CRU Data Security Group Assigned Patent

CRU Data Security Group, LLC, Vancouver, WA, has been assigned a patent (11,334,510) developed by Wiebe, James P., Wichita, KS, Mehler, Dean L., Bel Aire, KS, and Barber, Randal, Portland, OR, for “systems and methods for combination write blocking with connection interface control devices.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A write blocking system may include a host computer. The host computer may include a host processor configured as a blocking driver. A separate connection interface device may be is configured to be operatively coupled to the host processor, and include a switch and a connection interface control device, such as a processor assembly. The switch may be connected to a storage drive. The connection interface control device may communicate with the blocking driver while the connection interface control device is operatively coupled to the host processor. The connection interface control device may selectively establish communication between the storage drive and the host processor by operating the switch after communication between the connection interface control device and the blocking driver. The blocking driver may filter commands from the host processor that are directed to the connected storage drive.”

The patent application was filed on September 3, 2020 (17/011,935).