Patents by Inventor David Lassen

David Lassen 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).

  • Patent number: 8196442
    Abstract: A reusable tamper indicating bag closure for transporting most items in a bag such as documents and portable computing devices including laptops, PDAs, mobile phones, iPodsĀ® . . . etc. that would appeal to a broad spectrum of customers including the individual buyer, the business user, and the government user. The tamper-evident bag closure is defined by a lid with multiple hasps and a base with knobs that attach to the bag and is secured by a locking mechanism placed through an opening on the base and inserted within an insertion aperture such that locking the lock mechanism causes the lid to slide into alignment with the base and engages the plurality of hasps with the plurality of knobs thus securing the bag. The bag closure also has several tamper indicating features including the use of tamper indicating markers, wire seals and tamper indicating labels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Director, National Security Agency
    Inventors: David Lassen, Charles F. Pribyl
  • Patent number: 8052180
    Abstract: A tamper-evident cargo seal is disclosed, comprising a pin that is passed through a hasp on a shipping container, a body member, a pair of parallel guide members, at least one security label blank, and a cover. One end of the pin is keyed. The body member has a slot through a side surface extending into the interior, and is keyed to receive the pin. Abutting the top surface of the body member are two parallel guide members, bounding an area comprising the top surface of the body member. One of the guide members also has a slot to allow the pin to engage the slot in the body member. One or two removable security label blanks are inserted between the guides after the pin is inserted into the slot, and a security label is affixed over the blanks. A cover engages the body and guide members to protect the label.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Director of the National Security Agency
    Inventor: David Lassen
  • Patent number: 7201410
    Abstract: A reusable tamper-evident security device for use on a door or container includes a pair of base members, a pair of first leg members, a pair of second leg members, a pair of U-shaped upper members, and a pair of removable security label blanks. A base member, a first leg member, a second leg member, and a U-shaped upper member are abutted, form an inner cavity between the base member and the U-shaped upper member. At least one mounting hole is provided to affix the base member to the door or container. A first guide and a parallel second guide extent perpendicularly from the top surface of the base member, allowing the removable security label blank to be slidably inserted. The U-shaped upper member abutting each base member is oriented to form an oblong shape when the two base members are adjacent the other. An optional security label may be applied to the removable security label blank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the National Security Agency
    Inventor: David Lassen
  • Patent number: 6820830
    Abstract: A security paper shredder where the residue of individual shredded document pages are collected in multiple collection bins for disposal, ensuring that no single collection bin contains the residue of any entire page. To further ensure that no adversary could obtain the contents of all the multiple collection bins and reassemble the document, the contents of the collection bins are disposed of at differing times and in geographically dispersed locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the National Security Agency
    Inventors: David Lassen, Samuel Scott Sinnett
  • Patent number: 6159442
    Abstract: Processes for use of a controlled continuous high pressure multiple reactant streams flowing into a chemical mixer/reactor. Individual reactant streams are pressurized to about 8,000 to 50,000 psi and achieve velocities up to about 250 meters/second in the final stage of the chemical mixer/reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: MFIC Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Thumm, Michael A. Lento, Jerome S. Higgins, David Lassen King, David Mark Ginter, Laurent DAny Kieken
  • Patent number: D662894
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Director of the National Security Agency
    Inventor: David Lassen