Patents by Inventor Chris O'Ferrell

Chris O'Ferrell 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).

  • Method and system for wireless intrusion detection
    Patent number: 7778606
    Abstract: A wireless intrusion detection system (WIDS) is disclosed for monitoring both authorized and unauthorized access to a wireless portion of a network. The WIDS consists of a collector and one or more nodes that communicate via an out of band means that is separate from the network. Unauthorized access points and unauthorized clients in the network can be detected. The WIDS can be used to monitor, for example, a network implemented using the 802.11 protocol. In addition, the WIDS can be used by one company to provide a service that monitors the wireless network of another company.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Network Security Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Ammon, Chris O'Ferrell, Wayne Mitzen, Dan Frasnelli, Lawrence Wimble, Yin Yang, Tom McHale, Rick Doten
  • Method and system for wireless intrusion detection
    Publication number: 20030217289
    Abstract: A wireless intrusion detection system (WIDS) is disclosed for monitoring both authorized and unauthorized access to a wireless portion of a network. The WIDS consists of a collector and one or more nodes that communicate via an out of band means that is separate from the network. Unauthorized access points and unauthorized clients in the network can be detected. The WIDS can be used to monitor, for example, a network implemented using the 802.11 protocol. In addition, the WIDS can be used by one company to provide a service that monitors the wireless network of another company.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Ken Ammon, Chris O'Ferrell, Wayne Mitzen, Dan Frasnelli, Lawrence Wimble, Yin Yang, Tom McHale, Rick Doten