Patents by Inventor Theresa Koster

Theresa Koster 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).

  • System and method for seal tamper detection for intelligent electronic devices
    Publication number: 20050039040
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting and responding to device tampering in an EM device is disclosed. The EM device is provided with mechanisms to detect and indicate unauthorized tampering with the device. Further, in response to detected unauthorized tampering, the device may take actions to protect the integrity of data generated by the device as well as protect any confidential data stored within the device. Such actions may include preventing further device operation, generating warnings to the device owner/user, marking subsequently generated data as suspect, destroying stored confidential data, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: Douglas Ransom, Hal Etheridge, Stewart Harding, Markus Hirschbold, Theresa Koster, Simon Lightbody