Patents by Inventor Timothy F. Roback

Timothy F. Roback 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).

  • Security system for industrial control infrastructure
    Patent number: 9817391
    Abstract: An industrial control system providing security against tampering or modification generates periodic state thumbprints defining a state of control elements that may be forwarded to a security or safety appliance for comparison to a benchmark thumbprint indicating no tampering. The transmitted state thumbprint may capture not only programs but also configuration and environmental states of the control element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sujeet Chand, David A. Vasko, Timothy Patrick Boppre, David A. Snyder, Alex Laurence Nicoll, Brian J. McMullen, Daniel B. Seger, John B. Dart, Timothy F. Roback, Paul G. Kucharski, Kevin Colloton
  • Security System for Industrial Control Infrastructure
    Publication number: 20160357176
    Abstract: An industrial control system providing security against tampering or modification generates periodic state thumbprints defining a state of control elements that may be forwarded to a security or safety appliance for comparison to a benchmark thumbprint indicating no tampering. The transmitted state thumbprint may capture not only programs but also configuration and environmental states of the control element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Sujeet Chand, David A. Vasko, Timothy Patrick Boppre, David A. Snyder, Alex Laurence Nicoll, Brian J. McMullen, Daniel B. Seger, John B. Dart, Timothy F. Roback, Paul G. Kucharski, Kevin Colloton