Patents by Inventor James Robert Plush

James Robert Plush 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: 20260178829
    Abstract: An LLM log parsing service parses log data using at least one large language model. The LLM log parsing service, however, may evaluate multiple log parser candidates. Each log parser candidate parses a sample of the log data using the at least one large language model. The LLM log parsing service generates a log parser decision that selects which one of the log parser candidates best performs as a log parser. The LLM log parsing service then parses the log data using the best log parser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2024
    Publication date: June 25, 2026
    Applicant: CrowdStrike, Inc.
    Inventors: James Robert Plush, Sean Berry
  • Publication number: 20260099617
    Abstract: Multi-modal query processing greatly improves computer functioning. A single cybersecurity sensory nodal server concurrently processes standing queries, agent point queries, and agent fleet queries. The single cybersecurity sensory nodal server is dedicated to locally storing electronic data associated with a cybersecurity sensory agent installed at a client device. Because the single cybersecurity sensory nodal server locally stores the single source of the electronic data, the single cybersecurity sensory nodal server answers the standing queries, agent point queries, and agent fleet queries using less hardware resources, less network resources, less electrical energy, and less time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2024
    Publication date: April 9, 2026
    Applicant: CrowdStrike, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Jason Berger, Marcus Andrew King, Thomas Francis Lyons, Brent Ryan Nash, James Robert Plush
  • Patent number: 12585657
    Abstract: An event query host can include an event processor configured to process an event stream indicating events that occurred on a computing device. The event processor can add representations of events to an event graph. If an event added to the event graph is a trigger event associated with a query, the event processor can also add an instance of the query to a query queue. The query queue can be sorted based on scheduled execution times of query instances. At a scheduled execution time of a query instance in the query queue, a query manager of the event query host can execute the query instance and attempt to find a corresponding pattern of one or more events in the event graph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: CrowdStrike, Inc.
    Inventors: Brent Ryan Nash, Timothy Jason Berger, Hyacinth D. Diehl, James Robert Plush
  • Publication number: 20250337757
    Abstract: Hosts of a digital security system receive event data sent by sensors on endpoints that correspond with the hosts. The hosts locally maintain enrichment caches of information regarding the endpoints, and may update the enrichment caches based on information indicated by received event data. The hosts may also generate enriched event data, corresponding to received event data, by adding enrichment data indicated in the enrichment caches that was omitted from the event data sent by sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2024
    Publication date: October 30, 2025
    Inventors: Brent Ryan Nash, James Robert Plush, Matthew Rowen
  • Patent number: 12210510
    Abstract: A digital security system can store data associated with entities in resolver trees. If the digital security system determines that two resolver trees are likely representing the same entity, the digital security system can use a merge operation to merge the resolver trees into a single resolver tree that represents the entity. The single resolver tree can include a merge node indicating a merge identifier of the merge operation. Nodes containing information merged into the resolver tree from another resolver tree during the merge operation can be tagged with the corresponding merge identifier. Accordingly, if the merge operation is to be undone, for instance if subsequent information indicates that the entries are likely separate entities, the resolver tree can be unmerged and the nodes tagged with the merge identifier can be restored to a separate resolver tree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: CrowdStrike, Inc.
    Inventors: James Robert Plush, Timothy Jason Berger, Ramnath Venugopalan
  • Patent number: 12189791
    Abstract: A distributed security system can include instances of a compute engine that can execute either locally in security agents on client devices or as cloud instances in a security network. Event data can be processed by elements of the distributed security system according to centrally-defined ontological definitions and/or configurations. Bounding managers of local security agents can control how much event data is sent to the security network. A storage engine in the security network can store event data received from client devices, can route event data to other elements of the security network, including cloud instances of the compute engine. An experimentation engine of the security network can also at least temporarily adjust other elements of the distributed security system during experiments or tests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: CrowdStrike, Inc.
    Inventors: David F. Diehl, James Robert Plush, Timothy Jason Berger
  • Publication number: 20240232170
    Abstract: A digital security system can store data associated with entities in resolver trees. If the digital security system determines that two resolver trees are likely representing the same entity, the digital security system can use a merge operation to merge the resolver trees into a single resolver tree that represents the entity. The single resolver tree can include a merge node indicating a merge identifier of the merge operation. Nodes containing information merged into the resolver tree from another resolver tree during the merge operation can be tagged with the corresponding merge identifier. Accordingly, if the merge operation is to be undone, for instance if subsequent information indicates that the entries are likely separate entities, the resolver tree can be unmerged and the nodes tagged with the merge identifier can be restored to a separate resolver tree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: James Robert Plush, Timothy Jason Berger, Ramnath Venugopalan
  • Patent number: 11960470
    Abstract: A digital security system can store data associated with entities in resolver trees. If the digital security system determines that two resolver trees are likely representing the same entity, the digital security system can use a merge operation to merge the resolver trees into a single resolver tree that represents the entity. The single resolver tree can include a merge node indicating a merge identifier of the merge operation. Nodes containing information merged into the resolver tree from another resolver tree during the merge operation can be tagged with the corresponding merge identifier. Accordingly, if the merge operation is to be undone, for instance if subsequent information indicates that the entries are likely separate entities, the resolver tree can be unmerged and the nodes tagged with the merge identifier can be restored to a separate resolver tree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: CROWDSTRIKE, INC.
    Inventors: James Robert Plush, Timothy Jason Berger, Ramnath Venugopalan
  • Publication number: 20240061844
    Abstract: An event query host can include an event processor configured to process an event stream indicating events that occurred on a computing device. The event processor can add representations of events to an event graph. If an event added to the event graph is a trigger event associated with a query, the event processor can also add an instance of the query to a query queue. The query queue can be sorted based on scheduled execution times of query instances. At a scheduled execution time of a query instance in the query queue, a query manager of the event query host can execute the query instance and attempt to find a corresponding pattern of one or more events in the event graph.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Brent Ryan Nash, Timothy Jason Berger, Hyacinth D. Diehl, James Robert Plush
  • Patent number: 11836137
    Abstract: An event query host can include an event processor configured to process an event stream indicating events that occurred on a computing device. The event processor can add representations of events to an event graph. If an event added to the event graph is a trigger event associated with a query, the event processor can also add an instance of the query to a query queue. The query queue can be sorted based on scheduled execution times of query instances. At a scheduled execution time of a query instance in the query queue, a query manager of the event query host can execute the query instance and attempt to find a corresponding pattern of one or more events in the event graph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: CrowdStrike, Inc.
    Inventors: Brent Ryan Nash, James Robert Plush, Timothy Jason Berger, Hyacinth D. Diehl
  • Publication number: 20230297690
    Abstract: A distributed security system can include instances of a compute engine that can execute either locally in security agents on client devices or as cloud instances in a security network. Event data can be processed by elements of the distributed security system according to centrally-defined ontological definitions and/or configurations. Bounding managers of local security agents can control how much event data is sent to the security network. A storage engine in the security network can store event data received from client devices, can route event data to other elements of the security network, including cloud instances of the compute engine. An experimentation engine of the security network can also at least temporarily adjust other elements of the distributed security system during experiments or tests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: David F. Diehl, James Robert Plush, Timothy Jason Berger
  • Publication number: 20230229652
    Abstract: A digital security system can store data associated with entities in resolver trees. If the digital security system determines that two resolver trees are likely representing the same entity, the digital security system can use a merge operation to merge the resolver trees into a single resolver tree that represents the entity. The single resolver tree can include a merge node indicating a merge identifier of the merge operation. Nodes containing information merged into the resolver tree from another resolver tree during the merge operation can be tagged with the corresponding merge identifier. Accordingly, if the merge operation is to be undone, for instance if subsequent information indicates that the entries are likely separate entities, the resolver tree can be unmerged and the nodes tagged with the merge identifier can be restored to a separate resolver tree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: James Robert Plush, Timothy Jason Berger, Ramnath Venugopalan
  • Patent number: 11645397
    Abstract: A distributed security system can include instances of a compute engine that can execute either locally in security agents on client devices or as cloud instances in a security network. Event data can be processed by elements of the distributed security system according to centrally-defined ontological definitions and/or configurations. Bounding managers of local security agents can control how much event data is sent to the security network. A storage engine in the security network can store event data received from client devices, can route event data to other elements of the security network, including cloud instances of the compute engine. An experimentation engine of the security network can also at least temporarily adjust other elements of the distributed security system during experiments or tests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Crowd Strike, Inc.
    Inventors: David F. Diehl, James Robert Plush, Timothy Jason Berger
  • Publication number: 20220374434
    Abstract: An event query host can include an event processor configured to process an event stream indicating events that occurred on a computing device. The event processor can add representations of events to an event graph. If an event added to the event graph is a trigger event associated with a query, the event processor can also add an instance of the query to a query queue. The query queue can be sorted based on scheduled execution times of query instances. At a scheduled execution time of a query instance in the query queue, a query manager of the event query host can execute the query instance and attempt to find a corresponding pattern of one or more events in the event graph.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Brent Ryan Nash, James Robert Plush, Timothy Jason Berger, Hyacinth D. Diehl
  • Publication number: 20210326452
    Abstract: A distributed security system can include instances of a compute engine that can execute either locally in security agents on client devices or as cloud instances in a security network. Event data can be processed by elements of the distributed security system according to centrally-defined ontological definitions and/or configurations. Bounding managers of local security agents can control how much event data is sent to the security network. A storage engine in the security network can store event data received from client devices, can route event data to other elements of the security network, including cloud instances of the compute engine. An experimentation engine of the security network can also at least temporarily adjust other elements of the distributed security system during experiments or tests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: David F. Diehl, James Robert Plush, Timothy Jason Berger
  • Patent number: 9798882
    Abstract: A model representing system components and events of a plurality of monitored devices as data objects is described herein. The model resides on a security service cloud and is updated in substantially real-time, as security-relevant information about the system components and events is received by the security service cloud. Each data object in the model has a scope and different actions are taken by security service cloud modules depending on different data object scopes. Further, the security service cloud maintains a model specific to each monitored device built in substantially real-time as the security-relevant information from that device is received. The security service cloud utilizes these device-specific models to detect security concerns and respond to those concerns in substantially real-time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: CrowdStrike, Inc.
    Inventors: David Frederick Diehl, Leif Air Fire Grosch Jackson, James Robert Plush
  • Publication number: 20150356301
    Abstract: A model representing system components and events of a plurality of monitored devices as data objects is described herein. The model resides on a security service cloud and is updated in substantially real-time, as security-relevant information about the system components and events is received by the security service cloud. Each data object in the model has a scope and different actions are taken by security service cloud modules depending on different data object scopes. Further, the security service cloud maintains a model specific to each monitored device built in substantially real-time as the security-relevant information from that device is received. The security service cloud utilizes these device-specific models to detect security concerns and respond to those concerns in substantially real-time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: David Frederick Diehl, Leif Air Fire Grosch Jackson, James Robert Plush