Patents by Inventor Greg Havenga

Greg Havenga 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).

  • Security risk indicator and method therefor
    Patent number: 11416607
    Abstract: A method may include determining a configuration of one or more basic input/output system (BIOS) settings identified as influencing security at an information handling system. The method may further include determining a security risk score based on the configuration, and generating a security gauge image that provides a visual indication of the security risk score. The security gauge image may be displayed during BIOS initialization at the information handling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Greg Havenga, Ruhull Bhuiyan, Carl McAdams, Ibrahim Sayyed, Allen Wynn, Joshua Alperin
  • SECURITY RISK INDICATOR AND METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20210133320
    Abstract: A method may include determining a configuration of one or more basic input/output system (BIOS) settings identified as influencing security at an information handling system. The method may further include determining a security risk score based on the configuration, and generating a security gauge image that provides a visual indication of the security risk score. The security gauge image may be displayed during BIOS initialization at the information handling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Greg Havenga, Ruhull Alam Bhuiyan, Carl C. Mcadams, Ibrahim Sayyed, Allen Chester Wynn, Joshua N. Alperin