Patents by Inventor Gerald Scharf

Gerald Scharf 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).

  • Publication number: 20070204341
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a transparent relay receives diverted e-mail communications between an e-mail client and an e-mail server. The transparent relay may be configured to examine the e-mail communications for network security policy violations. E-mail communications that do not violate a network security policy may be relayed to their intended destination. Policy actions, such as discarding or redirection, may be performed on those that violate one or more network security policies. The transparent relay may include a pair of communications interfaces running in promiscuous mode, one for downstream communications and another for upstream communications. The transparent relay may decompose a network communication protocol to look network security policy violations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Inventors: David Rand, Scott Esters, Paul Moriarty, Gerald Scharf
  • Patent number: 6782967
    Abstract: In a steering booster device, a torque-sensor shaft being provided between a first shaft carrying the steering wheel and a second shaft connected to the gear of the steering booster, at least one end of the torque-sensor shaft is supported flexibly in the first or second shaft by at least one damping element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Mannesmann VDO AG
    Inventors: Arthur Schäfert, Gerald Scharf
  • Publication number: 20020033092
    Abstract: In a steering booster device, a torque-sensor shaft being provided between a first shaft carrying the steering wheel and a second shaft connected to the gear of the steering booster, at least one end of the torque-sensor shaft is supported flexibly in the first or second shaft by at least one damping element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2001
    Publication date: March 21, 2002
    Inventors: Arthur Schafert, Gerald Scharf