Patents by Inventor Evan Blair
Evan Blair 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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Publication number: 20230021984Abstract: A machine includes a plurality of battery string modules that supply electric current to an inverter of the machine. The machine also includes a control system that opens at one contactor coupled to at least one battery string module of the plurality of battery string modules to disconnect the at least one battery string module. The other battery string modules of the plurality of battery string modules, apart from the at least one battery string module, continue supplying electric current to the inverter of the machine while the at least one battery string module is disconnected.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2021Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Jonathan M. BAUMANN, Justin Dale MIDDLETON, Jason Lee MILLER, Evan Blair STUMPGES
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Patent number: 11501273Abstract: A method for processing a transaction includes receiving, at a terminal and from a user, a selection of a service provider; receiving authentication credential requirements associated with the selected service provider that facilitate authentication of the user by the service provider; and communicating, to the service provider account server, authentication credentials associated with the user that satisfy the authentication credential requirements. When the user is authenticated, the method includes receiving, from the service provider account server, information indicative of an amount owed on an account with the service provider that is associated with the user. The method further includes receiving, via currency processing hardware of the terminal, currency; and communicating transaction information to the service provider account server that indicates an amount of currency received by the terminal to thereby reduce the amount owed on the account by the user.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: QUOTEPRO KIOSK, LLCInventors: Marco Andres Freudman, Kyle Evan Blair
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Patent number: 10999130Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes generating, by one or more processors, a hyperlink targeting a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), detecting a selection of the generated hyperlink by one or more social entities across one or more social networks, generating a report, wherein the generated report includes analytical details regarding the selection of the generated hyperlink by the one or more social entities, and providing the generated report to a user associated with a protected social entity.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: ZeroFOX, Inc.Inventors: James Foster, Evan Blair, Christopher B. Cullison, Robert Francis
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Publication number: 20200394629Abstract: A method for processing a transaction includes receiving, at a terminal and from a user, a selection of a service provider; receiving authentication credential requirements associated with the selected service provider that facilitate authentication of the user by the service provider; and communicating, to the service provider account server, authentication credentials associated with the user that satisfy the authentication credential requirements. When the user is authenticated, the method includes receiving, from the service provider account server, information indicative of an amount owed on an account with the service provider that is associated with the user. The method further includes receiving, via currency processing hardware of the terminal, currency; and communicating transaction information to the service provider account server that indicates an amount of currency received by the terminal to thereby reduce the amount owed on the account by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicant: QuotePro Kiosk, LLCInventors: Marco Andres Freudman, Kyle Evan Blair
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Publication number: 20200092164Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes generating, by one or more processors, a hyperlink targeting a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), detecting a selection of the generated hyperlink by one or more social entities across one or more social networks, generating a report, wherein the generated report includes analytical details regarding the selection of the generated hyperlink by the one or more social entities, and providing the generated report to a user associated with a protected social entity.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Applicant: ZeroFOX, Inc.Inventors: James Foster, Evan Blair, Christopher B. Cullison, Robert Francis
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Patent number: 10516567Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes generating, by one or more processors, a hyperlink targeting a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), detecting a selection of the generated hyperlink by one or more social entities across one or more social networks, generating a report, wherein the generated report includes analytical details regarding the selection of the generated hyperlink by the one or more social entities, and providing the generated report to a user associated with a protected social entity.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2016Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: ZeroFOX, Inc.Inventors: James Foster, Evan Blair, Christopher B. Cullison, Robert Francis
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Patent number: 10491623Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes security settings data associated with one or more profiles of a protected social entity on one or more social networks is scanned, and the security settings data associated with the one or more profiles of the protected social entity is assessed. A first security risk score for the protected social entity is determined based on the assessment of the security settings data, and the first security risk score is provided to the protected social entity.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2017Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: ZeroFOX, Inc.Inventors: James C. Foster, Evan Blair, Christopher B. Cullison, Robert Francis
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Publication number: 20190122189Abstract: A method for processing a transaction includes receiving, at a terminal and from a user, a selection of a service provider; receiving authentication credential requirements associated with the selected service provider that facilitate authentication of the user by the service provider; and communicating, to the service provider account server, authentication credentials associated with the user that satisfy the authentication credential requirements. When the user is authenticated, the method includes receiving, from the service provider account server, information indicative of an amount owed on an account with the service provider that is associated with the user. The method further includes receiving, via currency processing hardware of the terminal, currency; and communicating transaction information to the service provider account server that indicates an amount of currency received by the terminal to thereby reduce the amount owed on the account by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: Marco Andres Freudman, Kyle Evan Blair
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Patent number: 9674212Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving a risk threshold from a protected social entity, and scanning data that is maintained across multiple social networks, where scanning includes identifying data that is associated with the protected social entity. One or more characteristics of the identified data is determined, and based on the one or more characteristics of the data identified across the multiple social networks, a risk to the protected social entity is determined. A request to a social network for the removal of the data associated with the risk is submitted.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2015Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: ZeroFOX, Inc.Inventors: James C. Foster, Evan Blair, Christopher B. Cullison, Robert Francis
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Patent number: 9674214Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving a request to remove data that is associated with a protected social entity. The data maintained on one or more social networks is scanned, where scanning includes identifying data that is associated with one or more social entities. One or more characteristics of the identified data are determined, and a reference to the identified data that indicates the characteristic, is generated for each of the one or more characteristics. A match between the one or more generated references and one or more stored references is identified, where the one or more stored references each reference one or more characteristics associated with the protected social entity, and where the one or more stored references are stored in one or more social risk databases. A request to the one or more social networks to remove the identified data associated with the one or more generated references is submitted.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2015Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: ZeroFOX, Inc.Inventors: James C. Foster, Evan Blair, Christopher B. Cullison, Robert Francis
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Publication number: 20170126732Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes security settings data associated with one or more profiles of a protected social entity on one or more social networks is scanned, and the security settings data associated with the one or more profiles of the protected social entity is assessed. A first security risk score for the protected social entity is determined based on the assessment of the security settings data, and the first security risk score is provided to the protected social entity.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2017Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: James C. Foster, Evan Blair, Christopher B. Cullison, Robert Francis
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Publication number: 20170013014Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes generating, by one or more processors, a hyperlink targeting a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), detecting a selection of the generated hyperlink by one or more social entities across one or more social networks, generating a report, wherein the generated report includes analytical details regarding the selection of the generated hyperlink by the one or more social entities, and providing the generated report to a user associated with a protected social entity.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Inventors: James Foster, Evan Blair, Christopher B. Cullison, Robert Francis
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Patent number: 9544325Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes security settings data associated with one or more profiles of a protected social entity on one or more social networks is scanned, and the security settings data associated with the one or more profiles of the protected social entity is assessed. A first security risk score for the protected social entity is determined based on the assessment of the security settings data, and the first security risk score is provided to the protected social entity.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2014Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: ZeroFOX, Inc.Inventors: James C. Foster, Evan Blair, Christopher B. Cullison, Robert Francis
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Publication number: 20160173520Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes security settings data associated with one or more profiles of a protected social entity on one or more social networks is scanned, and the security settings data associated with the one or more profiles of the protected social entity is assessed. A first security risk score for the protected social entity is determined based on the assessment of the security settings data, and the first security risk score is provided to the protected social entity.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2014Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventors: James C. Foster, Evan Blair, Christopher B. Cullison, Robert Francis
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Patent number: 9191411Abstract: A method includes identifying data on a social network that is associated with a suspect social entity, and determining one or more characteristics of the identified data. A reference to the identified data is generated for each of the one or more characteristics. One or more of the generated references are compared to one or more stored references, where the one or more stored references are associated with a protected social entity. A profile score for the suspect social entity is determined based on the comparison. Determining the profile score includes identifying a match between one or more of the generated references and one or more of the stored references.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2014Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: ZeroFOX, Inc.Inventors: James C. Foster, Christopher B. Cullison, Robert Francis, Evan Blair
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Publication number: 20150229665Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving a risk threshold from a protected social entity, and scanning data that is maintained across multiple social networks, where scanning includes identifying data that is associated with the protected social entity. One or more characteristics of the identified data is determined, and based on the one or more characteristics of the data identified across the multiple social networks, a risk to the protected social entity is determined. A request to a social network for the removal of the data associated with the risk is submitted.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2015Publication date: August 13, 2015Inventors: James C. Foster, Evan Blair, Christopher B. Cullison, Robert Francis
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Publication number: 20150229666Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving a request to remove data that is associated with a protected social entity. The data maintained on one or more social networks is scanned, where scanning includes identifying data that is associated with one or more social entities. One or more characteristics of the identified data are determined, and a reference to the identified data that indicates the characteristic, is generated for each of the one or more characteristics. A match between the one or more generated references and one or more stored references is identified, where the one or more stored references each reference one or more characteristics associated with the protected social entity, and where the one or more stored references are stored in one or more social risk databases. A request to the one or more social networks to remove the identified data associated with the one or more generated references is submitted.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2015Publication date: August 13, 2015Inventors: James C. Foster, Evan Blair, Christopher B. Cullison, Robert Francis
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Patent number: 9055097Abstract: A method includes identifying data on a social network that is associated with a social entity, and determining one or more characteristics of the identified data. A reference to the identified data is generated for each of the one or more characteristic and the one or more references to the identified data is stored in one or more databases that are accessible to a security analysis engine.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2014Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: ZeroFOX, Inc.Inventors: James C. Foster, Christopher B. Cullison, Robert Francis, Evan Blair
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Patent number: 9027134Abstract: A method includes identifying data on a social network that is associated with a social entity, and determining one or more characteristics of the identified data. A reference to the identified data is generated for each of the one or more characteristics. Each generated reference is compared to one or more known references, and a risk score for a social entity is determined based on each of the comparisons. A confidence score for the risk score is determined.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2014Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: ZeroFOX, Inc.Inventors: James C. Foster, Evan Blair, Christopher B. Cullison, Robert Francis
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Publication number: 20140337972Abstract: A method includes identifying data on a social network that is associated with a social entity, and determining one or more characteristics of the identified data. A reference to the identified data is generated for each of the one or more characteristics. Each generated reference is compared to one or more known references, and a risk score for a social entity is determined based on each of the comparisons. A confidence score for the risk score is determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Inventors: James C. Foster, Evan Blair, Christopher B. Cullison, Robert Francis