Patents by Inventor Colby K. Hoffman

Colby K. Hoffman 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: 20220417041
    Abstract: A multi-die device a first die containing a plurality of first die signal path elements configured to propagate a stimulus signal and a second die containing a plurality of second die signal path elements configured to propagate the stimulus signal. The multi-die device further includes an interposer configured to establish signal communication between the first die and the second die so as to deliver the stimulus signal from the plurality of first die signal path elements to the plurality of second die signal path elements to generate a propagation delay. The propagation delay is used to generate a single unified PUF response that is indicative of the authenticity of the multi-die device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Jennifer E. Howard, Colby K. Hoffman, Edward Escandon, Albert D. Marzullo, Ross MacKinnon, Maegen A. Forrer
  • Patent number: 11528152
    Abstract: Generally discussed herein are systems, devices, and methods for device verification. A method can include providing, by test equipment (TE), electrical stimulus consistent with a challenge of a challenge response pair (CRP) to a physical unclonable function (PUF) of a device under test (DUT), receiving, by the TE and from the DUT, a response to the electrical stimulus, comparing, by the TE, the provided response to responses to CRPs in a database including PUF CRPs associated with a device identification and a device type, and validating the identity of the DUT when the response of the PUF to the electrical stimulus matches the response of the CRP or invalidating the identity of the electrical device when the response of the PUF does not match the response of the CRP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Colby K. Hoffman, William T. Jennings, Michelle Moholt
  • Publication number: 20220116233
    Abstract: Generally discussed herein are systems, devices, and methods for device verification. A method can include providing, by test equipment (TE), electrical stimulus consistent with a challenge of a challenge response pair (CRP) to a physical unclonable function (PUF) of a device under test (DUT), receiving, by the TE and from the DUT, a response to the electrical stimulus, comparing, by the TE, the provided response to responses to CRPs in a database including PUF CRPs associated with a device identification and a device type, and validating the identity of the DUT when the response of the PUF to the electrical stimulus matches the response of the CRP or invalidating the identity of the electrical device when the response of the PUF does not match the response of the CRP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Colby K. Hoffman, William T. Jennings, Michelle Moholt