Patents by Inventor Kevin R. Butler

Kevin R. Butler 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: 20240124442
    Abstract: Described herein are novel PRMT5 inhibitors of Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as well as the pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Compounds of the present invention are useful for inhibiting PRMT5 activity and may have use in treating proliferative, metabolic and blood disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Albert AMEGADZIE, Diane Jennifer BEYLKIN, Shon BOOKER, Matthew Paul BOURBEAU, John R. BUTLER, Kevin Lloyd GREENMAN, Todd J. KOHN, Kexue LI, Qingyian LIU, Ana Elena MINATTI, Primali Vasundera NAVARATNE, Liping H. PETTUS, Rene RAHIMOFF, Hui-Ling WANG, Nicholas Anthony WEIRES
  • Patent number: 11663338
    Abstract: Various examples are provided related to automated security analysis of baseband firmware. In one example, a system includes a wireless front end and processing circuitry communicatively coupled to the wireless front end and a target device. The processing circuitry can generate mutated packets based upon a device state of the target device; provide the mutated packets for transmission to the target device; receive feedback information from the target device in response to reception of the mutated packets; and identify a firmware flaw associated with the target device in response to the feedback information. In another example, a method includes generating mutated packets based upon a device state of a target device; transmitting the mutated packets to the target device; receiving feedback information from the target device in response to reception of the mutated packets; and identifying a firmware flaw associated with the target device using the feedback information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Grant Haydock Hernandez, Kevin R. Butler, Patrick G. Traynor
  • Publication number: 20200364135
    Abstract: Various examples are provided related to automated security analysis of baseband firmware. In one example, a system includes a wireless front end and processing circuitry communicatively coupled to the wireless front end and a target device. The processing circuitry can generate mutated packets based upon a device state of the target device; provide the mutated packets for transmission to the target device; receive feedback information from the target device in response to reception of the mutated packets; and identify a firmware flaw associated with the target device in response to the feedback information. In another example, a method includes generating mutated packets based upon a device state of a target device; transmitting the mutated packets to the target device; receiving feedback information from the target device in response to reception of the mutated packets; and identifying a firmware flaw associated with the target device using the feedback information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Grant Haydock Hernandez, Kevin R. Butler, Patrick G. Traynor
  • Publication number: 20110035808
    Abstract: Rootkit-resistant disks (RRD) label all immutable system binaries and configuration files at installation time. During normal operation, the disk controller inspects all write operations received from the host operating system and denies those made for labeled blocks. To upgrade, the host is booted into a safe state and system blocks can only be modified if a security token is attached to the disk controller. By enforcing immutability at the disk controller, a compromised operating system is prevented from infecting its on-disk image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Kevin R. Butler, Stephen E. McLaughlin, Patrick D. McDaniel