Patents by Inventor Suraj Sridhar

Suraj Sridhar 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).

  • Publication number: 20220358204
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a system that may include a replaceable module and a user device. The replaceable module may include an element and a one-wire authentication element in parallel with the element. The user device may be configured for operable coupling with the replaceable module. The user device may include a power source configured to provide power to the element, an authentication unit configured to perform a verification process for verifying authenticity of the replaceable module, and a signal conditioning unit arranged in a communication path between the one-wire authentication element and the authentication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Daniel J. Russell, Albert S. Weiner, Suraj Sridhar
  • Patent number: 11429709
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a system that may include a replaceable module and a user device. The replaceable module may include an element and a one-wire authentication element in parallel with the element. The user device may be configured for operable coupling with the replaceable module. The user device may include a power source configured to provide power to the element, an authentication unit configured to perform a verification process for verifying authenticity of the replaceable module, and a signal conditioning unit arranged in a communication path between the one-wire authentication element and the authentication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Microchip Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: Daniel J. Russell, Albert S. Weiner, Suraj Sridhar
  • Publication number: 20210110022
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a system that may include a replaceable module and a user device. The replaceable module may include an element and a one-wire authentication element in parallel with the element. The user device may be configured for operable coupling with the replaceable module. The user device may include a power source configured to provide power to the element, an authentication unit configured to perform a verification process for verifying authenticity of the replaceable module, and a signal conditioning unit arranged in a communication path between the one-wire authentication element and the authentication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel J. Russell, Albert S. Weiner, Suraj Sridhar