Patents by Inventor Brian D. Sutterfield

Brian D. Sutterfield 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 of protecting a system that includes unprotected computer devices
    Patent number: 8321926
    Abstract: A system and method to selectively isolate one or more unprotected computer devices from the rest of the computer system and/or from the network. The ability to isolate and/or authenticate the software and/or hardware on or interacting with the unprotected software and/or hardware provides for a secured system despite the presence or use of an unprotected computer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Brian D. Sutterfield, Bradley T. Atwater
  • Thermally conductive shelf
    Patent number: 7508670
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include devices, systems, and methods. For example, one device embodiment of a thermally conductive shelf for operation with a conduction-cooled electronic module includes an expandable member defining a fluid passage between a first end and a second end, where the expandable member includes a first outer surface to contact a first conduction-cooled electronic module, an inlet located at a first end to receive a conductive fluid, and an outlet located at the second end to exhaust the conductive fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin J. Thorson, Gregory M. Drexler, Rick C. Stevens, Brian D. Sutterfield