Patents by Inventor Rube M. ROSS

Rube M. ROSS 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).

  • Delaying or deterring counterfeiting and/or cloning of a component
    Patent number: 9536112
    Abstract: In an embodiment, to deter or delay counterfeiting/cloning of a replacement component of a host device, the replacement component is provided with a code value. The code value is generated from a value of at least one physical parameter of the replacement component and is stored on the replacement component. The host device determines whether the replacement component is authentic if the stored code value matches a reference code value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd., STMicroelectronics
    Inventors: TeckKhim Neo, Paul I. Mikulan, Murray J. Robinson, Rube M. Ross
  • DELAYING OR DETERRING COUNTERFEITING AND/OR CLONING OF A COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20120317662
    Abstract: In an embodiment, to deter or delay counterfeiting/cloning of a replacement component of a host device, the replacement component is provided with a code value. The code value is generated from a value of at least one physical parameter of the replacement component and is stored on the replacement component. The host device determines whether the replacement component is authentic if the stored code value matches a reference code value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicants: STMICROELECTRONICS, INC., STMICROELECTRONICS ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD. (Singapore)
    Inventors: TeckKhim NEO, Paul I. MIKULAN, Murray J. ROBINSON, Rube M. ROSS