Patents by Inventor John Terpening

John Terpening 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).

  • Universal serial bus—hardware firewall (USB-HF) adaptor
    Patent number: 8209739
    Abstract: A system and method in accordance with the present invention provides a protected area for software to execute on a separate hardware firewall adaptor when a storage device is operating in an unprotected environment when connected to an uncontrolled or unmonitored host system. This software provides security through a plurality of security, access management and monitoring (SAMM) applications when a USB storage device is connected to a computer in an uncontrolled, unprotected environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Kingston Technology Corporation
    Inventors: John Terpening, Jason Chen, Choon Tak Tang
  • UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS - HARDWARE FIREWALL (USB-HF) ADAPTOR
    Publication number: 20110030030
    Abstract: A system and method in accordance with the present invention provides a protected area for software to execute on a separate hardware firewall adaptor when a storage device is operating in an unprotected environment when connected to an uncontrolled or unmonitored host system. This software provides security through a plurality of security, access management and monitoring (SAMM) applications when a USB storage device is connected to a computer in an uncontrolled, unprotected environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: Kingston Technology Corporation
    Inventors: John TERPENING, Jason CHEN, Choon Tak TANG