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2月前
$SIGL Signal Advance Inc. (OTC:SIGL) Secures Second Major Patent, Strengthening Analog Guard(R) AI and Quantum-Resistant Encryption Platform
https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/industrial-and-manufacturing/signal-advance-inc.-otc-sigl-secures-second-major-patent-strengthening-1159313
ROSHARON, TX / ACCESS Newswire / April 21, 2026 / Signal Advance, Inc. (OTCID:SIGL), a cybersecurity innovator focused on next-generation, physics-based encryption, today announced the issuance of its second major U.S. patent, further strengthening its Analog Guard® platform and expanding its leadership in physics-based AI and quantum-resistant cybersecurity. Expands Multi-Key, Cascaded Architecture, Deepening IP Moat Across Global Cybersecurity Markets
The new U.S. Patent No. 12,615,149 (to be issued on April 28, 2026) builds upon the Company's foundational patent (U.S. Patent No. 12,126,720, issued October 2024) and introduces a multi-key, cascaded-circuit encryption architecture, significantly enhancing both security performance and intellectual property protection.
Filed December 9, 2025 and to be issued on April 28, 2026, the fast-tracked patent advanced from application to issuance in approximately 140 days (seven times faster than the USPTO average), accelerating Signal Advance's ability to commercialize and license its technology while narrowing opportunities for competitive design-arounds. Speed in patent issuance matters - a 140-day prosecution window closes before the prospective competitors can react; locking in Signal Advance's dominant IP structural position.
Breakthrough in Physical-Layer Encryption Technology
Unlike traditional cybersecurity systems that rely on mathematical encryption vulnerable to AI-driven brute force and future quantum computing attacks, Analog Guard® operates at the physical analog layer, using continuously varying waveform keys to secure data.
This approach removes exploitable structure from encrypted signals, making intercepted data statistically indistinguishable from noise without the precise analog key.
The newly patented architecture introduces:
Multi-Key Cascaded Encryption: Multiple independent analog keys applied in sequence, dramatically increasing security complexity
Nonlinear Signal Processing: High-order transformations that impede reverse engineering
Redundant Protection Layers: If one key is compromised, remaining keys continue to secure the signal
Frequency Dispersion: Encrypted data blends into background noise, reducing detectability
Hardware-Level Protection: Patent claims extend beyond method to include physical encryption processors and synchronization controllers
Strengthening a Multi-Layered Intellectual Property Moat
Signal Advance continues to build a defensible global IP position through both depth and breadth:
U.S. Patent Portfolio:
US 12,126,720 (Foundational)
US 12,615,149 (Continuation - Expanded Architecture)
Additional Filings:
Continuation and Continuation-in-Part applications pending with the USPTO
Global Protection Strategy:
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT/US2024/022278) covering 150+ countries
National filings in China, Germany, and India, key global technology markets
These efforts position Signal Advance to protect, license, and commercialize Analog Guard® globally, while limiting unauthorized replication in major markets.
Strategic Expansion Into High-Value Technology Domains
Signal Advance has also filed three provisional patents extending its technology into emerging, high-growth sectors:
Signal Authenticity Verification: Physics-based validation to detect spoofed or replayed signals (aerospace control and communications)
Blockchain Security Integration: Hardware-enforced authentication for token transfers and smart contracts (cryptocurrency security)
AI Governance & Control Systems: External hardware oversight to regulate AI system behavior in real time
These initiatives expand Analog Guard® beyond encryption into AI security, blockchain infrastructure, and trusted communications systems.
Leadership Commentary
"This second patent significantly deepens our intellectual property position," said Dr. Chris M. Hymel, Founder & CEO of Signal Advance Inc. "The multi-key, cascaded architecture represents the next evolution of Analog Guard® - more powerful, more flexible, and now protected both as a method and as a hardware system. We believe this technology addresses a fundamental vulnerability in today's cybersecurity landscape and positions Signal Advance at the forefront of quantum-resistant encryption."
Market Opportunity and Applications
With global cybercrime projected to exceed $10 trillion annually, demand for quantum-resilient, AI-resistant cybersecurity solutions is accelerating.
Analog Guard® is designed for deployment across:
National defense & military communications
Financial systems & banking infrastructure
Critical infrastructure & energy grids
Healthcare data security
Industrial control systems & IoT networks
Internal testing, including machine-learning (CNN) analysis, has demonstrated no detectable patterns for decryption, reinforcing resistance to AI-driven cyberattacks.
AveragePenny
2月前
$SIGL Signal Advance (OTCID: SIGL) Converts Rare 3-month U.S. Patent Victory for Analog Guard(R) into Rapidly Expanding Global IP Portfolio - As Quantum Threats Escalate Amid Large-Scale Collaborations
https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/industrial-and-manufacturing/signal-advance-otcid-sigl-converts-rare-3-month-u.s.-patent-victory-fo-1116195
ROSHARON, TX / ACCESS Newswire / December 10, 2025 / Signal Advance, Inc. (OTCID: SIGL) today highlighted its Analog Guard® physics-based post-quantum encryption platform following a fast-track U.S. patent allowance, solidifying the company at the forefront of defenses against emerging quantum-era and AI-enabled cyber threats.
The urgency for post-quantum encryption and quantum-era security continues to accelerate - a reality underscored by recent joint announcements from leading global technology companies outlining plans to build the foundation for networked distributed quantum computing as early as the 2030s. These collaborations aim to combine next-generation quantum processors with advanced quantum networking infrastructure, with a goal of connecting large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computers capable of running computations across tens to hundreds of thousands of qubits. Such networks could enable trillions of quantum gates, dramatically expanding quantum capabilities and heightening risks to today's digital encryption.
Quantum networking breakthroughs and large-scale collaborations are compressing timelines, making "harvest now, decrypt later" a present danger, and demanding innovative, physics-rooted defenses. Analog Guard®'s nonlinear analog approach uniquely sidesteps computational vulnerabilities, offering forward-compatible resilience for the 2030's quantum era by embedding protection directly into the nonlinear physics of analog signals - resilience that purely computational methods cannot match.
The Company has already filed:
A U.S. continuation application to broaden and harden claims around the core Analog Guard® mechanism - the timing-synchronized, analog-key-modulated dynamic carrier mixed with the message signal.
A U.S. continuation-in-part (CIP) application that captures newer proprietary circuit embodiments, multi-channel encryption paths, and complete end-to-end analog-domain workflows developed since the parent case.
Parallel national-phase patent applications in China, Germany, and India - strategic jurisdictions for semiconductor manufacturing, defense systems, critical infrastructure, and high-volume OEM/ODM integration.
"A 3-month Track One allowance is extraordinarily rare and carries real weight with examiners, investors, and potential strategic partners," said Dr. Chris M. Hymel, Founder and CEO of Signal Advance. "This first patent wasn't the finish line - it was the starting gun. We immediately moved to ring-fence the core invention, pull in the latest product-ready embodiments, and extend protection into the world's most important markets. That is exactly the IP progression pattern that licensees, joint-venture partners, and acquirers look for - especially as breakthroughs in large-scale quantum networking initiative remind us that the clock is ticking on quantum vulnerabilities."
The global cybersecurity market is forecast to grow from $193.73 billion in 2024 to $562.72 billion by 2032 (Fortune Business Insights, June 2025), with post-quantum and AI-resilient solutions commanding increasing urgency and premium valuation. Analog Guard® is believed to be the only publicly traded pure-play platform that protects data through nonlinear analog physics rather than purely computational methods.
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6月前
$SIGL Signal Advance (OTCID: SIGL) Converts Rare 3-month U.S. Patent Victory for Analog Guard(R) into Rapidly Expanding Global IP Portfolio - As Quantum Threats Escalate Amid Large-Scale Collaborations
https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/industrial-and-manufacturing/signal-advance-otcid-sigl-converts-rare-3-month-u.s.-patent-victory-fo-1116195
ROSHARON, TX / ACCESS Newswire / December 10, 2025 / Signal Advance, Inc. (OTCID: SIGL) today highlighted its Analog Guard® physics-based post-quantum encryption platform following a fast-track U.S. patent allowance, solidifying the company at the forefront of defenses against emerging quantum-era and AI-enabled cyber threats.
The urgency for post-quantum encryption and quantum-era security continues to accelerate - a reality underscored by recent joint announcements from leading global technology companies outlining plans to build the foundation for networked distributed quantum computing as early as the 2030s. These collaborations aim to combine next-generation quantum processors with advanced quantum networking infrastructure, with a goal of connecting large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computers capable of running computations across tens to hundreds of thousands of qubits. Such networks could enable trillions of quantum gates, dramatically expanding quantum capabilities and heightening risks to today's digital encryption.
Quantum networking breakthroughs and large-scale collaborations are compressing timelines, making "harvest now, decrypt later" a present danger, and demanding innovative, physics-rooted defenses. Analog Guard®'s nonlinear analog approach uniquely sidesteps computational vulnerabilities, offering forward-compatible resilience for the 2030's quantum era by embedding protection directly into the nonlinear physics of analog signals - resilience that purely computational methods cannot match.
The Company has already filed:
A U.S. continuation application to broaden and harden claims around the core Analog Guard® mechanism - the timing-synchronized, analog-key-modulated dynamic carrier mixed with the message signal.
A U.S. continuation-in-part (CIP) application that captures newer proprietary circuit embodiments, multi-channel encryption paths, and complete end-to-end analog-domain workflows developed since the parent case.
Parallel national-phase patent applications in China, Germany, and India - strategic jurisdictions for semiconductor manufacturing, defense systems, critical infrastructure, and high-volume OEM/ODM integration.
"A 3-month Track One allowance is extraordinarily rare and carries real weight with examiners, investors, and potential strategic partners," said Dr. Chris M. Hymel, Founder and CEO of Signal Advance. "This first patent wasn't the finish line - it was the starting gun. We immediately moved to ring-fence the core invention, pull in the latest product-ready embodiments, and extend protection into the world's most important markets. That is exactly the IP progression pattern that licensees, joint-venture partners, and acquirers look for - especially as breakthroughs in large-scale quantum networking initiative remind us that the clock is ticking on quantum vulnerabilities."
The global cybersecurity market is forecast to grow from $193.73 billion in 2024 to $562.72 billion by 2032 (Fortune Business Insights, June 2025), with post-quantum and AI-resilient solutions commanding increasing urgency and premium valuation. Analog Guard® is believed to be the only publicly traded pure-play platform that protects data through nonlinear analog physics rather than purely computational methods.
AveragePenny
7月前
$SIGL Signal Advance(R) (OTC:SIGL) Pioneers Quantum-Resistant Cybersecurity via Analog Guard(R) - Becomes First-Mover in Physics Over Math Encryption
https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/industrial-and-manufacturing/signal-advancer-otc-sigl-pioneers-quantum-resistant-cybersecurity-via-1102693
ROSHARON, TX / ACCESS Newswire / November 17, 2025 / The world is bracing for the inevitable impact of quantum computing on cybersecurity and Signal Advance Inc. (OTC:SIGL) has taken a pivotal step forward with its Analog Guard® technology - a physics-based encryption platform developed to outpace quantum threats.
Traditional encryption relies on mathematical puzzles that today's supercomputers can't crack quickly - but quantum computers will, in seconds.
Analog Guard® was built beyond quantum's reach. Not retrofitted. Not patched. Designed from day one using physics, not math. No computational complexity to exploit; no algorithms for quantum to unravel. It strips attackers of their leverage - and sets the new gold standard in a world under an advanced persistent cybersecurity threat.
"Quantum computing will redefine the limits of computation but it can't rewrite the laws of physics," said Dr. Chris Hymel, Ph.D., President & CEO of Signal Advance. "Analog Guard® isn't just a game-changer - it's a seminal shift- moving encryption from increasing vulnerable math to robust physics. It's uniquely engineered for the quantum era."
Earlier this year, Signal Advance® announced AI-resistance test results indicating that even advanced neural networks called CNNs (Convolutional Neural Networks - the same tech behind ChatGPT and facial recognition) - performed no better than a coin flip when analyzing Analog Guard®-encrypted files. In other words, in an environment aptly named for "deep learning", AI could learn nothing - confirming Analog Guard's® strength lies in its pattern-less, physics-based design, making it inherently resistant to both AI-driven and quantum-driven cryptanalysis.
Global awareness of quantum risk is rising rapidly. Elon Musk is raising new questions about Bitcoin's long-term safety in the face of rapid advances in quantum computing. (August 3, 2025, Bitcoinist.com) a concern highlighting how quantum breakthroughs may soon undermine digital cryptography itself
This matters because global cybercrime costs are now projected to exceed US $19.7 trillion by 2030 (Global Cybercrime Report 2025, December 3, 2024, proxyrack.com). The need for new forms of security has never been greater.
Analog Guard® introduces a fresh, hardware-native alternative - one that's not bound by algorithms and is compatible with both existing digital networks and future quantum-safe systems. It isn't just quantum-ready - it's quantum safe by design, hardware-native, and scalable.
Next Steps
With quantum computing test protocols finalized, Signal Advance® will begin circuit simulation Quantum-Resilience Validation in Q1 2026; hardware testing will follow in a subsequent phase. The Company is also exploring collaborations to accelerate deployment across defense, finance, telecommunications, and industrial-control markets.
AveragePenny
7月前
$SIGL Signal Advance(R) (OTC:SIGL) Hits Another Cybersecurity Milestone: Validates AI Resistant Analog Encryption
https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/industrial-and-manufacturing/signal-advancer-otc-sigl-hits-another-cybersecurity-milestone-validate-1092853
ROSHARON, TX / ACCESS Newswire / October 29, 2025 / Signal Advance, Inc. (OTCID:SIGL) announced new test results confirming that its patented Analog Guard® encryption system resists decryption by advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models-evidence that its analog-domain design provides intrinsic defense against next-generation AI threats.
As recently as October 10, 2025, IBM explained on its Think Blog that "AI is the overarching system. Machine learning is a subset of AI. Deep learning is a subfield of machine learning, and neural networks make up the backbone of deep learning algorithms."
In recent tests, two different modern machine-learning AI architectures failed to recognize any patterns, keys, or message correlations within Analog Guard®-encrypted data. Prediction accuracy remained near 50 percent-essentially random guessing, a coin toss-showing no learnable relationship between the encrypted signals and their original content.
Because attacks start with exploitable structure, removing it leaves AI with no learnable signal; in our tests, models stayed at chance (~50%) and could not infer the analog key or message. "Even modern AI couldn't identify which key or message was behind the data," said Chris Hymel, Ph.D., CEO of Signal Advance.
Dr. Hymel continued by saying, that these results validate Analog Guard's core strength: its analog-domain architecture is inherently secure from digital attacks - delivering game changing, resilience to AI-driven threats.
A New Foundation for Cybersecurity
Conventional digital encryption's dependence on mathematical transformations makes it increasingly vulnerable to AI and quantum attacks.
Analog Guard® replaces math-based security with physics-based signal modulation, continuously varying waveforms and analog keys that defy algorithmic prediction - providing AI and quantum resilience.
This achievement positions Analog Guard® as a future-resilient encryption platform for defense, critical infrastructure, industrial, and secure-communications markets-sectors already facing AI-accelerated vulnerabilities.
Next Steps
Signal Advance® will expand AI-resistance testing across additional models and datasets and intends to publish selected findings for independent review. These studies will further substantiate Analog Guard® as a commercially ready, defensible encryption technology with strong intellectual-property protection and multi-market licensing potential.
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8月前
$SIGL Signal Advance (OTC:SIGL) Achieves Major Encryption Milestone with Analog Guard
https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/computers-technology-and-internet/signal-advance-otc-sigl-achieves-major-encryption-milestone-with-1089197
ROSHARON, TX / ACCESS Newswire / October 20, 2025 / Signal Advance, Inc. (OTC:SIGL), developer of AI-resistant and quantum-secure encryption technology, today announced new simulation results validating the advanced performance of its patented Analog Guard® cybersecurity platform. The results represent achievement of a major milestone in encryption randomness, scalability, and data integrity, confirming Analog Guard® as a next-generation foundation for secure hardware and data protection systems.
In controlled simulations, Signal Advance engineers tested multiple Analog Guard® configurations under rigorous conditions. The encryption engine achieved near-perfect randomness, flawless data recovery, and consistent performance across multi-stage deployments - all within a unified analog-domain architecture.
Key performance metrics included:
Encryption Bit Error Rate (BER[En]) = 0.5114
Decryption Bit Error Rate (BER[De]) = 0.0
The Bit Error Rate (BER) quantifies how much an encrypted signal differs from its source. A BER near 0.5 indicates the encrypted output is completely random-mathematically indistinguishable from noise-a hallmark of strong encryption. A BER of 0.0 verifies perfect recovery of the original data upon decryption.
To validate scalability, engineers cascaded two Analog Guard® encryption stages, feeding the encrypted output of one stage into another. Results remained stable: BER[En1] = 0.5134, BER[En2] = 0.5114, and BER[De] = 0.0, confirming that encryption strength and fidelity are fully preserved even in multi-stage systems.
"Analog Guard® doesn't just encrypt data-it transforms it into statistically random signals that are impervious to both conventional and AI-based attacks," said Chris Hymel, Ph.D., President & CEO of Signal Advance, Inc. "Equally critical, the system restores data with absolute precision. That dual capability-complete unpredictability plus perfect recovery-defines the next frontier in cybersecurity hardware."
Dr. Hymel added, "These results demonstrate that Analog Guard® has moved well beyond concept status. It's now a scalable, defensible, and commercially viable platform designed to harden digital systems against evolving AI and quantum threats. This marks a pivotal step toward deployment in cybersecurity, defense, and secure communications markets."
AveragePenny
8月前
$SIGL Signal Advance Inc. Announces Strategic Advances in Cybersecurity Technology
https://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/SIGL/news/Signal-Advance-Inc-Announces-Strategic-Advances-in-Cybersecurity-Technology?id=495885
Rosharon, TX – October 2025 – Signal Advance, Inc. (OTC: SIGL), a technology innovator in next-generation cybersecurity solutions, today announced significant progress in the development and commercialization of its flagship Analog Guard® encryption platform, designed to deliver physics-based, signal-level protection against AI-driven and quantum-enabled cyber threats. With global cybercrime losses projected to exceed $10 trillion annually by 2030, Analog Guard® represents a transformative advancement in the fight against ransomware, financial fraud, and nation-state cyberattacks.
Key 2025 Milestones Driving Growth & Awareness
Federal Engagement: Meetings held with U.S. Congressmen to evaluate Analog Guard® applications in defense, homeland security, and critical infrastructure protection.
NSF Recognition: Invited to submit a formal proposal for non-dilutive NSF seed funding to accelerate Analog Guard® prototyping (proposal currently under review).
Patent Portfolio Expansion: Awarded U.S. Patent No. 12,126,720, with additional Continuation and Continuation-in-Part (U.S.) and international (PCT) applications to broaden global protection.
Subsidiary Planning: Evaluation underway to transfer Analog Guard® assets into a dedicated Analog Guard, Inc. subsidiary to strengthen growth strategy and attract targeted investment.
AI Resistance: Machine-learning tests confirm that Analog Guard® encrypted files and analog security keys cannot be distinguished by Convolutional Neural Networks, reinforcing itsAI-resistant architecture.
Scalability: the ability to cascade Analog Guard® encryption circuits to scale protection while maintaining 100% decryption accuracy verified in circuit simulations.
“Analog Guard® represents a fundamental shift in cybersecurity architecture,” stated Dr. Chris Hymel, CEO of Signal Advance Inc. “Our goal is to deliver a solution that reshapes the economics of cybercrime while protecting shareholder value. By targeting commercial, government, and defense markets, we are positioning Signal Advance (SIGL) at the forefront of next-generation cybersecurity.”
At the Company’s 2025 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, all proposals passed unanimously and Dr. Chris Hymel, Richard Seltzer, and Ron Stubbers were re-elected as Directors.