Patents by Inventor Edwin Sutherland

Edwin Sutherland 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).

  • Systems and methods for uniquely labeling egress traffic from secure service edge (SSE) platforms
    Patent number: 12676831
    Abstract: Systems and methods for uniquely labeling egress traffic from Secure Service Edge (SSE) platforms include intercepting traffic at cloud, wherein the traffic is associated with a tenant of one or more tenants of the cloud, and wherein the traffic is destined for an application; labeling the traffic with an egress Internet Protocol (IP) address and a unique hash value; and forwarding the traffic including the egress IP address and the unique hash value to the application. The unique hash value is unique to the tenant and identifiable by the application for determining the tenant of the one or more tenants based thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: Zscaler, Inc.
    Inventor: Edwin Sutherland
  • Systems and methods for uniquely labeling egress traffic from Secure Service Edge (SSE) platforms
    Publication number: 20250300963
    Abstract: Systems and methods for uniquely labeling egress traffic from Secure Service Edge (SSE) platforms include intercepting traffic at cloud, wherein the traffic is associated with a tenant of one or more tenants of the cloud, and wherein the traffic is destined for an application; labeling the traffic with an egress Internet Protocol (IP) address and a unique hash value; and forwarding the traffic including the egress IP address and the unique hash value to the application. The unique hash value is unique to the tenant and identifiable by the application for determining the tenant of the one or more tenants based thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2024
    Publication date: September 25, 2025
    Applicant: Zscaler, Inc.
    Inventor: Edwin Sutherland