Patents by Inventor Durwood A. Hicks

Durwood A. Hicks 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).

  • Network-based file scanning and solution delivery in real time
    Patent number: 7302706
    Abstract: A system, method and computer program product are provided for a network-based method for scanning date. First, data is received from a client at a server utilizing a network. The data is scanned at the server for analysis purposes. A solution is generated at the server if malicious code is found in the data during the scanning. The solution is sent from the server to the client utilizing the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc
    Inventors: Durwood A. Hicks, Vincent P. Gullotto