Patents by Inventor Charles B. Foster

Charles B. Foster has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20170277916
    Abstract: Generally, this disclosure provides systems, devices, methods and computer readable media for secure control of access control enablement and activation on self-encrypting storage devices. In some embodiments, the device may include a non-volatile memory (NVM) and a secure access control module. The secure access control module may include a command processor module configured to receive a request to enable access controls of the NVM from a user, and to enable the access controls. The secure access control module may also include a verification module configured to verify a physical presence of the user. The secure access control module may further include an encryption module to encrypt at least a portion of the NVM in response to an indication of success from the verification module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: SHANKAR NATARAJAN, JASON R. COX, CHARLES B. FOSTER, HINESH K. SHAH
  • Patent number: 9626531
    Abstract: Generally, this disclosure provides systems, devices, methods and computer readable media for secure control of access control enablement and activation on self-encrypting storage devices. In some embodiments, the device may include a non-volatile memory (NVM) and a secure access control module. The secure access control module may include a command processor module configured to receive a request to enable access controls of the NVM from a user, and to enable the access controls. The secure access control module may also include a verification module configured to verify a physical presence of the user. The secure access control module may further include an encryption module to encrypt at least a portion of the NVM in response to an indication of success from the verification module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Shankar Natarajan, Jason Cox, Charles B. Foster, Hinesh K. Shah
  • Publication number: 20160140364
    Abstract: Generally, this disclosure provides systems, devices, methods and computer readable media for secure control of access control enablement and activation on self-encrypting storage devices. In some embodiments, the device may include a non-volatile memory (NVM) and a secure access control module. The secure access control module may include a command processor module configured to receive a request to enable access controls of the NVM from a user, and to enable the access controls. The secure access control module may also include a verification module configured to verify a physical presence of the user. The secure access control module may further include an encryption module to encrypt at least a portion of the NVM in response to an indication of success from the verification module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: SHANKAR NATARAJAN, JASON COX, CHARLES B. FOSTER, HINESH K. SHAH
  • Publication number: 20040058317
    Abstract: A rapid assay for single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) detection that utilizes electronic circuitry on silicon microchips is disclosed. The method provides accurate discrimination of amplified DNA samples following electronic assisted transport, concentration, and attachment of DNA to selected electrodes (test sites). The test sites make up organized arrays of samples that are distinguished by using internal controls of dual labeled reporters comprising wild-type and mismatched sequences to validate the SNP genotype. This method has been used to discriminate the complex quadra-allelic SNP of mannose binding protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2000
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventors: Patrick N. Gilles, Patrick J. Dillon, David J. Wu, Charles B. Foster, Stephen J. Chanock