Patents by Inventor Troy Cognata

Troy Cognata 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).

  • Remote storage device destruction
    Patent number: 10877830
    Abstract: Technologies are provided for remotely destroying a storage device. One or more commands can be transmitted to a storage device to render the storage device inoperable. The storage device can be placed in a retired operation mode, in which the storage device cannot process data access commands. Data stored in the storage device can be sanitized to prevent it from being retrieved. Code modules that are responsible for processing data access commands can be erased from a firmware of the storage device. The storage device can perform operations to render a storage medium of the storage device inoperable. While in the retired mode, the storage device can process an inquiry command to retrieve information about the storage device from the firmware of the storage device. The retrieved information can be used to generate a digital destruction certificate that can be provided to a supplier of the storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Munif M. Farhan, Luis Padilla Munoz, Troy Cognata
  • Remote storage device destruction
    Patent number: 10185508
    Abstract: Technologies are provided for remotely destroying a storage device. One or more commands can be transmitted to a storage device to render the storage device inoperable. The storage device can be placed in a retired operation mode, in which the storage device cannot process data access commands. Data stored in the storage device can be sanitized to prevent it from being retrieved. Code modules that are responsible for processing data access commands can be erased from a firmware of the storage device. The storage device can perform operations to render a storage medium of the storage device inoperable. While in the retired mode, the storage device can process an inquiry command to retrieve information about the storage device from the firmware of the storage device. The retrieved information can be used to generate a digital destruction certificate that can be provided to a supplier of the storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Munif M. Farhan, Luis Padilla Munoz, Troy Cognata