Patents by Inventor Peter Dunne
Peter Dunne 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).
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Patent number: 12481751Abstract: A provisioning control apparatus is arranged to be coupled to a provisioning equipment server electrically connectable with at least one electronic device for provisioning the electronic device with security sensitive provisioning data. The electronic device includes a processor, a volatile memory and a non-volatile memory. The provisioning control apparatus has a communication interface configured to securely provide a provisioning application code to the provisioning equipment server for storing the provisioning application code in the volatile memory of the electronic device. The provisioning control apparatus includes a processor configured to trigger the processor of the electronic device to execute the provisioning application code. The provisioning application code is arranged, when being executed by the processor of the electronic device, to store the security sensitive provisioning data in the non-volatile memory of the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2022Date of Patent: November 25, 2025Inventors: Tim Woodruff, Peter Dunne
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Publication number: 20250281933Abstract: The invention concerns a method for separating at least one rare earth element from a solution containing said at least one rare earth element and optionally at least one further magnetic element, the method comprising the following steps a) applying to the solution a non-uniform magnetic field, whereby creating within the solution at least one first zone and at least one second zone having a different magnetic field value, the application of the non-uniform magnetic field value inducing concentrating said at least one rare earth element in the first zone and concentrating said optional at least one further magnetic element in the second zone, b) increasing the pH of the solution in the first zone, to precipitate said at least one rare earth element, or in the second zone to precipitate said optional at least one further magnetic element, and c) recovering the precipitate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2023Publication date: September 11, 2025Inventors: Peter DUNNE, Michael COEY, Bernard DOUDIN
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Patent number: 12063295Abstract: A provisioning control apparatus coupled to a provisioning equipment server electrically connectable with electronic components each including a security enclave and a non-volatile memory. The provisioning control apparatus includes a processor configured to encrypt the security sensitive provisioning data using a secure vault encryption key for obtaining encrypted security sensitive provisioning data. The provisioning control apparatus has a communication interface configured to securely provide the secure vault encryption key to the provisioning equipment server for storing the secure vault encryption key in the security enclave of the electronic component.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2022Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: SECURE THINGZ LTD.Inventors: Tim Woodruff, Peter Dunne, Andrew Bott
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Patent number: 12034847Abstract: An apparatus is provided for generating a plurality of provisioning data sets for provisioning a plurality of electronic devices, such as chips or microprocessors for electronic equipment. The apparatus includes a processing circuitry configured to obtain a first provisioning data set for provisioning an electronic device and to generate at least one further provisioning data set for provisioning at least one further electronic device by generating at least one copy of the first provisioning data set. Furthermore, the apparatus has a communication interface configured to output the at least one further provisioning data set for provisioning the at least one further electronic device. Moreover, a corresponding method to the apparatus is provided for generating a plurality of provisioning data sets for provisioning a plurality of electronic devices.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2021Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: SECURE THINGZ LTD.Inventors: Peter Dunne, Dominic Roberts
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Patent number: 12026259Abstract: A method for provisioning a plurality of electronic devices with a respective provisioning data set includes, in a test provisioning stage: generating at least one test application key in plaintext and encrypting the at least one test application key using a first wrapping key for generating at least one encrypted test application key; encrypting the first wrapping key using the secret device master key for generating an encrypted first wrapping key; provisioning one or more of the plurality of electronic devices with a respective first provisioning data set, wherein the respective first provisioning data set comprises the at least one test application key in plaintext, the at least one encrypted test application key and the encrypted first wrapping key; and testing a security function of the electronic device on the basis of at least a portion of the first provisioning data set.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2022Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: SECURE THINGZ LTD.Inventor: Peter Dunne
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Publication number: 20220300613Abstract: A method for provisioning a plurality of electronic devices with a respective provisioning data set includes, in a test provisioning stage: generating at least one test application key in plaintext and encrypting the at least one test application key using a first wrapping key for generating at least one encrypted test application key; encrypting the first wrapping key using the secret device master key for generating an encrypted first wrapping key; provisioning one or more of the plurality of electronic devices with a respective first provisioning data set, wherein the respective first provisioning data set comprises the at least one test application key in plaintext, the at least one encrypted test application key and the encrypted first wrapping key; and testing a security function of the electronic device on the basis of at least a portion of the first provisioning data set.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventor: Peter DUNNE
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Publication number: 20220300605Abstract: A provisioning control apparatus is arranged to be coupled to a provisioning equipment server electrically connectable with at least one electronic device for provisioning the electronic device with security sensitive provisioning data. The electronic device includes a processor, a volatile memory and a non-volatile memory. The provisioning control apparatus has a communication interface configured to securely provide a provisioning application code to the provisioning equipment server for storing the provisioning application code in the volatile memory of the electronic device. The provisioning control apparatus includes a processor configured to trigger the processor of the electronic device to execute the provisioning application code. The provisioning application code is arranged, when being executed by the processor of the electronic device, to store the security sensitive provisioning data in the non-volatile memory of the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventors: Tim WOODRUFF, Peter DUNNE
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Publication number: 20220303119Abstract: A provisioning control apparatus coupled to a provisioning equipment server electrically connectable with electronic components each comprising a security enclave and a non-volatile memory. The provisioning control apparatus includes a processor configured to encrypt the security sensitive provisioning data using a secure vault encryption key for obtaining encrypted security sensitive provisioning data. The provisioning control apparatus has a communication interface configured to securely provide the secure vault encryption key to the provisioning equipment server for storing the secure vault encryption key in the security enclave of the electronic component.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventors: Tim WOODRUFF, Peter DUNNE, Andrew BOTT
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Patent number: 11434882Abstract: Disclosed is a device including at least one circulating zone and at least one fluid including at least one more-paramagnetic liquid and at least one less-paramagnetic liquid forming a liquid-liquid interphase, the device including at least one element generating, in the circulating zone, a magnetic field, wherein the less-paramagnetic liquid is surrounded by the more-paramagnetic liquid in the circulating zone or wherein the more-paramagnetic liquid is surrounded by the less-paramagnetic liquid in the circulating zone. Also disclosed is a method including circulating at least one less-paramagnetic liquid inside one or more circulating zones of a device including at least one circulating zone and at least one more-paramagnetic liquid in the circulating zone.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2018Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignees: UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, FOUNDATION SCHOLARS, AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD, OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH COLLEGE GREENInventors: Thomas Hermans, John Michael David Coey, Peter Dunne, Bernard Doudin
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Publication number: 20220156119Abstract: An apparatus is provided for generating a plurality of provisioning data sets for provisioning a plurality of electronic devices, such as chips or microprocessors for electronic equipment. The apparatus includes a processing circuitry configured to obtain a first provisioning data set for provisioning an electronic device and to generate at least one further provisioning data set for provisioning at least one further electronic device by generating at least one copy of the first provisioning data set. Furthermore, the apparatus has a communication interface configured to output the at least one further provisioning data set for provisioning the at least one further electronic device. Moreover, a corresponding method to the apparatus is provided for generating a plurality of provisioning data sets for provisioning a plurality of electronic devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2021Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Peter DUNNE, Dominic ROBERTS
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Publication number: 20220158833Abstract: A method is provided for provisioning a plurality of electronic devices with a respective provisioning data set. The respective provisioning data set includes at least one respective cryptographic key. In a development provisioning stage, the method involves provisioning one or more of the plurality of electronic devices with the respective provisioning data set, wherein in the development provisioning stage, at least one respective cryptographic key has a first key entropy. In a production provisioning stage, the method also includes provisioning one or more of the plurality of electronic devices with the respective provisioning data set. In the previsioning production stage, the at least one respective cryptographic key has a second key entropy, wherein the first key entropy is smaller than the second key entropy.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2021Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Peter DUNNE, Tim WOODRUFF
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Publication number: 20210332815Abstract: Disclosed is a device including at least one circulating zone and at least one fluid including at least one more-paramagnetic liquid and at least one less-paramagnetic liquid forming a liquid-liquid interphase, the device including at least one element generating, in the circulating zone, a magnetic field, wherein the less-paramagnetic liquid is surrounded by the more-paramagnetic liquid in the circulating zone or wherein the more-paramagnetic liquid is surrounded by the less-paramagnetic liquid in the circulating zone. Also disclosed is a method including circulating at least one less-paramagnetic liquid inside one or more circulating zones of a device including at least one circulating zone and at least one more-paramagnetic liquid in the circulating zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2018Publication date: October 28, 2021Inventors: Thomas HERMANS, John Michael David COEY, Peter DUNNE, Bernard DOUDIN
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Patent number: D606366Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2008Date of Patent: December 22, 2009Inventor: Peter Dunne