Patents by Inventor James A. Villa

James A. Villa 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).

  • Patent number: 11848954
    Abstract: A method for assessing a network environment includes obtaining, by the network assessment computing device, device information for one or more devices each with an Internet Protocol address currently on a defined network in a network environment from a network appliance device coupled to the network environment. Each of the identified devices are assessed, by the network assessment computing device, for one or more vulnerabilities. Network status data and any actionable items for the identified devices for the one or more vulnerabilities is generated, by the network assessment computing device, based on the assessing. The generated status data and any actionable items are provided by the network assessment computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: INFINITE GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Brian A. Drake, Mark E. Klein, Andrew T. Hoyen, James A. Villa, Julian D. Baldwin
  • Publication number: 20210234886
    Abstract: A method for assessing a network environment includes obtaining, by the network assessment computing device, device information for one or more devices each with an Internet Protocol address currently on a defined network in a network environment from a network appliance device coupled to the network environment. Each of the identified devices are assessed, by the network assessment computing device, for one or more vulnerabilities. Network status data and any actionable items for the identified devices for the one or more vulnerabilities is generated, by the network assessment computing device, based on the assessing. The generated status data and any actionable items are provided by the network assessment computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Brian A. Drake, Mark E. Klein, Andrew T. Hoyen, James A. Villa, Julian D. Baldwin
  • Patent number: 10999307
    Abstract: A method for assessing a network environment includes obtaining, by the network assessment computing device, device information for one or more devices each with an Internet Protocol address currently on a defined network in a network environment from a network appliance device coupled to the network environment. Each of the identified devices are assessed, by the network assessment computing device, for one or more vulnerabilities. Network status data and any actionable items for the identified devices for the one or more vulnerabilities is generated, by the network assessment computing device, based on the assessing. The generated status data and any actionable items are provided by the network assessment computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: INFINITE GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Brian A. Drake, Mark E. Klein, Andrew T. Hoyen, James A. Villa, Julian D. Baldwin
  • Publication number: 20170339180
    Abstract: A method for assessing a network environment includes obtaining, by the network assessment computing device, device information for one or more devices each with an Internet Protocol address currently on a defined network in a network environment from a network appliance device coupled to the network environment. Each of the identified devices are assessed, by the network assessment computing device, for one or more vulnerabilities. Network status data and any actionable items for the identified devices for the one or more vulnerabilities is generated, by the network assessment computing device, based on the assessing. The generated status data and any actionable items are provided by the network assessment computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Mark E. Klein, Brian A. Drake, Andrew T. Hoyen, James A. Villa, Julian D. Baldwin