Patents by Inventor John Jen

John Jen 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: 12511398
    Abstract: A system may include data processing hardware and memory hardware in communication with the data processing hardware. The memory hardware may store instructions that when executed on the data processing hardware cause the data processing hardware to perform operations. The operations include requesting, via a boot manager of a host module, a hardware security module (HSM) to verify an application software of the host module and configuring, via the verified application software, a memory protection unit (MPU) to at least one of no execute and no write for at least one area of a memory of the host module. The operations further include executing the application software with the HSM enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Brian Farrell, John Jen, J. David Rosa
  • Publication number: 20250148083
    Abstract: A system may include data processing hardware and memory hardware in communication with the data processing hardware. The memory hardware may store instructions that when executed on the data processing hardware cause the data processing hardware to perform operations. The operations include requesting, via a boot manager of a host module, a hardware security module (HSM) to verify an application software of the host module and configuring, via the verified application software, a memory protection unit (MPU) to at least one of no execute and no write for at least one area of a memory of the host module. The operations further include executing the application software with the HSM enabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Brian Farrell, John Jen, J. David Rosa