Patents by Inventor Dan Halver Ussing

Dan Halver Ussing has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods and apparatus to provide a role-based user interface
    Patent number: 11774927
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to provide a role-based user interface are disclosed herein. An example system disclosed includes a display device to depict a user interface. The example system also includes a processor. The example processor is to receive object information for an object in a process control system during a session, determine a user role based on the session, determine whether the object information is qualifying information based on the user role, and display the object information via the user interface when the object information is qualifying information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Bryan Michael Jones, Cindy A. Scott, Molly Marie Firkins, Dan Halver Ussing, James R. Balentine
  • Process Control Software Security Architecture Based On Least Privileges
    Publication number: 20220198047
    Abstract: A process control system software security architecture, that is more effective at preventing zero-day or other types of malware attacks, implements the use of “least privileges” when executing the applications and services run within a computer device. The least privileges based architecture separates “service” processes from desktop applications that run on behalf of a logged-on user by partitioning the global namespace of the software system into service namespaces and logged-on user namespaces, and by strictly controlling communications between the applications and services in these different namespaces using interprocess communications. Moreover, the security architecture uses custom accounts to assure that each service process has the least set of privileges that are needed for implementing its function regardless of the privileges associated with the calling application or user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Lee Allen Neitzel, Dan Halver Ussing
  • Process control software security architecture based on least privileges
    Patent number: 11275861
    Abstract: A process control system software security architecture, that is more effective at preventing zero-day or other types of malware attacks, implements the use of “least privileges” when executing the applications and services run within a computer device. The least privileges based architecture separates “service” processes from desktop applications that run on behalf of a logged-on user by partitioning the global namespace of the software system into service namespaces and logged-on user namespaces, and by strictly controlling communications between the applications and services in these different namespaces using interprocess communications. Moreover, the security architecture uses custom accounts to assure that each service process has the least set of privileges that are needed for implementing its function regardless of the privileges associated with the calling application or user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Lee Allen Neitzel, Dan Halver Ussing
  • PROCESS CONTROL SOFTWARE SECURITY ARCHITECTURE BASED ON LEAST PRIVILEGES
    Publication number: 20160026813
    Abstract: A process control system software security architecture, that is more effective at preventing zero-day or other types of malware attacks, implements the use of “least privileges” when executing the applications and services run within a computer device. The least privileges based architecture separates “service” processes from desktop applications that run on behalf of a logged-on user by partitioning the global namespace of the software system into service namespaces and logged-on user namespaces, and by strictly controlling communications between the applications and services in these different namespaces using interprocess communications. Moreover, the security architecture uses custom accounts to assure that each service process has the least set of privileges that are needed for implementing its function regardless of the privileges associated with the calling application or user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Lee Allen Neitzel, Dan Halver Ussing
  • Methods and apparatus to provide layered security for interface access control
    Patent number: 8887242
    Abstract: Example methods and apparatus to provide layered security for interface access control are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Lee Allen Neitzel, Dan Halver Ussing, Jr., Robert Kent Huba
  • MEHTODS AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE LAYERED SECURITY FOR INTERFACE ACCESS CONTROL
    Publication number: 20100263025
    Abstract: Example methods and apparatus to provide layered security for interface access control are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Lee Allen Neitzel, Dan Halver Ussing, JR., Robert Kent Huba