Patents by Inventor Brett Thomas Molen

Brett Thomas Molen 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).

  • Monitoring and reporting policy compliance of home networks
    Patent number: 8522304
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for monitoring and configuring home networks for a variety of purposes such as, for example, facilitating secure communications between the home network and a remote network, and facilitating provision of a service by a service provider such as, for example, a cellular carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Ibahn General Holdings Corporation
    Inventors: Brett Thomas Molen, George B. Norr, John Thomas Welch, Richard L. Ehlers, Wael R. Midani
  • Security for mobile devices in a wireless network
    Patent number: 8255681
    Abstract: A network and associated methods and apparatus are described. The network includes a wireless access node which is operable to receive first packets from a plurality of wireless computing devices attempting to access the network. Each of the first packets corresponds to one of a plurality of traffic types. At least one of the traffic types corresponds to an encrypted wireless protocol. The wireless access node is configured to associate one of a plurality of identifiers with each of the first packets. Each of the plurality of identifiers corresponds to one of the plurality of traffic types. The wireless access node is further configured to transmit all first packets received from the wireless computing devices to a gateway on the network regardless of destination addresses associated with the first packets. The gateway is operable to determine that a particular one of the first packets from a first one of the wireless computing devices is directed to a second computing device on the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Ibahn General Holdings Corporation
    Inventors: Brett Thomas Molen, Jan M. DeHoop, Nichol Fife Draper, Richard L. Ehlers
  • Detection of multiple users of a network access node
    Patent number: 7474617
    Abstract: Techniques are described for detecting use of a network access node by multiple users to gain access to a network. Packets are received from a network device in communication with the network access node. The packets are evaluated with reference to a plurality of metrics. Each of the metrics is independently representative of an estimated number of user devices from which the packets originate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: IBahn General Holdings Corporation
    Inventors: Brett Thomas Molen, Darrell Richard Burns, Douglass Ervan Burns, Nichol Fife Draper, Richard L. Ehlers
  • MONITORING AND REPORTING POLICY COMPLIANCE OF HOME NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20080066145
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for monitoring and configuring home networks for a variety of purposes such as, for example, facilitating secure communications between the home network and a remote network, and facilitating provision of a service by a service provider such as, for example, a cellular carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: IBAHN GENERAL HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Brett Thomas Molen, George B. Norr, John Thomas Welch, Richard L. Ehlers, Wael R. Midani