Patents by Inventor Luis Vargas

Luis Vargas 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).

  • Patent number: 11953161
    Abstract: A system for monitoring pipeline leaks including a data acquisition unit configured to receive measurement data from a plurality of pipeline instruments, the measurement data corresponding to operation of a pipeline, at least one leak detection engine configured to receive at least a portion of the measurement data and generate at least one pipeline leak parameter, a process analyzer configured to receive at least a portion of the measurement data and determine a state of operation of the pipeline, and an orchestrator configured to determine whether a pipeline leak has occurred based on the pipeline leak parameters and the state of operation of the pipeline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Intelcon System C.A.
    Inventors: Andres Emilio Rosales Chinchilla, Carlos Rivero, Jesus Varajas, Jose Luis Buceta, Domingo Rafael Vargas, Adolfo Anibal Torres Camperos
  • Publication number: 20230259858
    Abstract: A multiplier is utilized to quantify a cybersecurity risk level of a portfolio of entities (e.g., companies) and enable actions to mitigate that quantified risk. In doing so, features or attributes of one or more companies in a portfolio are compared to features or attributes of one or more companies that experienced an adverse cybersecurity event (e.g. a data breach). Further, a degree of dependency, such as a matrix of a number of shared vendors and the proximity of those vendors to the companies, can be measured between (1) portfolio companies and one or more companies that experienced a cybersecurity event, and/or (2) the portfolio companies themselves to better quantify the risk. That is, to more meaningfully analyze a cybersecurity event that occurred at one or more companies and better predict the likelihood of an occurrence at portfolio companies, embodiments can determine an n-degree interdependency between companies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Jue Mo, Luis Vargas, A. Robert Sohval
  • Patent number: 11694694
    Abstract: A method is provided for identifying synthetic “deep-fake” audio samples versus organic audio samples. Methods may include: generating a model of a vocal tract using one or more organic audio samples from a user; identifying a set of bigram-feature pairs from the one or more audio samples; estimating the cross-sectional area of the vocal tract of the user when speaking the set of bigram-feature pairs; receiving a candidate audio sample; identifying bigram-feature pairs of the candidate audio sample that are in the set of bigram-feature pairs; calculating a cross-sectional area of a theoretical vocal tract of a user when speaking the identified bigram-feature pairs; and identifying the candidate audio sample as a deep-fake audio sample in response to the calculated cross-sectional area of the theoretical vocal tract of a user failing to correspond within a predetermined measure of the estimated cross sectional area of the vocal tract of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Patrick G. Traynor, Kevin Butler, Logan E. Blue, Luis Vargas, Kevin S. Warren, Hadi Abdullah, Cassidy Gibson, Jessica Nicole Odell
  • Publication number: 20230157344
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to improving immune function by improving or increasing the function of immune cells, promoting adequate hydration, and supplying essential nutrients and amino acids that the immune system requires to function. The supplement composition of the present invention comprises: Collagen Peptides, 1-glutamine, 1-arginine, Baker's Yeast Beta Glucan, 1-tryptophan, Heat-Killed Lactobacillus plantarum, vitamins, and minerals. Immune system function is improved using this combination of components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: KURT SEIDENSTICKER, KATIE COTE, CRISTINA CUTRI, COREY FRIESE, LUIS VARGAS
  • Patent number: 11657352
    Abstract: A multiplier is utilized to quantify a cybersecurity risk level of a portfolio of entities (e.g., companies) and enable actions to mitigate that quantified risk. In doing so, features or attributes of one or more companies in a portfolio are compared to features or attributes of one or more companies that experienced an adverse cybersecurity event (e.g. a data breach). Further, a degree of dependency, such as a matrix of a number of shared vendors and the proximity of those vendors to the companies, can be measured between (1) portfolio companies and one or more companies that experienced a cybersecurity event, and/or (2) the portfolio companies themselves to better quantify the risk. That is, to more meaningfully analyze a cybersecurity event that occurred at one or more companies and better predict the likelihood of an occurrence at portfolio companies, embodiments can determine an n-degree interdependency between companies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: SecurityScorecard, Inc.
    Inventors: Jue Mo, Luis Vargas, A. Robert Sohval
  • Publication number: 20220036904
    Abstract: A method is provided for identifying synthetic “deep-fake” audio samples versus organic audio samples. Methods may include: generating a model of a vocal tract using one or more organic audio samples from a user; identifying a set of bigram-feature pairs from the one or more audio samples; estimating the cross-sectional area of the vocal tract of the user when speaking the set of bigram-feature pairs; receiving a candidate audio sample; identifying bigram-feature pairs of the candidate audio sample that are in the set of bigram-feature pairs; calculating a cross-sectional area of a theoretical vocal tract of a user when speaking the identified bigram-feature pairs; and identifying the candidate audio sample as a deep-fake audio sample in response to the calculated cross-sectional area of the theoretical vocal tract of a user failing to correspond within a predetermined measure of the estimated cross sectional area of the vocal tract of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Patrick G. TRAYNOR, Kevin BUTLER, Logan E. BLUE, Luis VARGAS, Kevin S. WARREN, Hadi ABDULLAH, Cassidy GIBSON, Jessica Nicole ODELL
  • Patent number: 11176960
    Abstract: A system for distinguishing between a human voice generated command and an electronic speaker generated command is provided. An exemplary system comprises a microphone array for receiving an audio signal collection, preprocessing circuitry configured for converting the audio signal collection into processed recorded audio signals, energy balance metric determination circuitry configured for calculating a final energy balance metric based on the processed recorded audio signals, and energy balance metric evaluation circuitry for outputting a command originator signal based at least in part on the final energy balance metric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
    Inventors: Patrick G. Traynor, Logan E. Blue, Luis Vargas
  • Publication number: 20210264336
    Abstract: A multiplier is utilized to quantify a cybersecurity risk level of a portfolio of entities (e.g., companies) and enable actions to mitigate that quantified risk. In doing so, features or attributes of one or more companies in a portfolio are compared to features or attributes of one or more companies that experienced an adverse cybersecurity event (e.g. a data breach). Further, a degree of dependency, such as a matrix of a number of shared vendors and the proximity of those vendors to the companies, can be measured between (1) portfolio companies and one or more companies that experienced a cybersecurity event, and/or (2) the portfolio companies themselves to better quantify the risk. That is, to more meaningfully analyze a cybersecurity event that occurred at one or more companies and better predict the likelihood of an occurrence at portfolio companies, embodiments can determine an n-degree interdependency between companies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Jue MO, Luis Vargas, A. Robert Sohval
  • Patent number: 10990916
    Abstract: A multiplier is utilized to quantify a cybersecurity risk level of a portfolio of entities (e.g., companies) and enable actions to mitigate that quantified risk. In doing so, features or attributes of one or more companies in a portfolio are compared to features or attributes of one or more companies that experienced an adverse cybersecurity event (e.g. a data breach). Further, a degree of dependency, such as a matrix of a number of shared vendors and the proximity of those vendors to the companies, can be measured between (1) portfolio companies and one or more companies that experienced a cybersecurity event, and/or (2) the portfolio companies themselves to better quantify the risk. That is, to more meaningfully analyze a cybersecurity event that occurred at one or more companies and better predict the likelihood of an occurrence at portfolio companies, embodiments can determine an n-degree interdependency between companies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: SecurityScorecard, Inc.
    Inventors: Jue Mo, Luis Vargas, A. Robert Sohval
  • Publication number: 20200293963
    Abstract: A multiplier is utilized to quantify a cybersecurity risk level of a portfolio of entities (e.g., companies) and enable actions to mitigate that quantified risk. In doing so, features or attributes of one or more companies in a portfolio are compared to features or attributes of one or more companies that experienced an adverse cybersecurity event (e.g. a data breach). Further, a degree of dependency, such as a matrix of a number of shared vendors and the proximity of those vendors to the companies, can be measured between (1) portfolio companies and one or more companies that experienced a cybersecurity event, and/or (2) the portfolio companies themselves to better quantify the risk. That is, to more meaningfully analyze a cybersecurity event that occurred at one or more companies and better predict the likelihood of an occurrence at portfolio companies, embodiments can determine an n-degree interdependency between companies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Jue MO, Luis Vargas, A. Robert Sohval
  • Patent number: 10764043
    Abstract: Systems and methods for call authentication are provided. A method can include an enrollment protocol that ensures users control the number they claim to own, a handshake protocol that mutually authenticates the calling parties, and a call integrity protocol that ensures the security of the voice channel and the content it carries. A server can act as either an endpoint or intermediary between user clients and client-server architecture can be employed. All protocols can include end-to-end cryptography and the enrollment protocol can issue a certificate that binds the identity of the client to a phone number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
    Inventors: Patrick G. Traynor, Bradley G. Reaves, Logan E. Blue, Luis Vargas, Hadi Abdullah, Thomas Shrimpton
  • Patent number: 10671957
    Abstract: A multiplier is utilized to quantify a cybersecurity risk level of a portfolio of entities (e.g., companies) and enable actions to mitigate that quantified risk. In doing so, features or attributes of one or more companies in a portfolio are compared to features or attributes of one or more companies that experienced an adverse cybersecurity event (e.g. a data breach). Further, a degree of dependency, such as a matrix of a number of shared vendors and the proximity of those vendors to the companies, can be measured between (1) portfolio companies and one or more companies that experienced a cybersecurity event, and/or (2) the portfolio companies themselves to better quantify the risk. That is, to more meaningfully analyze a cybersecurity event that occurred at one or more companies and better predict the likelihood of an occurrence at portfolio companies, embodiments can determine an n-degree interdependency between companies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: SecurityScorecard, Inc.
    Inventors: Jue Mo, Luis Vargas, A. Robert Sohval
  • Patent number: 10614401
    Abstract: A multiplier is utilized to quantify a cybersecurity risk level of a portfolio of entities (e.g., companies) and enable actions to mitigate that quantified risk. In doing so, features or attributes of one or more companies in a portfolio are compared to features or attributes of one or more companies that experienced an adverse cybersecurity event (e.g. a data breach). Further, a degree of dependency, such as a matrix of a number of shared vendors and the proximity of those vendors to the companies, can be measured between (1) portfolio companies and one or more companies that experienced a cybersecurity event, and/or (2) the portfolio companies themselves to better quantify the risk. That is, to more meaningfully analyze a cybersecurity event that occurred at one or more companies and better predict the likelihood of an occurrence at portfolio companies, embodiments can determine an n-degree interdependency between companies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: SecurityScorecard, Inc.
    Inventors: Jue Mo, Luis Vargas, A. Robert Sohval
  • Publication number: 20190385634
    Abstract: A system for distinguishing between a human voice generated command and an electronic speaker generated command is provided. An exemplary system comprises a microphone array for receiving an audio signal collection, preprocessing circuitry configured for converting the audio signal collection into processed recorded audio signals, energy balance metric determination circuitry configured for calculating a final energy balance metric based on the processed recorded audio signals, and energy balance metric evaluation circuitry for outputting a command originator signal based at least in part on the final energy balance metric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Patrick G. Traynor, Logan E. Blue, Luis Vargas
  • Publication number: 20190378067
    Abstract: A multiplier is utilized to quantify a cybersecurity risk level of a portfolio of entities (e.g., companies) and enable actions to mitigate that quantified risk. In doing so, features or attributes of one or more companies in a portfolio are compared to features or attributes of one or more companies that experienced an adverse cybersecurity event (e.g. a data breach). Further, a degree of dependency, such as a matrix of a number of shared vendors and the proximity of those vendors to the companies, can be measured between (1) portfolio companies and one or more companies that experienced a cybersecurity event, and/or (2) the portfolio companies themselves to better quantify the risk. That is, to more meaningfully analyze a cybersecurity event that occurred at one or more companies and better predict the likelihood of an occurrence at portfolio companies, embodiments can determine an n-degree interdependency between companies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Jue Mo, Luis Vargas, A. Robert Sohval
  • Patent number: 10438155
    Abstract: A multiplier is utilized to quantify a cybersecurity risk level of a portfolio of entities (e.g., companies) and enable actions to mitigate that quantified risk. In doing so, features or attributes of one or more companies in a portfolio are compared to features or attributes of one or more companies that experienced an adverse cybersecurity event (e.g. a data breach). Further, a degree of dependency, such as a matrix of a number of shared vendors and the proximity of those vendors to the companies, can be measured between (1) portfolio companies and one or more companies that experienced a cybersecurity event, and/or (2) the portfolio companies themselves to better quantify the risk. That is, to more meaningfully analyze a cybersecurity event that occurred at one or more companies and better predict the likelihood of an occurrence at portfolio companies, embodiments can determine an n-degree interdependency between companies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: SecurityScorecard, Inc.
    Inventors: Jue Mo, Luis Vargas, A. Robert Sohval
  • Publication number: 20190147378
    Abstract: A multiplier is utilized to quantify a cybersecurity risk level of a portfolio of entities (e.g., companies) and enable actions to mitigate that quantified risk. In doing so, features or attributes of one or more companies in a portfolio are compared to features or attributes of one or more companies that experienced an adverse cybersecurity event (e.g. a data breach). Further, a degree of dependency, such as a matrix of a number of shared vendors and the proximity of those vendors to the companies, can be measured between (1) portfolio companies and one or more companies that experienced a cybersecurity event, and/or (2) the portfolio companies themselves to better quantify the risk. That is, to more meaningfully analyze a cybersecurity event that occurred at one or more companies and better predict the likelihood of an occurrence at portfolio companies, embodiments can determine an n-degree interdependency between companies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Jue Mo, Luis Vargas, A. Robert Sohval
  • Patent number: 10217071
    Abstract: A multiplier is utilized to quantify a cybersecurity risk level of a portfolio of entities (e.g., companies) and enable actions to mitigate that quantified risk. In doing so, features or attributes of one or more companies in a portfolio are compared to features or attributes of one or more companies that experienced an adverse cybersecurity event (e.g. a data breach). Further, a degree of dependency, such as a matrix of a number of shared vendors and the proximity of those vendors to the companies, can be measured between (1) portfolio companies and one or more companies that experienced a cybersecurity event, and/or (2) the portfolio companies themselves to better quantify the risk. That is, to more meaningfully analyze a cybersecurity event that occurred at one or more companies and better predict the likelihood of an occurrence at portfolio companies, embodiments can determine an n-degree interdependency between companies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: SecurityScorecard, Inc.
    Inventors: Jue Mo, Luis Vargas, A. Robert Sohval
  • Publication number: 20190034845
    Abstract: A multiplier is utilized to quantify a cybersecurity risk level of a portfolio of entities (e.g., companies) and enable actions to mitigate that quantified risk. In doing so, features or attributes of one or more companies in a portfolio are compared to features or attributes of one or more companies that experienced an adverse cybersecurity event (e.g. a data breach). Further, a degree of dependency, such as a matrix of a number of shared vendors and the proximity of those vendors to the companies, can be measured between (1) portfolio companies and one or more companies that experienced a cybersecurity event, and/or (2) the portfolio companies themselves to better quantify the risk. That is, to more meaningfully analyze a cybersecurity event that occurred at one or more companies and better predict the likelihood of an occurrence at portfolio companies, embodiments can determine an n-degree interdependency between companies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: JUE MO, LUIS VARGAS, A. ROBERT SOHVAL
  • Publication number: 20190034846
    Abstract: A multiplier is utilized to quantify a cybersecurity risk level of a portfolio of entities (e.g., companies) and enable actions to mitigate that quantified risk. In doing so, features or attributes of one or more companies in a portfolio are compared to features or attributes of one or more companies that experienced an adverse cybersecurity event (e.g. a data breach). Further, a degree of dependency, such as a matrix of a number of shared vendors and the proximity of those vendors to the companies, can be measured between (1) portfolio companies and one or more companies that experienced a cybersecurity event, and/or (2) the portfolio companies themselves to better quantify the risk. That is, to more meaningfully analyze a cybersecurity event that occurred at one or more companies and better predict the likelihood of an occurrence at portfolio companies, embodiments can determine an n-degree interdependency between companies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Jue Mo, Luis Vargas, A. Robert Sohval