Patents by Inventor Bill Aronson

Bill Aronson 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: 20230254166
    Abstract: Any electrical component that is responsive to a physical or environmental phenomenon may be used to create a secure sensor. A secure sensor may include a first electrical component having a first side connected to a voltage source, a second component having a first side connected to the voltage source, an analog comparator having a first input connected to a second side of the first component and a second input connected to a second side of the second component and an output that represents at least one bit of a key, and an analog to digital converter having an input connected to the second side of the first component wherein an output of said analog to digital converter is related to a physical phenomenon that the component responds to by a coefficient of the components characteristic. The first component and the second component may have the same nominal value. The first component, the second component and the analog to digital comparator may be encased in the same package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: CERA Licensing Limited
    Inventor: Bill Aronson
  • Patent number: 11652649
    Abstract: Any electrical component that is responsive to a physical or environmental phenomenon may be used to create a secure sensor. A secure sensor may include a first electrical component having a first side connected to a voltage source, a second component having a first side connected to the voltage source, an analog comparator having a first input connected to a second side of the first component and a second input connected to a second side of the second component and an output that represents at least one bit of a key, and an analog to digital converter having an input connected to the second side of the first component wherein an output of said analog to digital converter is related to a physical phenomenon that the component responds to by a coefficient of the components characteristic. The first component and the second component may have the same nominal value. The first component, the second component and the analog to digital comparator may be encased in the same package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: CERA Licensing Limited
    Inventor: Bill Aronson
  • Publication number: 20230081607
    Abstract: Any electrical component that is responsive to a physical or environmental phenomenon may be used to create a secure sensor. A secure sensor may include a first electrical component having a first side connected to a voltage source, a second component having a first side connected to the voltage source, an analog comparator having a first input connected to a second side of the first component and a second input connected to a second side of the second component and an output that represents at least one bit of a key, and an analog to digital converter having an input connected to the second side of the first component wherein an output of said analog to digital converter is related to a physical phenomenon that the component responds to by a coefficient of the components characteristic. The first component and the second component may have the same nominal value. The first component, the second component and the analog to digital comparator may be encased in the same package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: CERA Licensing Limited
    Inventor: Bill Aronson
  • Patent number: 11516028
    Abstract: Any electrically conductive materials, such as capacitors, resistors, on-chip resistors or wires can be used to create a temperature sensing security token. A temperature sensing security token may include a first resistor having a first side connected to a voltage source, a second resistor having a first side connected to the voltage source, an analog comparator having a first input connected to a second side of the first resistor and a second input connected to a second side of the second resistor and an output that represents at least one bit of a key, and an analog to digital converter having an input connected to the second side of the first resistor wherein an output of said analog to digital converter is related to temperature by a temperature coefficient of resistivity of the first resistor. The first resistor and the second resistor may have the same nominal resistance. The first resistor, the second resistor and the analog to digital comparator may be encased in the same package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: CERA Licensing Limited
    Inventor: Bill Aronson
  • Patent number: 11374775
    Abstract: A temperature sensing security token may include a first resistor having a first side connected to a voltage source, a second resistor having a first side connected to the voltage source, an analog comparator having a first input connected to a second side of the first resistor and a second input connected to a second side of the second resistor and an output that represents at least one bit of a key, and an analog to digital converter having an input connected to the second side of the first resistor wherein an output of said analog to digital converter is related to temperature by a temperature coefficient of resistivity of the first resistor. The first resistor and the second resistor may have the same nominal resistance. The first resistor, the second resistor and the analog to digital comparator may be encased in the same package. The package may be configured to inhibit inspection and discovery of components contained in said package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: CERA Licensing Limited
    Inventor: Bill Aronson
  • Publication number: 20210314178
    Abstract: A temperature sensing security token may include a first resistor having a first side connected to a voltage source, a second resistor having a first side connected to the voltage source, an analog comparator having a first input connected to a second side of the first resistor and a second input connected to a second side of the second resistor and an output that represents at least one bit of a key, and an analog to digital converter having an input connected to the second side of the first resistor wherein an output of said analog to digital converter is related to temperature by a temperature coefficient of resistivity of the first resistor. The first resistor and the second resistor may have the same nominal resistance. The first resistor, the second resistor and the analog to digital comparator may be encased in the same package. The package may be configured to inhibit inspection and discovery of components contained in said package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: CERA Licensing Limited
    Inventor: Bill Aronson
  • Publication number: 20210194706
    Abstract: A temperature sensing security token may include a first resistor having a first side connected to a voltage source, a second resistor having a first side connected to the voltage source, an analog comparator having a first input connected to a second side of the first resistor and a second input connected to a second side of the second resistor and an output that represents at least one bit of a key, and an analog to digital converter having an input connected to the second side of the first resistor wherein an output of said analog to digital converter is related to temperature by a temperature coefficient of resistivity of the first resistor. The first resistor and the second resistor may have the same nominal resistance. The first resistor, the second resistor and the analog to digital comparator may be encased in the same package. The package may be configured to inhibit inspection and discovery of components contained in said package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventor: Bill Aronson
  • Publication number: 20210194707
    Abstract: Any electrically conductive materials, such as capacitors, resistors, on-chip resistors or wires can be used to create a temperature sensing security token. A temperature sensing security token may include a first resistor having a first side connected to a voltage source, a second resistor having a first side connected to the voltage source, an analog comparator having a first input connected to a second side of the first resistor and a second input connected to a second side of the second resistor and an output that represents at least one bit of a key, and an analog to digital converter having an input connected to the second side of the first resistor wherein an output of said analog to digital converter is related to temperature by a temperature coefficient of resistivity of the first resistor. The first resistor and the second resistor may have the same nominal resistance. The first resistor, the second resistor and the analog to digital comparator may be encased in the same package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: CERA Licensing Limited
    Inventor: Bill Aronson
  • Patent number: 11044108
    Abstract: A temperature sensing security token may include a first resistor having a first side connected to a voltage source, a second resistor having a first side connected to the voltage source, an analog comparator having a first input connected to a second side of the first resistor and a second input connected to a second side of the second resistor and an output that represents at least one bit of a key, and an analog to digital converter having an input connected to the second side of the first resistor wherein an output of said analog to digital converter is related to temperature by a temperature coefficient of resistivity of the first resistor. The first resistor and the second resistor may have the same nominal resistance. The first resistor, the second resistor and the analog to digital comparator may be encased in the same package. The package may be configured to inhibit inspection and discovery of components contained in said package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: CERA LICENSING LIMITED
    Inventor: Bill Aronson