Patents by Inventor Michael Jesse Mings

Michael Jesse Mings 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, systems, and devices for detecting and isolating device posing security threat
    Patent number: 9537882
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for detecting a security threat. The methods and systems comprise detecting that a first device is coupled with the first I/O interface, responsive to the detection that the first device is coupled with the first I/O interface, temporarily disabling data communication between the first and second I/O interfaces, acquiring a file from the detected first device via the first I/O interface, determining whether the acquired file poses a security threat, and responsive to a determination that the acquired file does not pose a security threat, enabling the data communication between the first and second I/O interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: FEDEX CORPORATED SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Perry Patteson, Edward Michael Maier, Michael Jesse Mings
  • METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR DETECTING AND ISOLATING DEVICE POSING SECURITY THREAT
    Publication number: 20160182554
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for detecting a security threat. The methods and systems comprise detecting that a first device is coupled with the first I/O interface, responsive to the detection that the first device is coupled with the first I/O interface, temporarily disabling data communication between the first and second I/O interfaces, acquiring a file from the detected first device via the first I/O interface, determining whether the acquired file poses a security threat, and responsive to a determination that the acquired file does not pose a security threat, enabling the data communication between the first and second I/O interfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: FedEx Corporate Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Perry Patteson, Edward Michael Maier, Michael Jesse Mings