Security

The Security technology area provides solutions for intrusion monitoring, detection, prevention and response, transportation security, information protection, and physical security. It includes a wide range of engineered solutions for reliable and safe systems.

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Time-Encoded Imaging

Time encoded imaging (TEI) is a new approach for standoff...

Inductive Circuit Sensor for Intrusion Detection

Sandia’s intrusion detection system uses inductive power transfer to reliably...

Tamper-Resistant Fastener

A tamper-resistant, threaded fastener for enhancing the security of vaults,...

Title	Last Updated
Tamper Indicating Material for High-Value Assets	03/19/2026 New!
Green Decon Foam	07/01/2025
Secure Quantum Authentication	01/15/2025
Neutron Scatter Camera for Radiation Detection	01/10/2025
Time-Encoded Imaging	01/10/2025
Inductive Circuit Sensor for Intrusion Detection	10/18/2021
CHIRP: Cloud Hypervisor Forensics and Incident Response Platform	10/01/2021
Additive Manufacturing Printhead for Exotic Materials	09/14/2021
Magnetic Smart Tagging and Sensing Platform	06/02/2021
Tamper-Resistant Fastener	05/25/2021
Horizontally Polarized Dual-band GPS Antenna	04/06/2020
Dynamic Mechanical Strain-Induced Temperature Gradient Coating	11/11/2019
Enhanced Substrates for Controlled Explosive Properties	11/07/2019
FSA Isotope ID	10/29/2019
ADDSec: Artificial Diversity & Defense Security	03/29/2019
Configuration Self-Scrubber for Xilinx Virtex-5QV FPGAs	10/27/2017
Self-Shielding Flex-Circuit Drift Tube	09/15/2016
Multi-frame Moving Object Detection System (MMODS)
Portable and Sensitive Threat Detection Using Carbon Dot Nanomaterials/Bar Coding Technology
Tamper Detection Using Time-Reversal Acoustics
Sandia Decon Formulation for Mitigation and Decontamination of Chemical and Biological Agents

Patent Title	Patent Number	Grant Date
Ultra-high reliability wireless communication systems and methods with jamming detection	US12408097B1	09/02/2025
Reusable filtering face mask	US12364883B2	07/22/2025
Magnetic electrical contact sensor	US12140645B1	11/12/2024
Calibration method for a spectral computerized tomography system	US12131409B2	10/29/2024
Blockchain based integrated circuit authentication	US12107962B1	10/01/2024
Solid-state information pattern discriminating switch	US12063461B1	08/13/2024
Solid-state information pattern discriminating switch	US11961348B1	04/16/2024
Fluorescent security glass	US11875499B2	01/16/2024
Structural metamaterials comprising interpenetrating lattices	US11826952B2	11/28/2023
Micromagnet PUF readout using a quantum diamond microscope	US11796612B1	10/24/2023
Disposable garment and donning system	US11779143B2	10/10/2023
Automated platform to assess commercial off the shelf (COTS) software assurance	US11720385B2	08/08/2023
Fluorescent compositions	US11680202B2	06/20/2023
Systems and methods for verification and authentication of remote sensing imagery	US11646896B1	05/09/2023
Ultra-high reliability wireless communication systems and methods	US11540198B2	12/27/2022
Systems and methods for quantum optical device authentication	US11343088B1	05/24/2022
Calibration method for a spectral computerized tomography system	US11263792B1	03/01/2022
Infrared intrusion detection system (IRIDS)	US11100651B1	08/24/2021
Fluorescent compositions	US11084978B2	08/10/2021
Tamper-resistant fastener	US10968942B1	04/06/2021
Ultra-high reliability wireless communication systems and methods	US10952123B1	03/16/2021
Integrated circuit authentication from a die material measurement	US10942215B2	03/09/2021
Disposable garment and donning system	US10925424B2	02/23/2021
Automatic method of material identification for computed tomography	US10908098B1	02/02/2021
Device and method for constructing and displaying high quality images from imaging data by transforming a data structure utilizing machine learning techniques	US10867415B1	12/15/2020
Material identification system	US10816485B2	10/27/2020
Tag and seal employing a micromachine artifact	US10776678B2	09/15/2020
System for authenticating an additively manufactured object	US10700872B1	06/30/2020
Aiming system	US10613040B1	04/07/2020
Non-contact rapid reader system for reflective particle tags	US10572786B1	02/25/2020
Fluorescent compositions	US10538701B1	01/21/2020
Integrated circuit authentication from a die material measurement	US10429438B1	10/01/2019
Computed tomography object inspection system	US10410331B2	09/10/2019
FPGA/ASIC framework and method for requirements-based trust assessment	US10409994B1	09/10/2019
Three-dimensional radiograph security system	US10365396B2	07/30/2019
Field programmable gate array bitstream verification	US10262098B1	04/16/2019
Material identification system	US10261033B2	04/16/2019
Circuit that includes a physically unclonable function	US10256983B1	04/09/2019
Test circuits for integrated circuit counterfeit detection	US10254334B2	04/09/2019
Repeatable masking of sensitive data	US10177922B1	01/08/2019
Security barriers, systems and methods	US10068443B1	09/04/2018
Graphics processing unit management system for computed tomography	US10062135B2	08/28/2018
Test circuits for integrated circuit counterfeit detection	US10060973B1	08/28/2018
Systems and methods for intrusion detection using GHz beams	US10055959B1	08/21/2018
Journey analysis system and method	US10054443B1	08/21/2018
Data to hardware binding with physical unclonable functions	US9985792B1	05/29/2018
Sensored fiber reinforced polymer grate	US9720156B1	08/01/2017
Tag and seal employing a micromachine artifact	US9652703B1	05/16/2017
Gas powered fluid gun with recoil mitigation	US9534879B1	01/03/2017
Method, apparatus and system to compensate for drift by physically unclonable function circuitry	US9501664B1	11/22/2016
Apparatus, method and system to control accessibility of platform resources based on an integrity level	US9479513B1	10/25/2016
Sensor sentinel computing device	US9405283B1	08/02/2016
Gas powered fluid gun with recoil mitigation	US9272296B1	03/01/2016
Precision disablement aiming system	US9261337B1	02/16/2016
Security system	US9251678B1	02/02/2016
Apparatus, system and method for providing cryptographic key information with physically unclonable function circuitry	US9208355B1	12/08/2015
Automatic tool alignment in a backscatter X-ray scanning system	US9186116B2	11/17/2015
Automatic tool alignment in a backscatter x-ray scanning system	US9055886B1	06/16/2015
PLC backplane analyzer for field forensics and intrusion detection	US9032522B1	05/12/2015
Area-efficient physically unclonable function circuit architecture	US9018972B1	04/28/2015
Multi-factor authentication	US8868923B1	10/21/2014
Time encoded radiation imaging	US8866100B1	10/21/2014
Deterrence of device counterfeiting, cloning, and subversion by substitution using hardware fingerprinting	US8848905B1	09/30/2014
Method of intrinsic marking	US8685599B1	04/01/2014
Hardware device binding and mutual authentication	US8667265B1	03/04/2014
Gas powered fluid gun with recoil mitigation	US8579209B1	11/12/2013
Vehicle barrier with access delay	US8523478B2	09/03/2013
Hardware device to physical structure binding and authentication	US8516269B1	08/20/2013
Screening portal, system and method of using same	US8429987B1	04/30/2013
Real-time method for establishing a detection map for a network of sensors	US8265870B1	09/11/2012
Neutron scatter camera for improved neutron detection	US8237130B1	08/07/2012
Vehicle barrier with access delay	US8210767B1	07/03/2012
Microelectromechanical safe arm device	US8191477B1	06/05/2012
Tamper indicating seal	US8186731B1	05/29/2012
Handheld portable real-time tracking and communications device	US8185101B1	05/22/2012
Method and system for conserving power in a telecommunications network during emergency situations	US8036720B1	10/11/2011
Neutron scatter camera	US7741613B1	06/22/2010
Determining position inside building via laser rangefinder and handheld computer	US7646473B1	01/12/2010
Inertial sensing microelectromechanical (MEM) safe-arm device	US7530312B1	05/12/2009