Patents by Inventor Thomas FUERSTNER

Thomas FUERSTNER 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: 20240028863
    Abstract: An electronic marking for verifying the authenticity of an object, including: an antenna, an analogue transceiver circuit, a microcontroller, and at least one secure cryptoprocessor, in which the antenna is connected to the analogue transceiver circuit; the microcontroller is connected both to the analogue transceiver circuit and the at least one secure cryptoprocessor; the at least one secure cryptoprocessor is designed to securely generate a digital signature; the electronic marking has one or more electrical sensor conductors; the at least one secure cryptoprocessor is connected to at least one of the sensor conductors and designed to determine at least one electrical property of the connected at least one sensor conductor; and the one or more electrical sensor conductor(s) are distinct from the antenna and are positioned to overlap, at least partly, with said antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventor: Thomas FUERSTNER
  • Publication number: 20230412400
    Abstract: The disclosure concerns a method for suspending protection of an object achieved by a protection device, comprising the following steps: a first data connection is established between the protection device and a mobile device; a second data connection is established between the protection device and a transaction directory; the protection device receives via the first data connection a public key; the protection device requests via the second data connection a search of transactions associated with the public key within the transaction directory; the protection device determines that the search within the transaction directory yields at least one transaction associated with the public key; a third data connection is established between the protection device and an authentication entity; the protection device receives via the first data connection an identification string; the protection device requires via the third data connection a clearance of the identification string by the authentication entity; the
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventor: Thomas FÜRSTNER
  • Patent number: 11809940
    Abstract: An electronic marking for verifying the authenticity of an object, including an antenna, an analogue transceiver circuit, a microcontroller, and at least one secure cryptoprocessor, in which the antenna is connected to the analogue transceiver circuit; the microcontroller is connected both to the analogue transceiver circuit and the at least one secure cryptoprocessor; the at least one secure cryptoprocessor is designed to securely generate a digital signature; the electronic marking has one or more electrical sensor conductors; the at least one secure cryptoprocessor is connected to at least one of the sensor conductors and designed to determine at least one electrical property of the connected at least one sensor conductor; and the one or more electrical sensor conductor(s) are distinct from the antenna and are positioned to overlap, at least partly, with said antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: RIDDLE & CODE GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Fuerstner
  • Patent number: 11646889
    Abstract: Set of two or more dongles for providing a digital signature, wherein each dongle holds a secret key, wherein each dongle is configured to receive a message, to compute a digital signature of the received message using the secret key, and to transmit the computed digital signature, wherein at least one of the dongles is configured to, before computing the digital signature, verify the presence of at least one other dongle belonging to the set, and to compute the digital signature only upon successful verification of the presence of one or more other dongles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: RIDDLE & CODE GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Fuerstner
  • Publication number: 20220038287
    Abstract: Methods and systems for suspending a physical protection of an object by a protection device. A host device receives a first and second public key, a third public key and a signed combined identifier incorporating the first and second public keys. The host device authenticates the first and second public keys using a signature of the signed identifier and authenticates the protection device. The host device sends an unlock request to the dongle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas FUERSTNER
  • Patent number: 11184172
    Abstract: Method for suspending a physical protection of an object by a protection device, wherein a host device receives a first and second public key, a third public key and a signed combined identifier incorporating the first and second public keys, wherein the signed identifier is signed with a third private key, which third private key is cryptographically associated with the third public key; the host device requests a search of transactions within a public transaction directory; the host device authenticates the first and second public keys using a signature of the signed identifier; the host device authenticates the protection device and sends an unlock request to the dongle if the search of the transaction directory yields at least one transaction and the first and second public keys, the protection device and the dongle are authentic; and in reaction the dongle sends an unlock command to suspend the protection of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Riddle & Code GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Fuerstner
  • Publication number: 20210273793
    Abstract: An electronic marking for verifying the authenticity of an object, comprising: an antenna, an analogue transceiver circuit, a microcontroller, and at least one secure cryptoprocessor, in which: the antenna is connected to the analogue transceiver circuit; the microcontroller is connected both to the analogue transceiver circuit and the at least one secure cryptoprocessor; the at least one secure cryptoprocessor is designed to securely generate a digital signature; the electronic marking has one or more electrical sensor conductors; the at least one secure cryptoprocessor is connected to at least one of the sensor conductors and designed to determine at least one electrical property of the connected at least one sensor conductor; and the one or more electrical sensor conductor(s) are distinct from the antenna and are positioned to overlap, at least partly, with said antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventor: Thomas FUERSTNER
  • Publication number: 20210167964
    Abstract: Set of two or more dongles for providing a digital signature, wherein each dongle holds a secret key, wherein each dongle is configured to receive a message, to compute a digital signature of the received message using the secret key, and to transmit the computed digital signature, wherein at least one of the dongles is configured to, before computing the digital signature, verify the presence of at least one other dongle belonging to the set, and to compute the digital signature only upon successful verification of the presence of one or more other dongles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventor: Thomas FUERSTNER
  • Publication number: 20190349201
    Abstract: Method for suspending a physical protection of an object by a protection device, wherein a host device receives a first and second public key, a third public key and a signed combined identifier incorporating the first and second public keys, wherein the signed identifier is signed with a third private key, which third private key is cryptographically associated with the third public key; the host device requests a search of transactions within a public transaction directory; the host device authenticates the first and second public keys using a signature of the signed identifier; the host device authenticates the protection device and sends an unlock request to the dongle if the search of the transaction directory yields at least one transaction and the first and second public keys, the protection device and the dongle are authentic; and in reaction the dongle sends an unlock command to suspend the protection of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventor: Thomas FUERSTNER