Patents by Inventor Christopher Hall
Christopher Hall 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).
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Patent number: 12627687Abstract: A data platform monitors a compute environment by performing multi-stage heuristic analysis of event data representing a plurality of events occurring within the environment. The platform utilizes multiple event analyzers, each configured according to a distinct analysis heuristic, to evaluate different subsets of the event data and generate corresponding output signals. A higher-level event analyzer applies a further heuristic to the multiple output signals to generate a composite alert signal, indicating whether the combination of analyzed events collectively represents a security intrusion or other anomalous condition of sufficient severity to warrant alerting. Based on the composite alert signal, the platform performs an alert-based operation, such as generating a user-facing alert, initiating an automated mitigation, or updating a contextual model of system behavior.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2023Date of Patent: May 12, 2026Assignee: Fortinet, Inc.Inventors: David Nellinger Adamson, Christopher Hall, Njall Skarphedinsson, Pamela Bhattacharya, Aditya Samalla, Rui Zhang, Jessica Liu, Marcos Garcia Marti, Sowmya A. Karmali, Yijou Chen
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Publication number: 20260038355Abstract: Presented herein are systems and methods for a camera that can detect a knock. A system can include a doorbell housing. The doorbell housing can include a camera, microphone, and processor. The camera can capture video data of a detection zone in front of a door. The microphone can receive audio. The processor can be a processor coupled to the camera and microphone. The processor can detect a knock in the audio and generate a notification to transmit to a homeowner. The processor can activate the microphone upon detecting a person within the detection zone using the camera. The microphone can capture audio within the detection zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2025Publication date: February 5, 2026Applicant: Vivint LLCInventors: Rongbin Lanny Lin, Justin Tran, Christopher Hall, Erik Swenson, Conner Mickelson, Nathan Maus
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Publication number: 20260036323Abstract: Presented herein are systems and methods for determining occupancy to adjust a thermostat. The system can include an indoor camera that can monitor an indoor environment. The indoor camera can capture audio data and visual data. The indoor camera can include one or more processors coupled with non-transitory memory to determine, by analyzing audio data or video data captured by the indoor camera, occupancy state of the indoor environment; and to transmit a message to the automation application. The message may indicate the occupancy state of the indoor environment. The automation application can adjust a thermostat upon receiving the message having a particular occupancy state of the indoor environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2025Publication date: February 5, 2026Applicant: Vivint LLCInventors: Rongbin Lanny Lin, Brandon Bunker, Justin Tran, Christopher Hall, Erik Swenson, Conner Mickelson, Nathan Maus
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Patent number: 12537837Abstract: An illustrative method for performing a risk scenario assessment and remediation may include identifying, based on posture data associated with a compute environment, one or more compute resources deployed in the compute environment that are configured to be connected to a network, accessing runtime workload data associated with the one or more compute resources representative of network activity for the one or more compute resources, and performing, based on the posture data and the runtime workload data, a remediation operation associated with the one or more compute resources.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2023Date of Patent: January 27, 2026Assignee: Fortinet, Inc.Inventors: Theodore M. Reed, Nolan K. Karpinski, Xiaofei Guo, Christopher Hall, John Payyappillil John, Matti A. Vanninen, Naveen Kumar Bibinagar, Yijou Chen, Sowmya A. Karmali
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Patent number: 12537884Abstract: Data platforms described herein are configured to monitor a compute environment and generate threat intelligence data based on cross-customer data. Such a data platform may access a plurality of customer datasets collected from a plurality of compute environments, aggregate the plurality of customer datasets into an aggregate dataset, and generate, based on the aggregate dataset, one or more indicators indicative of one or more security threats against one or more compute assets within the plurality of compute environments. The data platform may then detect an occurrence of the one or more indicators within a particular compute environment and perform, based on the occurrence of the one or more indicators, a security response operation with respect to the particular compute environment.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2024Date of Patent: January 27, 2026Assignee: Fortinet, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Hall, Jose Enrique Hernandez, James Condon, Mary L. Singh, Sowmya A. Karmali, Yijou Chen
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Publication number: 20250323744Abstract: Apparatus are disclosed to syntonize timing devices. An example apparatus includes activity detection circuitry to generate a pulse output based on a first clock and a second clock, the pulse output having a periodicity of the first clock, phase error generation circuitry to determine phase error direction indicators between the pulse output and a regenerated clock, the regenerated clock having a first frequency, proportional/integral (PI) circuitry to determine correction values based on the phase error direction indicators, the correction values to cause modification of the first frequency of the regenerated clock, and precision time protocol (PTP) timer circuitry to modify a frequency of a third clock based on accumulated ones of the correction values.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2025Publication date: October 16, 2025Inventors: Mahibur Rahman, Christopher Hall, David Mccall
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Patent number: 12445474Abstract: An illustrative method includes scanning a compute environment associated with an entity and identifying one or more attack paths from a network to one or more datasets associated with the entity. The one or more attack paths each include a series of risk artifacts within the compute environment that can be exploited by an attacker to access the one or more datasets. The method further includes generating one or more attack path risk scores associated with the one or more attack paths and indicative of one or more levels of risk that the one or more attack paths could be exploited to access the one or more datasets. A risk mitigation operation associated with the one or more attack paths is performed based on the one or more attack path risk scores.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2023Date of Patent: October 14, 2025Assignee: Fortinet, Inc.Inventors: Theodore M. Reed, Nolan K. Karpinski, Xiaofei Guo, Yijou Chen, Christopher Hall, Matti A. Vanninen, Carsten Varming, John Payyappillil John, Nicholas W. McNutt, Sowmya A. Karmali
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Publication number: 20250294245Abstract: Presented herein are system and methods for an indoor camera that can detect an audio event. The system can include an indoor camera, a control panel, and one or more processors coupled with non-transitory memory. The indoor camera can monitor an indoor environment. The indoor camera can capture audio data and visual data. The visual data can include images and/or videos. The indoor camera can detect, by analyzing audio data captured by the indoor camera, an audio event. The indoor camera can classify the audio event into a type of audio event. The indoor camera can transmit a message to the control panel, wherein the message indicates a type of the audio event. The control panel can receive messages and/or notifications from the indoor camera. The control panel can activate an alarm upon receiving the message having a particular type of audio event.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2025Publication date: September 18, 2025Applicant: Vivint LLCInventors: Justin Tran, Connor Mickelson, Nathan Maus, Christopher Hall, Erik Swenson
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Patent number: 12383869Abstract: A conditioning system for a filter module is disclosed. The conditioning system may generally include an inlet, a heat exchanger, a magnetically levitated pump, a channel provided to bypass the heat exchanger, a controller, an outlet, and a base. The system may have components lined with corrosion-resistant materials. A method of conditioning a filter module is also disclosed. The method may generally include measuring TOC in a source of ultrapure water, heating the ultrapure water, rinsing a filter module with the heated water, flushing the filter module with ambient temperature water, and repeating the rinsing with heated water and flushing with ambient temperature water. A method of facilitating conditioning of the filter module is also disclosed. The method may generally include providing a portable filter module conditioning system and providing instructions for installation or use.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2024Date of Patent: August 12, 2025Assignee: Evoqua Water Technologies LLCInventors: Michael Gullion, Joshua Hawley, Christopher Hall
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Patent number: 12246979Abstract: A method and system of providing ultrapure water for semiconductor fabrication operations is provided. The water is treated by utilizing a free radical scavenging system. The free radical scavenging system can utilize actinic radiation with a free radical precursor compound, such as ammonium persulfate. The ultrapure water may be further treated by utilizing ion exchange media and degasification apparatus. A control system can be utilized to regulate a continuously variable intensity of the actinic radiation.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2023Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: Evoqua Water Technologies LLCInventors: Christopher Hall, Bruce Lee Coulter
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Publication number: 20240390858Abstract: A conditioning system for a filter module is disclosed. The conditioning system may generally include an inlet, a heat exchanger, a magnetically levitated pump, a channel provided to bypass the heat exchanger, a controller, an outlet, and a base. The system may have components lined with corrosion-resistant materials. A method of conditioning a filter module is also disclosed. The method may generally include measuring TOC in a source of ultrapure water, heating the ultrapure water, rinsing a filter module with the heated water, flushing the filter module with ambient temperature water, and repeating the rinsing with heated water and flushing with ambient temperature water. A method of facilitating conditioning of the filter module is also disclosed. The method may generally include providing a portable filter module conditioning system and providing instructions for installation or use.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2024Publication date: November 28, 2024Applicant: Evoqua Water Technologies LLCInventors: Michael Gullion, Joshua Hawley, Christopher Hall
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Patent number: 12120212Abstract: Time recovery techniques are described. A method comprises receiving messages from the first device by the second device in the first network domain, the messages to comprise time information to synchronize a first clock for the first device and a second clock for the second device to a network time, determining the second clock is to recover the network time for the second device without new messages from the first device, retrieving a first set of timestamps previously stored for events in the first network domain using the network time from the second clock, retrieving a second set of timestamps previously stored for the events in the first network domain using a redundant time from a third clock, where the third clock is not synchronized with the first and second clocks, and recovering the network time using a regression model and the redundant time from the third clock.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2022Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Vuk Lesi, Christopher Gutierrez, Manoj Sastry, Christopher Hall, Marcio Juliato, Shabbir Ahmed, Qian Wang
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Patent number: 12095782Abstract: Techniques to secure a time sensitive network are described. An apparatus may establish a data stream between a first device and a second device in a network domain, the network domain includes a plurality of switching nodes, receive messages from the first device by the second device in the network domain, the messages to comprise time information to synchronize a first clock for the first device and a second clock for the second device to a network time for the network domain, update a correction field for a received message with a residence time and time delay value by the second device, determine whether the updated message is benign or malicious, update the correction field for the updated message with an inference time when the updated message is benign, and prevent relay of the updated message to other devices in the network domain when the updated message is malicious.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2022Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher Gutierrez, Vuk Lesi, Manoj Sastry, Christopher Hall, Marcio Juliato, Shabbir Ahmed, Qian Wang
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Publication number: 20240251780Abstract: The present set of embodiments relate to systems, methods, and apparatuses for packing and transporting materials suitable for taxidermy. More specifically, the present disclosure includes embodiments of animal cape and skull transportation apparatuses including a hood adjoined to a cape receiver wherein the hood is adapted to receive the muzzle of an animal and cape receiver is adapted to receive an animal cape including hide harvested from near the shoulder region of the animal. Additional embodiments allow for the apparatus to partially enclose the cape and skull of an animal to preserve between initial harvest and a taxidermy professional.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2024Publication date: August 1, 2024Inventor: Christopher Hall
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Patent number: 12041927Abstract: The present set of embodiments relate to systems, methods, and apparatuses for packing and transporting materials suitable for taxidermy. More specifically, the present disclosure includes embodiments of animal cape and skull transportation apparatuses including a hood adjoined to a cape receiver wherein the hood is adapted to receive the muzzle of an animal and cape receiver is adapted to receive an animal cape including hide harvested from near the shoulder region of the animal. Additional embodiments allow for the apparatus to partially enclose the cape and skull of an animal to preserve between initial harvest and a taxidermy professional.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2021Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Inventor: Christopher Hall
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Patent number: 11975294Abstract: A conditioning system for a filter module is disclosed. The conditioning system may generally include an inlet, a heat exchanger, a magnetically levitated pump, a channel provided to bypass the heat exchanger, a controller, an outlet, and a base. The system may have components lined with corrosion-resistant materials. A method of conditioning a filter module is also disclosed. The method may generally include measuring TOC in a source of ultrapure water, heating the ultrapure water, rinsing a filter module with the heated water, flushing the filter module with ambient temperature water, and repeating the rinsing with heated water and flushing with ambient temperature water. A method of facilitating conditioning of the filter module is also disclosed. The method may generally include providing a portable filter module conditioning system and providing instructions for installation or use.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Evoqua Water Technologies LLCInventors: Michael Gullion, Christopher Hall, Joshua Hawley
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Publication number: 20240080329Abstract: An illustrative method for performing a risk scenario assessment and remediation may include identifying, based on posture data associated with a compute environment, one or more compute resources deployed in the compute environment that are configured to be connected to a network, accessing runtime workload data associated with the one or more compute resources representative of network activity for the one or more compute resources, and performing, based on the posture data and the runtime workload data, a remediation operation associated with the one or more compute resources.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Theodore M. Reed, Nolan K. Karpinski, Xiaofei Guo, Christopher Hall, John Payyappillil John, Matti A. Vanninen, Naveen Kumar Bibinagar, Yijou Chen, Sowmya A. Karmali
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Patent number: 11879480Abstract: A compressor assembly for a gas turbine engine includes an outer band, a plurality of variable pitch vanes, and an inner band. The plurality of variable pitch vanes extend radially between the outer band and the inner band. The inner band extends circumferentially partway about an axis and includes a first ring segment and a second ring segment that cooperate to receive the plurality of variable pitch vanes.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2023Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignees: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc., Rolls-Royce CorporationInventors: Eric Engebretsen, Christopher Hall, Erick Meyer
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Publication number: 20230368987Abstract: A DC disconnector comprising a static electrical contact, at least one moveable electrical contact comprising a plurality of conductor blades, and a shaft, coupled to the movable electrical contact. The shaft is configured to actuate the moveable electrical contact between a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein at least a portion of each conductor blade abuts the static electrical contact in the first configuration, and wherein the plurality of conductor blades are displaced from the static electrical contact in the second configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Stephen Hibberson, Michael Saunders, Christopher Hall
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Publication number: 20230312386Abstract: A method and system of providing ultrapure water for semiconductor fabrication operations is provided. The water is treated by utilizing a free radical scavenging system. The free radical scavenging system can utilize actinic radiation with a free radical precursor compound, such as ammonium persulfate. The ultrapure water may be further treated by utilizing ion exchange media and degasification apparatus. A control system can be utilized to regulate a continuously variable intensity of the actinic radiation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Christopher Hall, Bruce Lee Coulter