Patents by Inventor Francis B. Afinidad

Francis B. Afinidad 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: 11831786
    Abstract: A system for establishing and maintaining a chain of trust can include a root of trust (RoT) executing a root trusted server that pushes authenticated code and data into memory of a given node in a plurality of nodes. The RoT can also record a memory address range of a static portion of the authenticated code and a corresponding static data in the given node and cause the given node to execute the authenticated code in response to the pushing to establish a trusted relationship between the trusted server of the RoT and the given node. The root trusted server also monitors the given node to ensure that the given node executes trusted operations. The authenticated code in the memory of the given node can include a trusted server that pushes authenticated code into memory of another node in the plurality of nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven D. Ratts, Brian J. Noe, Francis B. Afinidad
  • Patent number: 11157626
    Abstract: A system for establishing and maintaining a bi-directional chain of trust includes a root of trust (RoT) executing a root trusted server that can establish a trusted relationship between the RoT and a given node, and monitor the given node to ensure that the given node executes trusted operations and to ensure that authenticated code and static data for the given node are unchanged. The given node can include a trusted server that can monitor another node to ensure that the other node executes trusted operations and to ensure that authenticated code and static data for the other node are unchanged. The other node can include a trusted server that can monitor the given node to ensure that the given node executes trusted operations and to ensure that the authenticated code and static data for the given node are unchanged based on maintenance information received for the given node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven D. Ratts, Brian J. Noe, Francis B. Afinidad