Patents by Inventor Jeff Seely

Jeff Seely 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).

  • Systems and methods for testing known bad destinations in a production network
    Patent number: 11349862
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a system for testing known bad destinations while in a production network. The system can include a source controller and a destination controller in a production network. The source controller and the destination controller can have a configuration of a predetermined set of one or more known bad external destinations to test a security control device of the production network intermediary to the source controller and the destination controller. The source controller can be configured to communicate test traffic generated to a known bad external destination. The test traffic can pass through the security control device with a network identifier of the known bad external destination. The destination controller can be configured to receive the test traffic forwarded by a network device of the production network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: MANDIANT, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher B. Key, Paul E. Holzberger, Jr., Jeff Seely
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TESTING KNOWN BAD DESTINATIONS IN A PRODUCTION NETWORK
    Publication number: 20200280576
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a system for testing known bad destinations while in a production network. The system can include a source controller and a destination controller in a production network. The source controller and the destination controller can have a configuration of a predetermined set of one or more known bad external destinations to test a security control device of the production network intermediary to the source controller and the destination controller. The source controller can be configured to communicate test traffic generated to a known bad external destination. The test traffic can pass through the security control device with a network identifier of the known bad external destination. The destination controller can be configured to receive the test traffic forwarded by a network device of the production network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: Verodin, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher B. Key, Paul E. Holzberger,, JR., Jeff Seely
  • Method and apparatus for ranking candidates
    Publication number: 20110022530
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for ranking candidates is provided. Preferably, the method includes steps of and/or apparatus performs steps of receiving candidate referrals from a plurality of referrers, generating a predicted prospect ranking (PPR) based at least in part on received candidate referrals, and displaying a candidate list ranked by the PPR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventors: Phillip Lee Bogle, Jeff Seely, Eric Brenden Kennedy, Ethan James Lowry