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US 12,595,217 B2Granted
Thermite block for stored-data destruction
OwnerCarlo Scevolainventor
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Abstract
The invention is a multi-layer thermite block, encased in an exterior protective shield with one face exposed. The exposed face is carved out to accommodate a target device such that the block encompasses the target device when placed atop the device. When receiving a data-destruction signal, the block is ignited producing a short-duration blast of heat sufficient to severely damage or destroy all physical data-storing facilities of the target device.
Claims14
A multi-layer thermite block comprising:
- at least one ignition layer;
- mixtures of constituent materials of the at least one ignition layer are bonded to form a solid slab of constituent ignition material;
- a thermite layer;
- mixtures of constituent materials in the thermite layer are bonded to form a solid slab of constituent thermite material;
- layers interface via physical contact of slab faces;
- interfacing layers are bonded to one another;
- the multi-layer thermite block comprises a rectangular three-dimensional structure;
- the rectangular three-dimensional structure is encased in an exterior protective shell;
- wherein the exterior protective shell covers a top and all side faces of the multi-layer thermite block;
- wherein the bottom face of the multi-layer thermite block, which is one face of the thermite layer, is exposed;
- and
- a conducting wire is embedded in the at least one ignition layer with each end protruding from at least one edge of the at least one ignition layer.
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A method of use comprising:
- carving out a space from a bottom face of a multi-layer thermite block sufficient to encompass a target device;
- applying a waterproofing adhesive to the bottom face's periphery operative to adhere to a surface below the target device so as to affix the block to the surface and provide protection against water intrusion;
- placing the multi-layer thermite block atop the target device such that the target device is encompassed and the bottom face's periphery is in contact with the surface below the target device;
- and
- allowing the waterproofing adhesive to cure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.