Patents by Inventor Gerald Wintersberger

Gerald Wintersberger 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).

  • Just-in-time encryption
    Patent number: 10628597
    Abstract: On an endpoint that encrypts local files to protect against data leakage and other harmful malware events, newly detected files are dynamically encrypted when they are detected as long as the endpoint is not compromised. If a compromised state is detected, the newly detected file will not be added to the encrypted files until the endpoint can be remediated and the compromised state resolved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Sophos Limited
    Inventors: Andreas Berger, Harald Schutz, Kenneth D. Ray, Anthony John Merry, Norbert Gruber, Markus Hein, Gerald Wintersberger, Artur Wenzel
  • Emulating transparent file encryption
    Patent number: 10599616
    Abstract: Transparent file processing is supported in Unix-like operating systems by emulating the desired file processing through a number of recipes that accommodate different contexts. Recipes are provided, for example, for local folders in user space, for whole devices (e.g., flash drives or network drives), and for folders synchronized to cloud data. By detecting the path type for a file operation and selecting and applying the appropriate recipe, file processing can be performed in a manner transparent to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Sophos Limited
    Inventors: Gregory Hayrapetian, Markus Hein, Martin Huch, Oliver Lorenz, Johann Murauer, Stefan Perndl, Christian Praher-Köppl, Bernhard Traunmüller, Gerald Wintersberger, Michael Zach
  • EMULATING TRANSPARENT FILE ENCRYPTION
    Publication number: 20180032520
    Abstract: Transparent file processing is supported in Unix-like operating systems by emulating the desired file processing through a number of recipes that accommodate different contexts. Recipes are provided, for example, for local folders in user space, for whole devices (e.g., flash drives or network drives), and for folders synchronized to cloud data. By detecting the path type for a file operation and selecting and applying the appropriate recipe, file processing can be performed in a manner transparent to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Gregory Hayrapetian, Markus Hein, Martin Huch, Oliver Lorenz, Johann Murauer, Stefan Perndl, Christian Praher-Köppl, Bernhard Traunmüller, Gerald Wintersberger, Michael Zach
  • Emulating transparent file processing
    Patent number: 9824090
    Abstract: Transparent file processing is supported in Unix-like operating systems by emulating the desired file processing through a number of recipes that accommodate different contexts. Recipes are provided, for example, for local folders in user space, for whole devices (e.g., flash drives or network drives), and for folders synchronized to cloud data. By detecting the path type for a file operation and selecting and applying the appropriate recipe, file processing can be performed in a manner transparent to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Sophos Limited
    Inventors: Gregory Hayrapetian, Markus Hein, Martin Huch, Oliver Lorenz, Johann Murauer, Stefan Perndl, Christian Praher-Köppl, Bernhard Traunmüller, Gerald Wintersberger, Michael Zach
  • JUST-IN-TIME ENCRYPTION
    Publication number: 20170302458
    Abstract: On an endpoint that encrypts local files to protect against data leakage and other harmful malware events, newly detected files are dynamically encrypted when they are detected as long as the endpoint is not compromised. If a compromised state is detected, the newly detected file will not be added to the encrypted files until the endpoint can be remediated and the compromised state resolved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Andreas Berger, Harald Schutz, Kenneth D. Ray, Anthony John Merry, Norbert Gruber, Markus Hein, Gerald Wintersberger, Artur Wenzel
  • EMULATING TRANSPARENT FILE PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20160299892
    Abstract: Transparent file processing is supported in Unix-like operating systems by emulating the desired file processing through a number of recipes that accommodate different contexts. Recipes are provided, for example, for local folders in user space, for whole devices (e.g., flash drives or network drives), and for folders synchronized to cloud data. By detecting the path type for a file operation and selecting and applying the appropriate recipe, file processing can be performed in a manner transparent to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Gregory Hayrapetian, Markus Hein, Martin Huch, Oliver Lorenz, Johann Murauer, Stefan Perndl, Christian Praher-Köppl, Bernhard Traunmüller, Gerald Wintersberger, Michael Zach