Patents by Inventor Chris Ballard

Chris Ballard 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).

  • Patent number: 11954199
    Abstract: A machine learning model is scanned to detect actual or potential threats. The threats can be detected before execution of the machine learning model or during an isolated execution environment. The threat detection may include performing a machine learning file format check, vulnerability check, tamper check, and stenography check. The machine learning model may also be monitored in an isolated environment during an execution or runtime session. After performing a scan, the system can generate a signature based on actual, potential, or absence of detected threats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: HiddenLayer, Inc.
    Inventors: Tanner Burns, Chris Sestito, James Ballard
  • Patent number: 11930030
    Abstract: A system detects and responds to malicious acts directed towards machine learning models. Data fed into and output by a machine learning model is collected by a sensor. The data fed into the model includes vectorization data, which is generated from raw data provided from a requester, such as for example a stream of timeseries data. The output data may include a prediction or other output generated by the machine learning model in response to receiving the vectorization data. The vectorization data and machine learning model output data are processed to determine whether the machine learning model is being subject to a malicious act (e.g., attack). The output of the processing may indicate an attack score. A response for handling the request by a requester may be selected based on the output that includes the attack score, and the response may be applied to the requestor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: HiddenLayer Inc.
    Inventors: Tanner Burns, Chris Sestito, James Ballard
  • Publication number: 20240080333
    Abstract: A system detects and responds to malicious acts directed towards machine learning models. Data fed into and output by a machine learning model is collected by a sensor. The data fed into the model includes vectorization data, which is generated from raw data provided from a requester, such as for example a stream of timeseries data. The output data may include a prediction or other output generated by the machine learning model in response to receiving the vectorization data. The vectorization data and machine learning model output data are processed to determine whether the machine learning model is being subject to a malicious act (e.g., attack). The output of the processing may indicate an attack score. A response for handling the request by a requester may be selected based on the output that includes the attack score, and the response may be applied to the requestor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Tanner Burns, Chris Sestito, James Ballard
  • Patent number: 7263867
    Abstract: A flexible bushing for a cam follower, comprising a substantially rigid inner sleeve including an inner cam follower engaging surface, a length of the inner sleeve being greater than a thickness of a ram into which the flexible bushing is inserted, a substantially rigid outer sleeve including an outer ram engaging surface, a length of the outer sleeve being substantially equal to the thickness of the ram, the inner and outer sleeves being substantially concentric, and a shock absorbing flexible material disposed between the inner and outer sleeves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Intech Corporation
    Inventors: Georg Bartosch, Todor S. Mihov, Chris Ballard
  • Publication number: 20040200250
    Abstract: A flexible bushing for a cam follower, comprising a substantially rigid inner sleeve including an inner cam follower engaging surface, a length of the inner sleeve being greater than a thickness of a ram into which the flexible bushing is inserted, a substantially rigid outer sleeve including an outer ram engaging surface, a length of the outer sleeve being substantially equal to the thickness of the ram, the inner and outer sleeves being substantially concentric, and a shock absorbing flexible material disposed between the inner and outer sleeves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Georg Bartosch, Todor S. Mihov, Chris Ballard