Kitchener, Canada

Byron Hummel

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Blackberry Corporation. Active years: 2020.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Byron Hummel. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/byron-hummel

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile


% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 3.0

ph-index = 1

Forward Citations = 1(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:


Years Active: 2020

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Byron Hummel: Inventor of Electronic Device Software-Writing Systems

Introduction

Byron Hummel is an inventor associated with Kitchener, Canada, and BlackBerry Corporation. His patent work addresses the secure installation of system software on electronic devices.

Latest Patents

The provided information identifies one patent associated with Hummel: “Writing system software on an electronic device.” The invention describes systems, methods, and software for writing system software to an electronic device. A separate booting device sends an instruction that invokes the electronic device’s boot loader and provides a password. The device checks whether that password matches its stored high-level operating system password. If it matches, the system software is written; otherwise, the process is halted. Hummel is credited with 1 patent in the information provided.

Career Highlights

Hummel’s listed work is connected with BlackBerry Corporation. The described invention focuses on controlling software installation through password verification, helping prevent unauthorized system software from being written to a device.

Collaborations

The provided information lists Zhi Jun Mo and Catalin Visinescu as Hummel’s coworkers. Their names are associated with his professional context, though specific collaborative roles on the patent are not stated.

Conclusion

Byron Hummel’s identified patent reflects work on secure software installation for electronic devices, with password verification serving as a safeguard against unauthorized changes.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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