Patents by Inventor JONATHAN ASHDOWN

JONATHAN ASHDOWN 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: 20230412472
    Abstract: A method of generating a deep neural network (DNN) may comprise receiving one or more application-level requirements associated with network communications, translating the one or more application-level requirements into one or more technical constraints, and providing the one or more technical constraints to a control loop that generates a certified DNN architecture based on the technical constraints. The control loop may further comprise a DNN search engine and a hardware synthesis engine. The method may comprise selecting, using the DNN search engine, a candidate DNN architecture based on the technical constraints, and generating, using the hardware synthesis engine, a hardware architecture corresponding to the selected candidate DNN architecture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Northestern University
    Inventors: Francesco Restuccia, Erik Blasch, Jonathan Ashdown, Kurt Turck
  • Patent number: 10812512
    Abstract: Systems and associated methods for detecting a set of spectrum sensing falsification (SSF) attacks in a geographic database (GDB) driven cognitive radio (CR) system. Viewing the GDB as a type of non-orthogonal compressive sensing (CS) dictionary, the composite power spectral density (PSD) estimate at a candidate CR is approximated by a small number of sensor nodes listed in the GDB. In a dense CR network, the PSD estimate at a CR may contain a composite mixture of spectrally overlapping signals. An implementation of an optimized, greedy algorithm orthogonal matching pursuit (OMP) returns a set of sensor nodes which are suspected to be in the vicinity of the CR. A sufficient match between the PSD estimate reported by a candidate CR and the PSD that is sparsely approximated from the SNs in its area provides confidence (trust) metrics which may be used to detect potential SSF attacks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: John J. Kelly, Jonathan Ashdown
  • Patent number: 10239637
    Abstract: The use of shielded material in a deployable vehicle arresting and containment device that, when used for the interception of an unmanned vehicle, effectively achieves RF isolation of that vehicle, breaking all external communications with that vehicle. This apparatus, which may have internal and external antennas, could enable a variety of advanced effects such as localized GPS and command and control link spoofing and jamming as well as providing a vehicle for signal intercept and intelligence solutions. Additionally, due to the shielding properties of the arresting and containment device, semi-destructive means such as localized EMPs could be used to damage the encapsulated unmanned vehicle electronics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Jonathan Ashdown, Paul Sikora, Brendon Poland
  • Publication number: 20170253348
    Abstract: The use of shielded material in a deployable vehicle arresting and containment device that, when used for the interception of an unmanned vehicle, effectively achieves RF isolation of that vehicle, breaking all external communications with that vehicle. This apparatus, which may have internal and external antennas, could enable a variety of advanced effects such as localized GPS and command and control link spoofing and jamming as well as providing a vehicle for signal intercept and intelligence solutions. Additionally, due to the shielding properties of the arresting and containment device, semi-destructive means such as localized EMPs could be used to damage the encapsulated unmanned vehicle electronics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: JONATHAN ASHDOWN, PAUL SIKORA, BRENDON POLAND