Patents by Inventor Andrew Spangler

Andrew Spangler 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: 20230071375
    Abstract: A method of protecting confidentiality of air-gapped logs comprises: generating, during a first log processing cycle, a data processor key and a drive encryption key, wherein the data processor key and the drive encryption key are unique to a log drive mounted to at least one computer processor; wrapping the drive encryption key with the computer processor key; storing the drive encryption key wrapped by the computer processor key in a database, where the database is mapped to data uniquely identifying the log drive; wrapping the drive encryption key with a default key that is known to at least one originator device; wiping the log drive; and writing the drive encryption key wrapped by the default key to the log drive. Some methods described also include a method of processing logs by an originator. Systems and computer program products are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Xiangrong Li, Michael Maass, Andrew Spangler, Marwan Abi-Antoun
  • Publication number: 20220407716
    Abstract: Enclosed are embodiments for authenticating point cloud data. In an embodiment, a method of authenticating point cloud data comprises: generating, with at least one processor, a point cloud packet, the point cloud packet comprising a header portion and a data section, the data section comprising a plurality of blocks, each block comprising point cloud data; generating, with the at least one processor, a message sequence number (MSN); storing, with the at least one processor, the MSN in the data section; generating, with the at least one processor, a message authentication code (MAC) on the data section; storing the MAC in the point cloud packet; and transmitting, with the at least one processor, the point cloud packet to a receiving device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Maass, Karl Robinson, Andrew Spangler