Patents by Inventor Kevin Beets

Kevin Beets 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).

  • Advanced malware classification
    Patent number: 11126719
    Abstract: In one respect, there is provided a system for classifying malware. The system may include a data processor and a memory. The memory may include program code that provides operations when executed by the processor. The operations may include: providing, to a display, contextual information associated with a file to at least enable a classification of the file, when a malware classifier is unable to classify the file; receiving, in response to the providing of the contextual information, the classification of the file; and updating, based at least on the received classification of the file, the malware classifier to enable the malware classifier to classify the file. Methods and articles of manufacture, including computer program products, are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Cylance Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Maisel, Ryan Permeh, Matthew Wolff, Gabriel Acevedo, Andrew Davis, John Brock, Homer Valentine Strong, Michael Wojnowicz, Kevin Beets
  • Advanced Malware Classification
    Publication number: 20190286819
    Abstract: In one respect, there is provided a system for classifying malware. The system may include a data processor and a memory. The memory may include program code that provides operations when executed by the processor. The operations may include: providing, to a display, contextual information associated with a file to at least enable a classification of the file, when a malware classifier is unable to classify the file; receiving, in response to the providing of the contextual information, the classification of the file; and updating, based at least on the received classification of the file, the malware classifier to enable the malware classifier to classify the file. Methods and articles of manufacture, including computer program products, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew Maisel, Ryan Permeh, Matthew Wolff, Gabriel Acevedo, Andrew Davis, John Brock, Homer Valentine Strong, Michael Wojnowicz, Kevin Beets
  • Advanced malware classification
    Patent number: 10360380
    Abstract: In one respect, there is provided a system for classifying malware. The system may include a data processor and a memory. The memory may include program code that provides operations when executed by the processor. The operations may include: providing, to a display, contextual information associated with a file to at least enable a classification of the file, when a malware classifier is unable to classify the file; receiving, in response to the providing of the contextual information, the classification of the file; and updating, based at least on the received classification of the file, the malware classifier to enable the malware classifier to classify the file. Methods and articles of manufacture, including computer program products, are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Cylance Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Maisel, Ryan Permeh, Matthew Wolff, Gabriel Acevedo, Andrew Davis, John Brock, Homer Strong, Michael Wojnowicz, Kevin Beets
  • ADVANCED MALWARE CLASSIFICATION
    Publication number: 20180203998
    Abstract: In one respect, there is provided a system for classifying malware. The system may include a data processor and a memory. The memory may include program code that provides operations when executed by the processor. The operations may include: providing, to a display, contextual information associated with a file to at least enable a classification of the file, when a malware classifier is unable to classify the file; receiving, in response to the providing of the contextual information, the classification of the file; and updating, based at least on the received classification of the file, the malware classifier to enable the malware classifier to classify the file. Methods and articles of manufacture, including computer program products, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew Maisel, Ryan Permeh, Matthew Wolff, Gabriel Acevedo, Andrew Davis, John Brock, Homer Strong, Michael Wojnowicz, Kevin Beets