diff --git a/UsbDk/Trace.h b/UsbDk/Trace.h
index 7497b51..89bca49 100644
--- a/UsbDk/Trace.h
+++ b/UsbDk/Trace.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
         WPP_DEFINE_BIT(TRACE_FILTERDEVICE)                             \
         WPP_DEFINE_BIT(TRACE_WDFDEVICE)                                \
         WPP_DEFINE_BIT(TRACE_REDIRECTOR)                               \
+        WPP_DEFINE_BIT(TRACE_UTILS)                                    \
         )
 
 #define WPP_FLAG_LEVEL_LOGGER(flag, level)                                  \
diff --git a/UsbDk/UsbDkUtil.cpp b/UsbDk/UsbDkUtil.cpp
index ff5098b..7e320d5 100644
--- a/UsbDk/UsbDkUtil.cpp
+++ b/UsbDk/UsbDkUtil.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "Alloc.h"
 #include "UsbDkUtil.h"
+#include "Trace.h"
+#include "UsbDkUtil.tmh"
 
 NTSTATUS CWdmEvent::Wait(bool WithTimeout, LONGLONG Timeout, bool Alertable)
 {
@@ -54,3 +56,20 @@ bool CStringComparator::operator== (const UNICODE_STRING& Str)
 
     return RtlEqualMemory(m_String.Buffer, Str.Buffer, Str.Length);
 }
+
+PVOID DuplicateStaticBuffer(const void *Buffer, SIZE_T Length, POOL_TYPE PoolType)
+{
+    ASSERT(Buffer != nullptr);
+    ASSERT(Length > 0);
+
+    auto Duplicate = ExAllocatePoolWithTag(PoolType, Length, 'BDHR');
+    if (Duplicate != nullptr)
+    {
+        RtlCopyMemory(Duplicate, Buffer, Length);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        TraceEvents(TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR, TRACE_UTILS, "%!FUNC! Failed to allocate buffer");
+    }
+    return Duplicate;
+}
diff --git a/UsbDk/UsbDkUtil.h b/UsbDk/UsbDkUtil.h
index 4149c19..a6387f5 100644
--- a/UsbDk/UsbDkUtil.h
+++ b/UsbDk/UsbDkUtil.h
@@ -354,3 +354,5 @@ private:
     CString(const CString&) = delete;
     CString& operator= (const CString&) = delete;
 };
+
+PVOID DuplicateStaticBuffer(const void *Buffer, SIZE_T Length, POOL_TYPE PoolType = PagedPool);