Patents by Inventor Michael A. Liland

Michael A. Liland 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).

  • Multi-tiered tamper-resistant assembly system and method
    Patent number: 9756273
    Abstract: A multi-tiered approach to combating reverse engineering of electronics is disclosed herein. The encapsulant utilized with the optical sensor may be selected based on being substantially being opaque to X-ray inspection. In this way, visible public inspection to gain competitive intelligence may be reduced and operation of the electronics may remain unaffected. Additionally, a thin filament of wire embedded just below the surface of the encapsulant could be used as an electronic tripwire in response to being severed and/or dissolved by the reverse engineering strong solvents and acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Sensors Unlimited, Inc.
    Inventors: John T. Foster, John Tagle, Dmitry Zhilinsky, Michael A. Liland, Laszlo Kovacs, Leonardo C. Gonzales
  • MULTI-TIERED TAMPER-RESISTANT ASSEMBLY SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20160261812
    Abstract: A multi-tiered approach to combating reverse engineering of electronics is disclosed herein. The encapsulant utilized with the optical sensor may be selected based on being substantially being opaque to X-ray inspection. In this way, visible public inspection to gain competitive intelligence may be reduced and operation of the electronics may remain unaffected. Additionally, a thin filament of wire embedded just below the surface of the encapsulant could be used as an electronic tripwire in response to being severed and/or dissolved by the reverse engineering strong solvents and acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: Sensors Unlimited, Inc.
    Inventors: John T. Foster, John Tagle, Dmitry Zhilinsky, Michael A. Liland, Laszlo Kovacs, Leonardo C. Gonzales