Patents by Inventor Edward E. Springer

Edward E. Springer 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 Control System Security
    Publication number: 20230101742
    Abstract: A component security device may be disposed at an interface between a component and a cyber-physical system. The disclosed component security device may be physically and/or electrically coupled between the component and infrastructure of the cyber-physical system, such as a backplane, bus, and/or the like. The component security device may be configured to monitor the component, and selectively isolate the component from the cyber-physical system. Since the component security device is interposed at the interface of the component, the component security device may be capable of isolating the component regardless of whether the component has been compromised (e.g., regardless of whether the component is capable of complying with system commands).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC
    Inventors: Craig G. Rieger, Edward E. Springer, Michael V. McCarty, Timothy R. McJunkin
  • Systems and methods for control system security
    Patent number: 11579592
    Abstract: A component security device may be disposed at an interface between a component and a cyber-physical system. The disclosed component security device may be physically and/or electrically coupled between the component and infrastructure of the cyber-physical system, such as a backplane, bus, and/or the like. The component security device may be configured to monitor the component, and selectively isolate the component from the cyber-physical system. Since the component security device is interposed at the interface of the component, the component security device may be capable of isolating the component regardless of whether the component has been compromised (e.g., regardless of whether the component is capable of complying with system commands).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC
    Inventors: Craig G. Rieger, Edward E. Springer, Michael V. McCarty, Timothy R. McJunkin
  • Systems and Methods for Control System Security
    Publication number: 20210048796
    Abstract: A component security device may be disposed at an interface between a component and a cyber-physical system. The disclosed component security device may be physically and/or electrically coupled between the component and infrastructure of the cyber-physical system, such as a backplane, bus, and/or the like. The component security device may be configured to monitor the component, and selectively isolate the component from the cyber-physical system. Since the component security device is interposed at the interface of the component, the component security device may be capable of isolating the component regardless of whether the component has been compromised (e.g., regardless of whether the component is capable of complying with system commands).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Craig G. Rieger, Edward E. Springer, Michael V. McCarty, Timothy R. McJunkin