Patents by Inventor John Anthony Murphy

John Anthony Murphy 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: 12580857
    Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of storing a public key of a router and a private key of the router, connecting to a network through one or more network connection ports of the router, transmitting the public key of the router to a remote device and receiving a public key of the remote device via a network connection port during a public key exchange, activating a virtual private network (VPN) on the network connection port based on the public key exchange, selecting an Internet Protocol (IP) address for the remote device, and encrypting a packet with the IP address based on the public key of the remote device and transmitting the encrypted packet to the remote device via the VPN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: PERFTECH, INC.
    Inventors: Lewis T. Donzis, John Anthony Murphy
  • Publication number: 20250310254
    Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of storing a public key of a router and a private key of the router, connecting to a network through one or more network connection ports of the router, transmitting the public key of the router to a remote device and receiving a public key of the remote device via a network connection port during a public key exchange, activating a virtual private network (VPN) on the network connection port based on the public key exchange, selecting an Internet Protocol (IP) address for the remote device, and encrypting a packet with the IP address based on the public key of the remote device and transmitting the encrypted packet to the remote device via the VPN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Applicant: PERFTECH, INC.
    Inventors: Lewis T. Donzis, John Anthony Murphy
  • Publication number: 20250310189
    Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of establishing a connection with a network via an apparatus comprising a plurality of network connection ports, wherein, when connected to a network, each network connection port automatically determines a state thereof, and each network connection port is configured to provide an internet connection or a local area network (LAN) connection, detecting a change to an operating environment of the apparatus, and self-reconfiguring one or more network connection ports from among the plurality of network connection ports to generate a second state of configuration based on the change to the operating environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Applicant: PERFTECH, INC.
    Inventors: Lewis T. Donzis, Ryan M. Matelske, John Anthony Murphy, Lee Carl Ziegenhals
  • Publication number: 20250310033
    Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of establishing a connection with a network via an apparatus comprising a plurality of network connection ports, wherein each network connection port is configured to provide an internet connection or an internal local area network connection, receiving a packet comprising a bitmap via an ingress network connection port of the plurality of network connection ports, executing one or more checks associated with the packet and identifying metadata attributes of the packet, and updating the bitmap to include the metadata attributes of the packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Applicant: PERFTECH, INC.
    Inventors: Lewis T. Donzis, Ryan M. Matelske, John Anthony Murphy
  • Publication number: 20240362291
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of processing a user initiated request for information is disclosed. The method may provide receiving a user initiated request including a uniform resource locator (URL) submitted to a web browser application and receiving a response that the URL is an invalid URL that cannot be resolved to a corresponding webpage. The method may also include blocking a subsequent attempt to transmit the user initiated request as a browser modified search request that includes modifications to the user initiated request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: PERFTECH, INC.
    Inventors: Lewis Thomas Donzis, John Anthony Murphy, Jonathan Elliott Schmidt, Henry Michael Donzis, Peter Wayne Baron, Lee Carl Ziegenhals
  • Patent number: 12086201
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of processing a user initiated request for information is disclosed. The method may provide receiving a user initiated request including a uniform resource locator (URL) submitted to a web browser application and receiving a response that the URL is an invalid URL that cannot be resolved to a corresponding webpage. The method may also include blocking a subsequent attempt to transmit the user initiated request as a browser modified search request that includes modifications to the user initiated request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: PERFTECH, INC.
    Inventors: Lewis Thomas Donzis, John Anthony Murphy, Jonathan Elliott Schmidt, Henry Michael Donzis, Peter Wayne Baron, Lee Carl Ziegenhals
  • Publication number: 20230195822
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of processing a user initiated request for information is disclosed. The method may provide receiving a user initiated request including a uniform resource locator (URL) submitted to a web browser application and receiving a response that the URL is an invalid URL that cannot be resolved to a corresponding webpage. The method may also include blocking a subsequent attempt to transmit the user initiated request as a browser modified search request that includes modifications to the user initiated request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: PERFTECH, INC.
    Inventors: Lewis Thomas Donzis, John Anthony Murphy, Jonathan Elliott Schmidt, Henry Michael Donzis, Peter Wayne Baron, Lee Carl Ziegenhals
  • Patent number: 11580185
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of processing a user initiated request for information is disclosed. The method may provide receiving a user initiated request including a uniform resource locator (URL) submitted to a web browser application and receiving a response that the URL is an invalid URL that cannot be resolved to a corresponding webpage. The method may also include blocking a subsequent attempt to transmit the user initiated request as a browser modified search request that includes modifications to the user initiated request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: PERFTECH, INC
    Inventors: Lewis Thomas Donzis, John Anthony Murphy, Jonathan Elliott Schmidt, Henry Michael Donzis, Peter Wayne Baron, Lee Carl Ziegenhals
  • Publication number: 20210165847
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of processing a user initiated request for information is disclosed. The method may provide receiving a user initiated request including a uniform resource locator (URL) submitted to a web browser application and receiving a response that the URL is an invalid URL that cannot be resolved to a corresponding webpage. The method may also include blocking a subsequent attempt to transmit the user initiated request as a browser modified search request that includes modifications to the user initiated request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Lewis Thomas Donzis, John Anthony Murphy, Jonathan Elliott Schmidt, Henry Michael Donzis, Peter Wayne Baron, Lee Carl Ziegenhals
  • Patent number: 10915596
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of processing a user initiated request for information is disclosed. The method may provide receiving a user initiated request including a uniform resource locator (URL) submitted to a web browser application and receiving a response that the URL is an invalid URL that cannot be resolved to a corresponding webpage. The method may also include blocking a subsequent attempt to transmit the user initiated request as a browser modified search request that includes modifications to the user initiated request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: PERFTECH, INC
    Inventors: Lewis Thomas Donzis, John Anthony Murphy, Jonathan Elliott Schmidt, Henry Michael Donzis, Peter Wayne Baron, Lee Carl Ziegenhals
  • Publication number: 20170357727
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of processing a user initiated request for information is disclosed. The method may provide receiving a user initiated request including a uniform resource locator (URL) submitted to a web browser application and receiving a response that the URL is an invalid URL that cannot be resolved to a corresponding webpage. The method may also include blocking a subsequent attempt to transmit the user initiated request as a browser modified search request that includes modifications to the user initiated request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Lewis Thomas Donzis, John Anthony Murphy, Johathan Elliott Schmidt, Henry Michael Donzis, Peter Wayne Baron, Lee Carl Ziegenhals
  • Patent number: 9727658
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of processing a user initiated request for information is disclosed. The method may provide receiving a user initiated request including a uniform resource locator (URL) submitted to a web browser application and receiving a response that the URL is an invalid URL that cannot be resolved to a corresponding webpage. The method may also include blocking a subsequent attempt to transmit the user initiated request as a browser modified search request that includes modifications to the user initiated request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: PERFTECH, INC.
    Inventors: Lewis Thomas Donzis, John Anthony Murphy, Johathan Elliott Schmidt, Henry Michael Donzis, Peter Wayne Baron, Lee Carl Ziegenhals
  • Publication number: 20140351690
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of processing a user initiated request for information is disclosed. The method may provide receiving a user initiated request including a uniform resource locator (URL) submitted to a web browser application and receiving a response that the URL is an invalid URL that cannot be resolved to a corresponding webpage. The method may also include blocking a subsequent attempt to transmit the user initiated request as a browser modified search request that includes modifications to the user initiated request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Lewis Thomas Donzis, John Anthony Murphy, Johathan Elliott Schmidt, Henry Michael Donzis, Peter Wayne Baron, Lee Carl Ziegenhals
  • Patent number: 8806004
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of processing a user initiated request for information is disclosed. The method may provide receiving a user initiated request including a uniform resource locator (URL) submitted to a web browser application and receiving a response that the URL is an invalid URL that cannot be resolved to a corresponding webpage. The method may also include blocking a subsequent attempt to transmit the user initiated request as a browser modified search request that includes modifications to the user initiated request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Perftech, Inc.
    Inventors: Lewis Thomas Donzis, John Anthony Murphy, Jonathan Elliott Schmidt, Henry Michael Donzis, Peter Wayne Baron, Lee Carl Ziegenhals
  • Publication number: 20130054802
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of processing a user initiated request for information is disclosed. The method may provide receiving a user initiated request including a uniform resource locator (URL) submitted to a web browser application and receiving a response that the URL is an invalid URL that cannot be resolved to a corresponding webpage. The method may also include blocking a subsequent attempt to transmit the user initiated request as a browser modified search request that includes modifications to the user initiated request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: PERFTECH, INC.
    Inventors: Lewis Thomas Donzis, John Anthony Murphy, Jonathan Elliott Schmidt, Henry Michael Donzis, Peter Wayne Baron, Lee Carl Ziegenhals