This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Target Brands, Inc.. Active years: 2026.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 2026
Title: Jeffrey M. Colfer: Patent Inventor in Raleigh, North Carolina
Introduction
Jeffrey M. Colfer is an inventor associated with Raleigh, North Carolina, and Target Brands, Inc. His patent work includes a system for requesting and securely storing digital certificates during software deployment. He is credited with 1 patent.
Latest Patents
Colfer’s patent, “Automatic Digital Certificate Request with Software Deployment,” describes a system that requests a new cryptographic certificate in response to an instruction to deploy software. A deployment server calls an application interface, and an application server processes the request and obtains the certificate. The certificate is then placed in a secure digital vault that the deploying entity cannot access.
Career Highlights
Colfer’s listed invention addresses certificate provisioning as part of software deployment. By automating the request and keeping the resulting certificate in a restricted vault, the system separates deployment activity from access to sensitive cryptographic credentials.
Collaborations
Trey J. Zahradka and Aaron J. Zirbes are identified as Colfer’s coworkers.
Conclusion
Jeffrey M. Colfer’s patent describes an approach to automating digital certificate requests while protecting certificate access through secure storage.
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