for use in an isolated execution environment Physics 54 Expired
US7028149B2 System and method for resetting a platform configuration register Physics 51 Expired
US6996710B1 Platform and method for issuing and certifying a hardware-protected attestation key Electricity 49 Expired
US7082615B1 Protecting software environment in isolated execution Physics 48 Expired
US7069442B2 System and method for execution of a secured environment initialization instruction Physics 42 Expired
US7058807B2 Validation of inclusion of a platform within a data center Physics 37 Expired
US6990579B1 Platform and method for remote attestation of a platform Physics 36 Expired
US7013484B1 Managing a secure environment using a chipset in isolated execution mode Physics 35 Expired
US6795905B1 Controlling accesses to isolated memory using a memory controller for isolated execution Physics 35 Expired
US7024555B2 Apparatus and method for unilaterally loading a secure operating system within a multiprocessor environment Physics 34 Expired
US6754815B1 Method and system for scrubbing an isolated area of memory after reset of a processor operating in isolated execution mode if a cleanup flag is set Physics 34 Expired
US7266849B1 Deterring unauthorized use of electronic devices Physics 29 Expired
US7013481B1 Attestation key memory device and bus Physics 26 Expired
US6976162B1 Platform and method for establishing provable identities while maintaining privacy Electricity 26 Expired
US6934817B2 Controlling access to multiple memory zones in an isolated execution environment Physics 23 Expired
US7546457B2 System and method for execution of a secured environment initialization instruction Physics 19 Expired
US7194634B2 Attestation key memory device and bus Physics 17 Expired
US7254707B2 Platform and method for remote attestation of a platform Physics 17 Expired
US6957332B1 Managing a secure platform using a hierarchical executive architecture in isolated execution mode Physics 17 Expired
US7085935B1 Managing a secure environment using a chipset in isolated execution mode Physics 16 Expired
US6941458B1 Managing a secure platform using a hierarchical executive architecture in isolated execution mode Physics 15 Expired

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