ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,217, issued on April 7.
"Thermite block for stored-data destruction" was invented by Carlo Scevola (Santo Domigo, Dominican Republic).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "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."
The patent was file...