Patents by Inventor Christopher Lawrence WEIMER

Christopher Lawrence WEIMER 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHASSIS INTRUSION DETECTION
    Publication number: 20220327249
    Abstract: A computing device includes an intrusion switch and a battery-backed volatile memory. The battery-backed volatile memory is configured to indicate a physical intrusion when the physical intrusion is detected by the intrusion switch. The triggering of the intrusion switch interrupts a power supply to the battery-backed volatile memory. A method of detecting hardware intrusion in a computing device is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Anand Avinash KULKARNI, Priya RAGHU, Christopher Lawrence WEIMER, Christy Felix Pradeep ANTONY
  • Serial peripheral interface filter for processor security
    Patent number: 10740252
    Abstract: A processor may be coupled to a flash memory by way of an interface. The processor may be caused to read and/or write data, such as computer executable instructions, from/to the flash memory via the interface. An interface filter may be interposed between the processor and the flash memory to enhance the security and validity of data transactions associated with the processor and the flash memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Bryan David Kelly, Christopher Lawrence Weimer, Mark Andrew Shaw, Priya Raghu
  • SERIAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE FILTER FOR PROCESSOR SECURITY
    Publication number: 20190324923
    Abstract: A processor may be coupled to a flash memory by way of an interface. The processor may be caused to read and/or write data, such as computer executable instructions, from/to the flash memory via the interface. An interface filter may be interposed between the processor and the flash memory to enhance the security and validity of data transactions associated with the processor and the flash memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Bryan David KELLY, Christopher Lawrence WEIMER, Mark Andrew SHAW, Priya RAGHU