Patents by Inventor Stuart L. Hollander

Stuart L. Hollander 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).

  • Local keying for self-encrypting drives (SED)
    Patent number: 9594698
    Abstract: A method and system self encrypts a disk storage device. Given a plurality of data storage devices, the system establishes an encryption key for the plurality of data storage devices. The system locally stores the encryption key in a piecewise manner throughout the plurality of data storage devices such that the encryption key is rendered undeterminable with less than a threshold subset of the plurality of data storage devices. This results in the plurality of data storage devices being self encrypting. Upon an increase or decrease in the plurality, the system resplits the encryption key and locally stores the resulting pieces throughout the changed (increased/decreased) plurality of data storage devices. This renders the encryption key undeterminable with less than a new or revised threshold each time the plurality is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: G. Paul Koning, Damon Hsu-Hung, Stuart L. Hollander
  • Local Keying for Self-Encrypting Drives (SED)
    Publication number: 20150052369
    Abstract: A method and system self encrypts a disk storage device. Given a plurality of data storage devices, the system establishes an encryption key for the plurality of data storage devices. The system locally stores the encryption key in a piecewise manner throughout the plurality of data storage devices such that the encryption key is rendered undeterminable with less than a threshold subset of the plurality of data storage devices. This results in the plurality of data storage devices being self encrypting. Upon an increase or decrease in the plurality, the system resplits the encryption key and locally stores the resulting pieces throughout the changed (increased/decreased) plurality of data storage devices. This renders the encryption key undeterminable with less than a new or revised threshold each time the plurality is changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: G. Paul Koning, Damon Hsu-Hung, Stuart L. Hollander