Patents by Inventor David Whitlock

David Whitlock 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: 9741017
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and articles for receiving, by a monitor server, change data associated with a change captured on a target host, are described herein. In various embodiments, the target host may have provided the change data in response to detecting the change, and the change data may include one or more rules, settings, and/or parameters. Further, in some embodiments, the monitor server may then group the change data into clusters and may correlate the clusters with a change catalog in order to provide a possible reason or cause for the cluster of changes. Once the change data have been classified as clusters, a report may be generated providing classification or categorization and cluster information for the various changes. In various embodiments, the generating may comprise generating a report to the target host and/or to an administrative user. In various embodiments, a reason may be determined for causing a cluster of changes and the change catalog may updated with the reason.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Tripwire, Inc.
    Inventors: Tom Good, Gene Kim, David Whitlock
  • Patent number: 9509554
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and articles associated with remediation execution. In embodiments, a set of policy test failures may be selected for remediation. The set of policy test failures may be associated with a computer network with a number of nodes. For each failure within the set of policy test failures, a remediation script may be obtained to remediate a corresponding policy test failure. The remediation scripts may be selectively provided to nodes that are affected by policy test failures, for execution by the nodes. A remediation script result for each remediation script executed may be received. Based upon the remediation script results, it may be determined whether or not execution of the remediation scripts was successful.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Tripwire, Inc.
    Inventors: David Whitlock, Guy Gascoigne-Piggford, Geoff Granum, Mark Petrie
  • Patent number: 9304850
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and articles associated with remediation workflow. A method may include determining one or more test failures related to a policy test within a computer network, and reviewing the one or more test failures. The method may further include, based upon a result of the reviewing, creating a remediation work order that includes at least one of the one or more test failures. Each test failure within the remediation work order may be approved or denied. For each test failure that is approved for remediation, a remediation process may be executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Tripwire, Inc.
    Inventors: David Whitlock, Guy Gascoigne-Piggford, Geoff Granum, Mark Petrie
  • Patent number: 9026646
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and articles associated with correlating detected changes within a computer network with remediation processes performed in response to policy test failures. In embodiments, on determination that a failure of a policy test has occurred within a computer network having a number of nodes, a remediation process may be executed to remediate the failure. Change at a node may be detected. Further, the detected change may be correlated with the execution of the remediation process, and the correlation may be identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Tripwire, Inc.
    Inventors: David Whitlock, Guy Gascoigne-Piggford, Geoff Granum, Mark Petrie
  • Patent number: 8996684
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and articles for receiving, by a monitor server, change data associated with a change captured on a target host, are described herein. In various embodiments, the target host may have provided the change data in response to detecting the change, and the change data may include one or more rules, settings, and/or parameters. Further, in some embodiments, the monitor server may then group the change data into clusters and may correlate the clusters with a change catalog in order to provide a possible reason or cause for the cluster of changes. Once the change data have been classified as clusters, a report may be generated providing classification or categorization and cluster information for the various changes. In various embodiments, the generating may comprise generating a report to the target host and/or to an administrative user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Tripwire, Inc.
    Inventors: Tom Good, Gene Kim, David Whitlock
  • Patent number: 8862941
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and articles associated with remediation execution. In embodiments, a set of policy test failures may be selected for remediation. The set of policy test failures may be associated with a computer network with a number of nodes. For each failure within the set of policy test failures, a remediation script may be obtained to remediate a corresponding policy test failure. The remediation scripts may be selectively provided to nodes that are affected by policy test failures, for execution by the nodes. A remediation script result for each remediation script executed may be received. Based upon the remediation script results, it may be determined whether or not execution of the remediation scripts was successful.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Tripwire, Inc.
    Inventors: David Whitlock, Guy Gascoigne-Piggford, Geoff Granum, Mark Petrie
  • Patent number: 8819491
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and articles associated with remediation workflow. A method may include determining one or more test failures related to a policy test within a computer network, and reviewing the one or more test failures. The method may further include, based upon a result of the reviewing, creating a remediation work order that includes at least one of the one or more test failures. Each test failure within the remediation work order may be approved or denied. For each test failure that is approved for remediation, a remediation process may be executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Tripwire, Inc.
    Inventors: David Whitlock, Guy Gascoigne-Piggford, Geoff Granum, Mark Petrie
  • Patent number: 8600996
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and articles for receiving, by a monitor server, change data associated with a change captured on a target host, are described herein. In various embodiments, the target host may have provided the change data in response to detecting the change, and the change data may include one or more rules, settings, and/or parameters. Further, in some embodiments, the monitor server may analyze the change data in order to group the change data into clusters. Once the change data have been classified as clusters, a report may be generated providing classification or categorization and cluster information for the various changes. In various embodiments, the generating may comprise generating a report to the target host and/or to an administrative user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Tripwire, Inc.
    Inventors: Tom Good, Gene Kim, David Whitlock
  • Publication number: 20130073704
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and articles for promoting changes that result from remediation performed within a computer network, for compliance review. Policy tests may be provided within the computer network, which comprises a number of nodes. The policy tests may relate to configuration parameters and compliance requirements for various nodes within the computer network. At least one pattern relating to nodes within the computer network that may be affected by execution of a remediation script is determined. Nodes within the computer network may be identified, based at least in part on the at least one pattern. Subsequent to execution of the remediation script, a list of nodes whose state has changed may be promoted for compliance review.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: TRIPWIRE, INC.
    Inventors: David Whitlock, Guy Gascoigne-Piggford, Geoff Granum, Mark Petrie, Darren Gilroy
  • Publication number: 20130073715
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and articles associated with correlating detected changes within a computer network with remediation processes performed in response to policy test failures. In embodiments, on determination that a failure of a policy test has occurred within a computer network having a number of nodes, a remediation process may be executed to remediate the failure. Change at a node may be detected. Further, the detected change may be correlated with the execution of the remediation process, and the correlation may be identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: Tripwire, Inc.
    Inventors: David Whitlock, Guy Gascoigne-Piggford, Geoff Granum, Mark Petrie
  • Publication number: 20130073893
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and articles associated with remediation workflow. A method may include determining one or more test failures related to a policy test within a computer network, and reviewing the one or more test failures. The method may further include, based upon a result of the reviewing, creating a remediation work order that includes at least one of the one or more test failures. Each test failure within the remediation work order may be approved or denied. For each test failure that is approved for remediation, a remediation process may be executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: TRIPWIRE, INC.
    Inventors: David Whitlock, Guy Gascoigne-Piggford, Geoff Granum, Mark Petrie
  • Publication number: 20130073892
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and articles associated with remediation execution. In embodiments, a set of policy test failures may be selected for remediation. The set of policy test failures may be associated with a computer network with a number of nodes. For each failure within the set of policy test failures, a remediation script may be obtained to remediate a corresponding policy test failure. The remediation scripts may be selectively provided to nodes that are affected by policy test failures, for execution by the nodes. A remediation script result for each remediation script executed may be received. Based upon the remediation script results, it may be determined whether or not execution of the remediation scripts was successful.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: TRIPWIRE, INC.
    Inventors: David Whitlock, Guy Gascoigne-Piggford, Geoff Granum, Mark Petrie
  • Publication number: 20110137905
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and articles for receiving, by a monitor server, change data associated with a change captured on a target host, are described herein. In various embodiments, the target host may have provided the change data in response to detecting the change, and the change data may include one or more rules, settings, and/or parameters. Further, in some embodiments, the monitor server may analyze the change data in order to group the change data into clusters. Once the change data have been classified as clusters, a report may be generated providing classification or categorization and cluster information for the various changes. In various embodiments, the generating may comprise generating a report to the target host and/or to an administrative user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: TRIPWIRE, INC.
    Inventors: Tom Good, Gene Kim, David Whitlock
  • Publication number: 20110138038
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and articles for receiving, by a monitor server, change data associated with a change captured on a target host, are described herein. In various embodiments, the target host may have provided the change data in response to detecting the change, and the change data may include one or more rules, settings, and/or parameters. Further, in some embodiments, the monitor server may then group the change data into clusters and may correlate the clusters with a change catalog in order to provide a possible reason or cause for the cluster of changes. Once the change data have been classified as clusters, a report may be generated providing classification or categorization and cluster information for the various changes. In various embodiments, the generating may comprise generating a report to the target host and/or to an administrative user. In various embodiments, a reason may be determined for causing a cluster of changes and the change catalog may updated with the reason.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: TRIPWIRE, INC.
    Inventors: Tom Good, Gene Kim, David Whitlock
  • Publication number: 20110138039
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and articles for receiving, by a monitor server, change data associated with a change captured on a target host, are described herein. In various embodiments, the target host may have provided the change data in response to detecting the change, and the change data may include one or more rules, settings, and/or parameters. Further, in some embodiments, the monitor server may then group the change data into clusters and may correlate the clusters with a change catalog in order to provide a possible reason or cause for the cluster of changes. Once the change data have been classified as clusters, a report may be generated providing classification or categorization and cluster information for the various changes. In various embodiments, the generating may comprise generating a report to the target host and/or to an administrative user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: TRIPWIRE, INC.
    Inventors: Tom Good, Gene Kim, David Whitlock
  • Patent number: 7467709
    Abstract: The application discloses a belt formed of first and second portions of thermoplastic sheet including, respectively, first and second pluralities of tabs spaced apart so as to define first and second pluralities of openings along corresponding first and second edges of the first and second portions of thermoplastic sheet, wherein the first plurality of tabs are joined to the second plurality of tabs so as to join the first edge to the second edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: Separation Technologies LLC
    Inventors: David Whitlock, Bulent Sert
  • Patent number: 7439854
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for time-based setting and removal of alarm inhibits are disclosed. In one method, a command is provided that allows a user to specify a time period with which an alarm generated within a telecommunications signaling platform will be inhibited. Once the command is received, alarms associated with the specified device are suppressed. When the time period expires, the alarm inhibit is automatically removed and alarms associated with the specified device can be generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Tekelec
    Inventors: Duane Orton, David Whitlock, Thomas Mills, Robert J. Delaney
  • Publication number: 20080066081
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for monitoring an object space shared among plural applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: David Monnie, Robert Bretl, Michael Nastos, Darrel Schneider, Bruce Schuchardt, David Whitlock, Eric Zoerner
  • Publication number: 20070148136
    Abstract: A use of ammonia oxidizing bacteria in the manufacture of a medicament and a method for treating a subject who has developed or is at risk of developing at least one of hypertension, hypertrophic organ degeneration, Raynaud's phenomena, fibrotic organ degeneration, allergies, autoimmune sensitization, end stage renal disease, obesity, diabetes type 1, osteoporosis, impotence, hair loss, cancer, aging, autism, and an autism spectrum symptom comprising positioning ammonia oxidizing bacteria close proximity of a surface of the subject, of nitric oxide and nitric oxide precursors using ammonia oxidizing bacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventor: David Whitlock
  • Patent number: D644933
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Whitlock International, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Jerry David Whitlock