Patents by Inventor Donald L. Wakelin

Donald L. Wakelin 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).

  • In transit detection of computer virus with safeguard
    Patent number: 5319776
    Abstract: Data is tested in transit between a source medium and a destination medium, such as between two computer communicating over a telecommunications link or network. Each character of the incoming data stream is tested using a finite state machine which is capable of testing against multiple search strings representing the signatures of multiple known computer viruses. When a virus is detected the incoming data is prevented from remaining on the destination storage medium. Both hardware and software implementations are envisioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1994
    Assignee: Hilgraeve Corporation
    Inventors: John K. Hile, Matthew H. Gray, Donald L. Wakelin