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).

  • Publication number: 20240113984
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Gwendolyn Meredith Hunt, Benjamin J. Jansen, Eric L. Delaney, Ryan Larson, Mitch Thomas, Brian McFeely
  • Patent number: 11863460
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: TRIPWIRE, INC.
    Inventors: Gwendolyn Meredith Hunt, Benjamin J. Jansen, Eric L Delaney, Ryan Larson, Mitch Thomas, Brian McFeely
  • Patent number: 11218297
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Tripwire, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Hegg, Devon Gleeson, Brian McFeely, Craig Meinschein, Guy Gascoigne-Piggford, Jack Truong
  • Patent number: 11159439
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Tripwire, Inc.
    Inventors: Gwendolyn Meredith Hunt, Benjamin J. Jansen, Eric L. Delaney, Ryan Larson, Mitch Thomas, Brian McFeely
  • Patent number: 10313257
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Tripwire, Inc.
    Inventors: Gwendolyn Meredith Hunt, Benjamin J. Jansen, Eric L. Delaney, Ryan Larson, Mitch Thomas, Brian McFeely
  • Patent number: 9323549
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Tripwire, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Wagner, Brian McFeely, Robert DiFalco
  • Publication number: 20140082620
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: TRIPWIRE, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew Wagner, Brian McFeely, Robert DiFalco
  • Patent number: 8566823
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Tripwire, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Wagner, Brian McFeely, Robert DiFalco
  • Publication number: 20110197189
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: TRIPWIRE, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew Wagner, Brian McFeely, Robert DiFalco