Patents by Inventor C. Wack

C. Wack 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: 20080052538
    Abstract: A container security device includes a housing, electronic circuitry, and cabling. The electronic circuitry is disposed within the housing, and includes first and second microprocessor functions and an interface for accepting and providing data. The cabling is removably coupled to the housing, provides the only communicative coupling between the first microprocessor function and the second microprocessor function, and is adapted to be attached to a container latch so as to break the communicative coupling if the latch is opened. The housing includes a port for the electronic circuitry interface. A method of providing container security includes closing a container using a latch device and removably coupling the cabling to the housing so that the communicative coupling is broken if the latch is opened, providing the only communicative coupling between the first microprocessor function and the second microprocessor function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: Edward Scheidt, C. Wack, Wai Tsang
  • Publication number: 20070014406
    Abstract: A cryptographic key split combiner includes a number of key split generators for generating cryptographic key splits from seed data, and a key split randomizer for randomizing the key splits to produce a cryptographic key. The key split generators can include a random split generator for generating random key splits, a token split generator for generating token key splits based on label data, a console split generator for generating console key splits based on maintenance data, a biometric split generator for generating biometric key splits based on biometric data, and a location split generator for generating location key splits based on location data. Label data can be read from storage, and can include user authorization data. A process for forming cryptographic keys includes randomizing or otherwise binding the splits to form the key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Edward Scheidt, C. Wack
  • Publication number: 20070014400
    Abstract: A cryptographic key split binder includes key split generators that generate cryptographic key splits from seed data and a key split randomizer for randomizing cryptographic key splits to produce a cryptographic key, and a process for forming cryptographic keys. Key split generators can include a random split generator for generating a random key split based on reference data, a token split generator for generating a token key split based on label data, a console split generator for generating a console key split based on maintenance data or a biometric split generator for generating a biometric key split based on biometric data. Any key split can further be based on static data, which can be updated. Label data can be read from a storage medium, and can include user authorization data. A cryptographic key can be, for example, a stream of symbols, at least one symbol block, or a key matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: C. Wack, Edward Scheidt, James Kolouch
  • Publication number: 20070014399
    Abstract: A key management overlay system includes a first key management system that produces a first cryptographic key, a second key management system that produces a second cryptographic key, and a math module that implements a math model that generates a third cryptographic key based at least in part on the first and second cryptographic keys. A key management overlay process includes generating a first cryptographic key according to a first key management system, generating a second cryptographic key according to a second key management system, and generating a third cryptographic key based at least in part on the first and second cryptographic keys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Edward Scheidt, C. Wack, Wai Tsang
  • Publication number: 20060204006
    Abstract: A cryptographic key split combiner, which includes a number of key split generators for generating cryptographic key splits and a key split randomizer for randomizing the cryptographic key splits to produce a cryptographic key, and a process for forming cryptographic keys. Each of the key split generators generates key splits from seed data. The key split generators may include a random split generator for generating a random key split based on reference data. Other key split generators may include a token split generator for generating a token key split based on label data, a console split generator for generating a console key split based on maintenance data, and a biometric split generator for generating a biometric key split based on biometric data. All splits may further be based on static data, which may be updated, for example by modifying a prime number divisor of the static data. The label data may be read from a storage medium, and may include user authorization data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Edward Scheidt, C. Wack