Patents by Inventor Derek YERGER

Derek YERGER 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).

  • Apparatus and method for secure router with layered encryption
    Patent number: 11068600
    Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for secure router operation and initialization. A router may require at least two sets of credentials at different phases of initialization, thereby adhering to a multi-layered security approach. In a first phase of a router initializing for operation, a boot loader of the router may require a first authentication in order to unlock the full-disk encryption and commence booting into firmware. In a second phase, the firmware of the router may require second authentication to continue the initialization and to unlock the file-based encryption and access the settings of the router, after which the router may be fully operational.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: KCT HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Keiron Christopher Tomasso, Derek Yerger
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SECURE ROUTER WITH LAYERED ENCRYPTION
    Publication number: 20190354685
    Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for secure router operation and initialization. A router may require at least two sets of credentials at different phases of initialization, thereby adhering to a multi-layered security approach. In a first phase of a router initializing for operation, a boot loader of the router may require a first authentication in order to unlock the full-disk encryption and commence booting into firmware. In a second phase, the firmware of the router may require second authentication to continue the initialization and to unlock the file-based encryption and access the settings of the router, after which the router may be fully operational.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: KCT HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Keiron Christopher TOMASSO, Derek YERGER