Ever seen the U.S. patent index? You find some really bizarre things there - Intel filed a patent yesterday (4/19/11) simply called "multiplying two numbers." Yes, the thing you learned in grade school...they actually filed a patent for it.

Interesting read though: http://patft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-...S=PN/7,930,337

tl;dr: Intel files patent for multiplying two numbers together, and this would apply to enhancing future cryptography models.