Patents by Inventor James E. Lucari

James E. Lucari 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).

  • Publication number: 20230286712
    Abstract: The present invention is a tamper-proof container, which provides secure storage of a valued artifact and optionally destroys the valued artifact if the container is compromised. The core components of the invention are an airtight container comprising a first shell and a second shell, which contains the valued artifact, a gas pressure sensor assembly, a lever assembly, a trigger assembly, a wrecker assembly, and an optional alarm assembly. A predetermined gas pressure is used as the key to protect the container. During the assembly of the container the internal pressure is set to the predetermined container pressure and the container is sealed. If compromised, the change in gas pressure is detected by the gas pressure sensor assembly, which triggers the trigger assembly via the lever assembly, and activates the wrecker assembly to destroy the artifact. Optionally, the trigger assembly activates the alarm assembly to alert the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Kas Kasravi, James E. Lucari, Don D. McCracken, JR.
  • Publication number: 20220058296
    Abstract: A system or method provides electric power to an authorized user and denies electric power to an unauthorized user. An administrator requests access for a user, and a central controller generates a key/receptacle tuple for the access. The key/receptacle tuple is communicated to a site power controller, which broadcasts the key/receptacle information to secure receptacles in a facility. The key is also communicated to the user. The user plugs in a device into a secure receptacle and provides the key via a secure adapter. If the key is valid, the device is supplied with electric power; otherwise, electric power is denied. The central controller logs and analyzes activities of the secure receptacles and reports to the administrator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Kas Kasravi, James E. Lucari, Don D. McCracken, JR., Roy D. Baird, Oleg V. Nikolsky, Kenneth M. Radford, Cori B. Reading
  • Patent number: 11256831
    Abstract: An information security system and method that provides electric power to an authorized user and denies electric power to an unauthorized user. An administrator requests access for a user, and a site controller generates a key/receptacle tuple for the use. The key/receptacle tuple is communicated to a site power source, which broadcasts the key/receptacle information to all secure receptacles in a facility, or other infrastructure. The key is also communicated to the user. The user plugs in a device into a secure receptacle and provides the key via a secure adapter between the device and the secure receptacle. If the key is valid, the users' device is supplied with electric power; otherwise, electric power is denied to the unauthorized user's device. The usage of the secure receptacles are logged and analyzed by the site controller and reports are communicated to the administrator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Inventors: Kas Kasravi, James E. Lucari, Don D. McCracken, Jr., Roy D. Baird, Oleg V. Nikolsky, Kenneth M. Radford, Cori B. Reading
  • Publication number: 20210141945
    Abstract: An information security system and method that provides electric power to an authorized user and denies electric power to an unauthorized user. An administrator requests access for a user, and a site controller generates a key/receptacle tuple for the use. The key/receptacle tuple is communicated to a site power source, which broadcasts the key/receptacle information to all secure receptacles in a facility, or other infrastructure. The key is also communicated to the user. The user plugs in a device into a secure receptacle and provides the key via a secure adapter between the device and the secure receptacle. If the key is valid, the users' device is supplied with electric power; otherwise, electric power is denied to the unauthorized user's device. The usage of the secure receptacles are logged and analyzed by the site controller and reports are communicated to the administrator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Kas Kasravi, James E. Lucari, Don D. McCracken, JR., Roy D. Baird, Oleg V. Nikolsky, Kenneth M. Radford, Cori B. Reading
  • Patent number: 10986089
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for virtual replication of a user's mobile device using a plurality of master and auxiliary host servers, a failover server, and connectivity to network and telephony, mobile voice and text services. According to one example embodiment, a user of a mobile device creates an account on the master host server via a mobile device application that uploads the data and settings of the mobile device to the master host server. The master host server via a master controller distributes the user data and settings among the plurality of the auxiliary host servers, where the user data and settings are combined into a mobile device image that is optionally compressed, mirrored, split, and stored in a plurality of storage facilities among the auxiliary host servers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Inventors: Kas Kasravi, Eric R. Holton, James E. Lucari, Don D. McCracken, Jr., Cori B. Reading
  • Publication number: 20200329034
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for virtual replication of a user's mobile device using a plurality of master and auxiliary host servers, a failover server, and connectivity to network and telephony, mobile voice and text services. According to one example embodiment, a user of a mobile device creates an account on the master host server via a mobile device application that uploads the data and settings of the mobile device to the master host server. The master host server via a master controller distributes the user data and settings among the plurality of the auxiliary host servers, where the user data and settings are combined into a mobile device image that is optionally compressed, mirrored, split, and stored in a plurality of storage facilities among the auxiliary host servers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Kas Kasravi, Eric R. Holton, James E. Lucari, Don D. McCracken, JR., Cori B. Reading
  • Patent number: 10731391
    Abstract: A suction-security system includes an adhesion membrane coupled to a swing arm. Rotation of the swing arm lifts a center portion of the adhesion membrane, creating suction and adhesion of the suction-security system to an anchor surface. The swing arm may have a low profile enabling use of the suction security system in an enclosure with minimal loss of available interior space. The system may include a shield protecting the adhesion membrane, and a bushing in the shield permits rotation of a portion of the shield without disturbing adhesion of the adhesion membrane to the anchor surface. The suction-security system may be used in consumer items such as purses, backpacks, briefcases, and suitcases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Inventors: James E. Lucari, Don D. McCracken, Jr., Nicole A. Reading
  • Publication number: 20190093400
    Abstract: A suction-security system includes an adhesion membrane coupled to a swing arm. Rotation of the swing arm lifts a center portion of the adhesion membrane, creating suction and adhesion of the suction-security system to an anchor surface. The swing arm may have a low profile enabling use of the suction security system in an enclosure with minimal loss of available interior space. The system may include a shield protecting the adhesion membrane, and a bushing in the shield permits rotation of a portion of the shield without disturbing adhesion of the adhesion membrane to the anchor surface. The suction-security system may be used in consumer items such as purses, backpacks, briefcases, and suitcases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: James E. Lucari, Don D. McCracken, JR., Nicole A. Reading
  • Patent number: 6567403
    Abstract: A “virtual-chassis” topology network includes three or more “front-plane” switches and two or more “back-plane switches”. Front-plane switches can be added to increase the number of ports available for connecting network segments; port count can be exchanged for bandwidth by adding more back-plane switches. The virtual-chassis topology relies on an asymmetrical trunk mode in which each front-plane switch is operating in trunk mode, while the back-plane switches are not. The number of ports per trunk equals the number of back-plane switches so that each front-plane switch is coupled to every back-plane switch (and vice versa). Each back-plane switch is only coupled to front-plane switches, while the untrunked ports of front-plane switches are available for links to network segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Paul T. Congdon, James E. Lucari, Stanely W. Takata