Patents by Inventor David Pohm

David Pohm 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).

  • Hardware protection for encrypted strings and protection of security parameters
    Patent number: 9805186
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a disk drive is provided that is adapted for security authentication. The disk drive includes: a non-volatile memory storing object code; a processor for retrieving the stored object code; a decryption engine for decrypting a retrieved shared secret from the object code; and a first memory for storing the decrypted retrieved shared secret; wherein the processor is configured to overwrite the written decrypted retrieved shared secret after it has been used in an authentication procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventor: David Pohm
  • HARDWARE PROTECTION FOR ENCRYPTED STRINGS AND PROTECTION OF SECURITY PARAMETERS
    Publication number: 20170004300
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a disk drive is provided that is adapted for security authentication. The disk drive includes: a non-volatile memory storing object code; a processor for retrieving the stored object code; a decryption engine for decrypting a retrieved shared secret from the object code; and a first memory for storing the decrypted retrieved shared secret; wherein the processor is configured to overwrite the written decrypted retrieved shared secret after it has been used in an authentication procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventor: David Pohm
  • Hardware protection for encrypted strings and protection of security parameters
    Patent number: 9003201
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a disk drive is provided that is adapted for security authentication. The disk drive includes: a non-volatile memory storing object code; a processor for retrieving the stored object code; a decryption engine for decrypting a retrieved shared secret from the object code; and a first memory for storing the decrypted retrieved shared secret; wherein the processor is configured to overwrite the written decrypted retrieved shared secret after it has been used in an authentication procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Inventor: David Pohm
  • HARDWARE PROTECTION FOR ENCRYPTED STRINGS AND PROTECTION OF SECURITY PARAMETERS
    Publication number: 20100005319
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a disk drive is provided that is adapted for security authentication. The disk drive includes: a non-volatile memory storing object code; a processor for retrieving the stored object code; a decryption engine for decrypting a retrieved shared secret from the object code; and a first memory for storing the decrypted retrieved shared secret; wherein the processor is configured to overwrite the written decrypted retrieved shared secret after it has been used in an authentication procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: DPHI Acquisitions, Inc.
    Inventor: David Pohm