Patents by Inventor Kenneth I. Talbot

Kenneth I. Talbot 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).

  • Systems and methods for verifying the identities of RFID tags
    Patent number: 7532122
    Abstract: Systems and methods for verifying the identities of RFID tags are provided. An RFID reader is configured to transmit an interrogation sequence to an RFID tag and recover digital information stored on the tag from an RFID response signal. A verification module is configured to extract a plurality of characteristics of the RFID response signal associated with Technically Uncontrollable RFID Features (TURF) of the RFID tag, and verify the identity of the RFID tag according to these characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Aull, Kenneth I. Talbot, David B. Hindin
  • Systems and methods for verifying the identities of RFID tags
    Publication number: 20080079540
    Abstract: Systems and methods for verifying the identities of RFID tags are provided. An RFID reader is configured to transmit an interrogation sequence to an RFID tag and recover digital information stored on the tag from an RFID response signal. A verification module is configured to extract a plurality of characteristics of the RFID response signal associated with Technically Uncontrollable RFID Features (TURF) of the RFID tag, and verify the identity of the RFID tag according to these characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Aull, Kenneth I. Talbot, David B. Hindin