Patents by Inventor Brian J. McMullen

Brian J. McMullen 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).

  • Security system for industrial control infrastructure using dynamic signatures
    Patent number: 10042354
    Abstract: An industrial control system hardened against malicious activity monitors highly dynamic control data to develop a dynamic thumbprint that can be evaluated to detect deviations from normal behavior of a type that suggest tampering or other attacks. Evaluation of the dynamic thumbprint may employ a set of ranges defining normal operation and reflecting known patterns of interrelationship between dynamic variables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sujeet Chand, David A. Vasko, Timothy Patrick Boppre, David A. Snyder, Alex Laurence Nicoll, Brian J. McMullen, Daniel B. Seger, John B. Dart
  • Active response security system for industrial control infrastructure
    Patent number: 9904785
    Abstract: An industrial controller resistant to malicious attacks may provide a graduated response employing the elements of the control system to reduce access to the control system, log data, and announce intrusion based on a dynamically evolving assessment of the severity of any detected security issues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sujeet Chand, David A. Vasko, Timothy Patrick Boppre, David A. Snyder, Alex Laurence Nicoll, Brian J. McMullen, Daniel B. Seger, John B. Dart
  • Rapid configuration security system for industrial control infrastructure
    Patent number: 9898607
    Abstract: A template for implementing a control system with security features provides a generic control program and device programs for distribution to one or more industrial controllers and associated control devices together with matching security programs for distribution to the control devices, the security programs providing for the generation of security thumbprints indicating the state of the control devices. The template may also be associated with a security-monitoring program that can receive and process the security thumbprints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sujeet Chand, David A. Vasko, Brian J. McMullen, Daniel B. Seger
  • Security system for industrial control infrastructure
    Patent number: 9817391
    Abstract: An industrial control system providing security against tampering or modification generates periodic state thumbprints defining a state of control elements that may be forwarded to a security or safety appliance for comparison to a benchmark thumbprint indicating no tampering. The transmitted state thumbprint may capture not only programs but also configuration and environmental states of the control element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sujeet Chand, David A. Vasko, Timothy Patrick Boppre, David A. Snyder, Alex Laurence Nicoll, Brian J. McMullen, Daniel B. Seger, John B. Dart, Timothy F. Roback, Paul G. Kucharski, Kevin Colloton
  • Active Response Security System for Industrial Control Infrastructure
    Publication number: 20160359825
    Abstract: An industrial controller resistant to malicious attacks may provide a graduated response employing the elements of the control system to reduce access to the control system, log data, and announce intrusion based on a dynamically evolving assessment of the severity of any detected security issues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Sujeet Chand, David A. Vasko, Timothy Patrick Boppre, David A. Snyder, Alex Laurence Nicoll, Brian J. McMullen, Daniel B. Seger, John B. Dart
  • Rapid Configuration Security System for Industrial Control Infrastructure
    Publication number: 20160359873
    Abstract: A template for implementing a control system with security features provides a generic control program and device programs for distribution to industrial controller and associated control devices together with matching security programs for distribution to the control devices, the security program providing for the generation of security thumbprints indicating the state of the control devices. The template may also be associated with a security-monitoring program that can receive and process the security thumbprints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Sujeet Chand, David A. Vasko, Brian J. McMullen, Daniel B. Seger
  • Security System for Industrial Control Infrastructure
    Publication number: 20160357176
    Abstract: An industrial control system providing security against tampering or modification generates periodic state thumbprints defining a state of control elements that may be forwarded to a security or safety appliance for comparison to a benchmark thumbprint indicating no tampering. The transmitted state thumbprint may capture not only programs but also configuration and environmental states of the control element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Sujeet Chand, David A. Vasko, Timothy Patrick Boppre, David A. Snyder, Alex Laurence Nicoll, Brian J. McMullen, Daniel B. Seger, John B. Dart, Timothy F. Roback, Paul G. Kucharski, Kevin Colloton
  • Security System for Industrial Control Infrastructure using Dynamic Signatures
    Publication number: 20160357177
    Abstract: An industrial control system hardened against malicious activity monitors highly dynamic control data to develop a dynamic thumbprint that can be evaluated to detect deviations from normal behavior of a type that suggest tampering or other attacks. Evaluation of the dynamic thumbprint may employ a set of ranges defining normal operation and reflecting known patterns of interrelationship between dynamic variables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Sujeet Chand, David A. Vasko, Timothy Patrick Boppre, David A. Snyder, Alex Laurence Nicoll, Brian J. McMullen, Daniel B. Seger, John B. Dart