Patents by Inventor Brian McFeely
Brian McFeely 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).
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Publication number: 20250373565Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for generating, sending, and receiving messages in a networked environment using autonomous (or semi-autonomous) agents. In one example of the disclosed technology, a method of controlling message flow in a computer network comprising a plurality of agents, agent data consumers, and an agent message bridge configured to send messages by receiving a set of messages, at least some of the messages including a message type, queuing the set of messages in a spooler that includes an indication of the respective message type for each of the messages, receive an indication that sending some of the messages queued in the spooler should be delayed for one or more indicated message types, and sending at least one of the messages to a selected one or more of the agent data consumers, the sent messages not being of the indicated message types.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2025Publication date: December 4, 2025Inventors: Gwendolyn Meredith Hunt, Benjamin J. Jansen, Eric L. Delaney, Ryan Larson, Mitch Thomas, Brian McFeely
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Patent number: 12395448Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for generating, sending, and receiving messages in a networked environment using autonomous (or semi-autonomous) agents. In one example of the disclosed technology, a method of controlling message flow in a computer network comprising a plurality of agents, agent data consumers, and an agent message bridge configured to send messages by receiving a set of messages, at least some of the messages including a message type, queuing the set of messages in a spooler that includes an indication of the respective message type for each of the messages, receive an indication that sending some of the messages queued in the spooler should be delayed for one or more indicated message types, and sending at least one of the messages to a selected one or more of the agent data consumers, the sent messages not being of the indicated message types.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2023Date of Patent: August 19, 2025Assignee: TRIPWIRE, INC.Inventors: Gwendolyn Meredith Hunt, Benjamin J. Jansen, Eric L. Delaney, Ryan Larson, Mitch Thomas, Brian McFeely
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Publication number: 20240113984Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for generating, sending, and receiving messages in a networked environment using autonomous (or semi-autonomous) agents. In one example of the disclosed technology, a method of controlling message flow in a computer network comprising a plurality of agents, agent data consumers, and an agent message bridge configured to send messages by receiving a set of messages, at least some of the messages including a message type, queuing the set of messages in a spooler that includes an indication of the respective message type for each of the messages, receive an indication that sending some of the messages queued in the spooler should be delayed for one or more indicated message types, and sending at least one of the messages to a selected one or more of the agent data consumers, the sent messages not being of the indicated message types.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Gwendolyn Meredith Hunt, Benjamin J. Jansen, Eric L. Delaney, Ryan Larson, Mitch Thomas, Brian McFeely
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Patent number: 11863460Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for generating, sending, and receiving messages in a networked environment using autonomous (or semi-autonomous) agents. In one example of the disclosed technology, a method of controlling message flow in a computer network comprising a plurality of agents, agent data consumers, and an agent message bridge configured to send messages by receiving a set of messages, at least some of the messages including a message type, queuing the set of messages in a spooler that includes an indication of the respective message type for each of the messages, receive an indication that sending some of the messages queued in the spooler should be delayed for one or more indicated message types, and sending at least one of the messages to a selected one or more of the agent data consumers, the sent messages not being of the indicated message types.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: TRIPWIRE, INC.Inventors: Gwendolyn Meredith Hunt, Benjamin J. Jansen, Eric L Delaney, Ryan Larson, Mitch Thomas, Brian McFeely
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Patent number: 11218297Abstract: Disclosed below are representative embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for managing one or more cybersecurity tools that are deployed to help protect electronic assets in an IT infrastructure—including, for example, one or more security configuration management tools, vulnerability management tools, event logging tools, or other IT infrastructure security or monitoring tools that are used to monitor, secure, and/or control assets in an IT infrastructure. In one example, a request to install local software for access to a remote security control service is received from a remote user at a remote device; and data for installing the local software is transmitted to the remote user. In certain implementations, the data for installing the local software further includes a public cryptographic certificate.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2019Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Tripwire, Inc.Inventors: Joshua Hegg, Devon Gleeson, Brian McFeely, Craig Meinschein, Guy Gascoigne-Piggford, Jack Truong
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Patent number: 11159439Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for generating, sending, and receiving messages in a networked environment using autonomous (or semi-autonomous) agents. In one example of the disclosed technology, a method of controlling message flow in a computer network comprising a plurality of agents, agent data consumers, and an agent message bridge configured to send messages by receiving a set of messages, at least some of the messages including a message type, queuing the set of messages in a spooler that includes an indication of the respective message type for each of the messages, receive an indication that sending some of the messages queued in the spooler should be delayed for one or more indicated message types, and sending at least one of the messages to a selected one or more of the agent data consumers, the sent messages not being of the indicated message types.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2019Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Tripwire, Inc.Inventors: Gwendolyn Meredith Hunt, Benjamin J. Jansen, Eric L. Delaney, Ryan Larson, Mitch Thomas, Brian McFeely
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Patent number: 10313257Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for generating, sending, and receiving messages in a networked environment using autonomous (or semi-autonomous) agents. In one example of the disclosed technology, a method of controlling message flow in a computer network comprising a plurality of agents, agent data consumers, and an agent message bridge configured to send messages by receiving a set of messages, at least some of the messages including a message type, queuing the set of messages in a spooler that includes an indication of the respective message type for each of the messages, receive an indication that sending some of the messages queued in the spooler should be delayed for one or more indicated message types, and sending at least one of the messages to a selected one or more of the agent data consumers, the sent messages not being of the indicated message types.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2015Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: Tripwire, Inc.Inventors: Gwendolyn Meredith Hunt, Benjamin J. Jansen, Eric L. Delaney, Ryan Larson, Mitch Thomas, Brian McFeely
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Patent number: 9323549Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and systems for triggering scripts based upon an alert within a virtual infrastructure. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2013Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: Tripwire, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Wagner, Brian McFeely, Robert DiFalco
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Publication number: 20140082620Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and systems for triggering scripts based upon an alert within a virtual infrastructure. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2013Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: TRIPWIRE, INC.Inventors: Andrew Wagner, Brian McFeely, Robert DiFalco
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Patent number: 8566823Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and systems for triggering scripts based upon an alert within a virtual infrastructure. For example, in response to detection of an event within the virtual infrastructure, a component is configured to generate an alert for a virtual machine and/or virtual object due to the event. The affected virtual machine and/or virtual object is represented and/or organized into a format against which a script may be executed. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2010Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Tripwire, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Wagner, Brian McFeely, Robert DiFalco
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Publication number: 20110197189Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and systems for triggering scripts based upon an alert within a virtual infrastructure. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2010Publication date: August 11, 2011Applicant: TRIPWIRE, INC.Inventors: Andrew Wagner, Brian McFeely, Robert DiFalco