Patents by Inventor Bryan Daugherty

Bryan Daugherty 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: 20230121158
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided in relation to an autonomous computer system that can defend against known and unknown virus and malware attacks. Various embodiments include a Virus Autonomous Defense System (VADS) can on its own without human intervention once it is turned on. Embodiments can incorporate hardware coupled with various types of artificial Intelligence software and systems to perform response functions including closing ports that are being compromised, analyze an attack, and develop software scripts (signatures) to defend against future attacks, and create responses which defeat an attack that can include a follow on response of freeing up an attacked port for continual operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Michael A. Meinhart, Bryan Daugherty
  • Patent number: 11468380
    Abstract: Plan of action and milestones (POA&M) automated generation engine (PAGE) systems are provided along with related methods. A number of distributed tamper protected configuration scanning systems configured to scan computer files in selected target systems across a network and generate target system configuration scan results files. The PAGE system also includes a number of POA&M configuration selection user interfaces and visualization systems enabling users to select, inform, and customize POA&M outputs based on POA&M configuration files that include POA&M library files that are associated with different types of plans or actions (e.g., cyber security configuration for networked computers). An expert system is also provided for receiving a plurality of configuration file inputs (e.g., configuration scan results file and various baseline files, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Bryan Daugherty, Christopher A. Parker, Tanya L. West, Justin A. Sargent
  • Publication number: 20210158252
    Abstract: Plan of action and milestones (POA&M) automated generation engine (PAGE) systems are provided along with related methods. A number of distributed tamper protected configuration scanning systems configured to scan computer files in selected target systems across a network and generate target system configuration scan results files. The PAGE system also includes a number of POA&M configuration selection user interfaces and visualization systems enabling users to select, inform, and customize POA&M outputs based on POA&M configuration files that include POA&M library files that are associated with different types of plans or actions (e.g., cyber security configuration for networked computers). An expert system is also provided for receiving a plurality of configuration file inputs (e.g., configuration scan results file and various baseline files, e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Bryan Daugherty, Christopher A. Parker, Tanya L. West, Justin A. Sargent
  • Patent number: 10949784
    Abstract: Plan of action and milestones (POA&M) automated generation engine (PAGE) systems are provided along with related methods. A number of distributed tamper protected configuration scanning systems configured to scan computer files in selected target systems across a network and generate target system configuration scan results files. The PAGE system also includes a number of POA&M configuration selection user interfaces and visualization systems enabling users to select, inform, and customize POA&M outputs based on POA&M configuration files that include POA&M library files that are associated with different types of plans or actions (e.g., cyber security configuration for networked computers). An expert system is also provided for receiving a plurality of configuration file inputs (e.g., configuration scan results file and various baseline files, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Bryan Daugherty, Christopher A. Parker, Tanya L. West, Justin A. Sargent
  • Patent number: 10462186
    Abstract: Various embodiments and related methods are provided that can include or operate a variety of modular systems such as a group of user interfaces and software modules which receive inputs from the user interfaces to perform Secure Configuration Evaluation, Remediation, and Reporting Tool tasks. Exemplary modules can include a scan or current state module to populate and/or identify a current state configuration as well as collecting available information on available vulnerability patches or system updates, a software, update, and/or patch configuration selection module that generates a “picklist” user interface for all available software, patches or updates or optionally patches or updates that meet one or more search criteria associated with a baseline data, a data store with install files for all selected or available software, patches or updates selected with the picklist user interface, an installer export package system to generate install packages, and an access/use verification system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Bryan Daugherty, Christopher A. Parker, Michael A. Meinhart, William J. Terrell
  • Publication number: 20180091558
    Abstract: Various embodiments and related methods are provided that can include or operate a variety of modular systems such as, a group of user interfaces and software modules which receive inputs from the user interfaces to perform Secure Configuration Evaluation, Remediation, and Reporting Tool tasks. Exemplary modules can include a scan or current state module to populate and/or identify a current state configuration as well as collecting available information on available vulnerability patches or system updates, a software, update, and/or patch configuration selection module that generates a “picklist” user interface for all available software, patches or updates or optionally patches or updates that meet one or more search criteria associated with a baseline data, a data store with install files for all selected or available software, patches or updates selected with the picklist user interface, an installer export package system to generate install packages, and an access/use verification system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Bryan Daugherty, Michael A. Meinhart, Christopher A. Parker, William Terrell
  • Publication number: 20180053132
    Abstract: Plan of action and milestones (POA&M) automated generation engine (PAGE) systems are provided along with related methods. A number of distributed tamper protected configuration scanning systems configured to scan computer files in selected target systems across a network and generate target system configuration scan results files. The PAGE system also includes a number of POA&M configuration selection user interfaces and visualization systems enabling users to select, inform, and customize POA&M outputs based on POA&M configuration files that include POA&M library files that are associated with different types of plans or actions (e.g., cyber security configuration for networked computers). An expert system is also provided for receiving a plurality of configuration file inputs (e.g., configuration scan results file and various baseline files, e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: NSWC CRANE
    Inventors: Bryan Daugherty, Christopher A. Parker, Tanya L. West, Justin A. Sargent