Patents by Inventor Joseph F. Scates

Joseph F. Scates 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).

  • Method of risk management across a mission support network
    Patent number: 8112304
    Abstract: A method of risk management across a mission support network is provided, including identifying a mission of the mission support network, and identifying, by a computer processor, assets of the mission support network. The assets include a mission asset to support the mission and a support asset to provide support to the mission asset. Each of the assets is characterized by a criticality index value to measure how important the asset is to a performance of the mission, and a vulnerability index value to measure a vulnerability of the asset to a threat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventor: Joseph F. Scates
  • Method of risk management across a mission support network
    Patent number: 8046253
    Abstract: A method of risk management across a mission support network is provided, including identifying a mission of the mission support network, and identifying, by a computer processor, assets of the mission support network. The assets include a mission asset to support the mission and a support asset to provide support to the mission asset. Each of the assets is characterized by a criticality index value to measure how important the asset is to a performance of the mission, and a vulnerability index value to measure a vulnerability of the asset to a threat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventor: Joseph F. Scates
  • Method and apparatus for critical infrastructure protection
    Patent number: 7953620
    Abstract: A method of risk management across a mission support network is provided, including identifying a mission of the mission support network, and identifying, by a computer processor, assets of the mission support network. The assets include a mission asset to support the mission and a support asset to provide support to the mission asset. Each of the assets is characterized by a criticality index value to measure how important the asset is to a performance of the mission, and a vulnerability index value to measure a vulnerability of the asset to a threat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventor: Joseph F. Scates
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION
    Publication number: 20100042918
    Abstract: A method of risk management across a mission support network is provided, including identifying a mission of the mission support network, and identifying, by a computer processor, assets of the mission support network. The assets include a mission asset to support the mission and a support asset to provide support to the mission asset. Each of the assets is characterized by a criticality index value to measure how important the asset is to a performance of the mission, and a vulnerability index value to measure a vulnerability of the asset to a threat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventor: Joseph F. Scates
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION
    Publication number: 20100042472
    Abstract: A method of risk management across a mission support network is provided, including identifying a mission of the mission support network, and identifying, by a computer processor, assets of the mission support network. The assets include a mission asset to support the mission and a support asset to provide support to the mission asset. Each of the assets is characterized by a criticality index value to measure how important the asset is to a performance of the mission, and a vulnerability index value to measure a vulnerability of the asset to a threat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventor: Joseph F. Scates
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION
    Publication number: 20100043074
    Abstract: A method of risk management across a mission support network is provided, including identifying a mission of the mission support network, and identifying, by a computer processor, assets of the mission support network. The assets include a mission asset to support the mission and a support asset to provide support to the mission asset. Each of the assets is characterized by a criticality index value to measure how important the asset is to a performance of the mission, and a vulnerability index value to measure a vulnerability of the asset to a threat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventor: Joseph F. Scates