GE Aviation Systems Assigned Patent

GE Aviation Systems LLC, Grand Rapids, MI, has been assigned a patent (10,116,446) developed by Anthony, Deven J., Tampa, FL, and Creech, John Jared, Palmetto, FL, for a “cryptographic ignition key, (CIK) embedded in removable data cartridge.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “Systems and methods using a removable data storage device having an embedded cryptographic ignition key, (CIK) are provided. In one embodiment, a CIK device is embedded into a removable data cartridge used to transfer information for cryptographic processing to a host system. When the removable data cartridge is interfaced with the host system, the CIK device communicates a CIK used to authenticate a user so that the data subject to cryptographic processing can be transferred to and/or otherwise processed by the host system. Once user authentication has occurred, the removable data cartridge can transfer data to the host system for cryptographic processing.”

The patent application was filed on August 4, 2015 (14/817,505).