Patents by Inventor Stefan W Nelson

Stefan W Nelson 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).

  • PUF BASED KEY GENERATION FOR LATTICE AND CODE CRYPTOGRAPHY
    Publication number: 20240430109
    Abstract: Systems and methods of improving public key infrastructure using PUF arrays are disclosed. The systems and methods are usable to improve PKI based on Lattice and Code cryptography. In the disclosed system, a client device includes an enrolled PUF array, and a server device acting as a Certification Authority includes an image of the PUF array including previously measured responses data for the devices in the PUF array. The CA sends a set of addresses to the client device, which generates a public key from measuring the response of PUF devices with the addresses. The CA receives the generated public key, and determines that the enrolled PUF was used to generate the key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Bertrand F. CAMBOU, Michael Gowanlock, Bahattin Yildiz, Dina Ghanaimiandoab, Kaitlyn Lee, Stefan W. Nelson, Christopher Philabaum, Alyssa J. Stenberg, Jordan A. Wright
  • PUF based key generation for lattice and code cryptography
    Patent number: 12107973
    Abstract: Systems and methods of improving public key infrastructure using PUF arrays are disclosed. The systems and methods are usable to improve PKI based on Lattice and Code cryptography. In the disclosed system, a client device includes an enrolled PUF array, and a server device acting as a Certification Authority includes an image of the PUF array including previously measured responses data for the devices in the PUF array. The CA sends a set of addresses to the client device, which generates a public key from measuring the response of PUF devices with the addresses. The CA receives the generated public key, and determines that the enrolled PUF was used to generate the key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Bertrand F Cambou, Michael Gowanlock, Bahattin Yildiz, Dina Ghanaimiandoab, Kaitlyn Lee, Stefan W Nelson, Christopher Philabaum, Alyssa J Stenberg, Jordan A Wright