Patents by Inventor Chip Witt

Chip Witt 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).

  • NETWORK THREAT PREDICTION AND BLOCKING
    Publication number: 20220200956
    Abstract: A firewall monitors network activity and stores information about that network activity in a network activity log. The network activity is analyzed to identify a potential threat. The potential threat is further analyzed to identify other potential threats that are related to the potential threat, and are likely to pose a future risk to a protected network. A block list is updated to include the potential threat and the other potential threats to protect the protected network from the potential threat and the other potential threats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Hal Lonas, David Dufour, Chip Witt, Patrick Kar Yin Chang
  • NETWORK THREAT PREDICTION AND BLOCKING
    Publication number: 20200336459
    Abstract: A firewall monitors network activity and stores information about that network activity in a network activity log. The network activity is analyzed to identify a potential threat. The potential threat is further analyzed to identify other potential threats that are related to the potential threat, and are likely to pose a future risk to a protected network. A block list is updated to include the potential threat and the other potential threats to protect the protected network from the potential threat and the other potential threats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Hal Lonas, David Dufour, Chip Witt, Patrick Kar Yin Chang
  • Network threat prediction and blocking
    Patent number: 10686759
    Abstract: A firewall monitors network activity and stores information about that network activity in a network activity log. The network activity is analyzed to identify a potential threat. The potential threat is further analyzed to identify other potential threats that are related to the potential threat, and are likely to pose a future risk to a protected network. A block list is updated to include the potential threat and the other potential threats to protect the protected network from the potential threat and the other potential threats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Webroot, Inc.
    Inventors: Hal Lonas, David Dufour, Chip Witt, Patrick Kar Yin Chang
  • NETWORK THREAT PREDICTION AND BLOCKING
    Publication number: 20150372976
    Abstract: A firewall monitors network activity and stores information about that network activity in a network activity log. The network activity is analyzed to identify a potential threat. The potential threat is further analyzed to identify other potential threats that are related to the potential threat, and are likely to pose a future risk to a protected network. A block list is updated to include the potential threat and the other potential threats to protect the protected network from the potential threat and the other potential threats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Hal Lonas, David Dufour, Chip Witt