Patents by Inventor Lanier A. Watkins

Lanier A. Watkins 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: 11601812
    Abstract: Provided is a method and a computer device for performing the method for defending a perimeter against a small unmanned aerial system (sUAS). The method includes detecting a presence of a wireless access point (WAP) associated with a sUAS; analyzing data packets intercepted from the WAP; determining the type of sUAS based on the data packets that were intercepted using a machine learning classifier; determining one or more exploits from a library of exploits to initiate against the sUAS based on the type of sUAS determined by the machine learning classifier; and transmitting the one or more exploits to the sUAS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Lanier Watkins
  • Publication number: 20200107198
    Abstract: Provided is a method and a computer device for performing the method for defending a perimeter against a small unmanned aerial system (sUAS). The method includes detecting a presence of a wireless access point (WAP) associated with a sUAS; analyzing data packets intercepted from the WAP; determining the type of sUAS based on the data packets that were intercepted using a machine learning classifier; determining one or more exploits from a library of exploits to initiate against the sUAS based on the type of sUAS determined by the machine learning classifier; and transmitting the one or more exploits to the sUAS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventor: Lanier WATKINS
  • Patent number: 10567398
    Abstract: A method executable via operation of configured processing circuitry to identify applications by remote monitoring may include initiating remote communication with a target device through an access point, the access point providing network access to the target device, providing a series of ping messages to the target device via the access point to determine a delay signature of an application running on the target device, comparing the delay signature of the application to a plurality of malware traffic signatures stored in a malware traffic signature library, and determining a matching score between the delay signature of the application and at least some of the malware traffic signatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventor: Lanier A. Watkins
  • Publication number: 20190116191
    Abstract: A method executable via operation of configured processing circuitry to identify applications by remote monitoring may include initiating remote communication with a target device through an access point, the access point providing network access to the target device, providing a series of ping messages to the target device via the access point to determine a delay signature of an application running on the target device, comparing the delay signature of the application to a plurality of malware traffic signatures stored in a malware traffic signature library, and determining a matching score between the delay signature of the application and at least some of the malware traffic signatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventor: Lanier A. Watkins
  • Patent number: 9961133
    Abstract: A method executable via operation of configured processing circuitry to identify applications by remote monitoring may include initiating remote communication with a target device through an access point, the access point providing network access to the target device, providing a series of ping messages to the target device via the access point to determine a delay signature of an application running on the target device, and generating application identification information based on the delay signature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventor: Lanier A. Watkins
  • Publication number: 20170171226
    Abstract: A method executable via operation of configured processing circuitry to identify applications by remote monitoring may include initiating remote communication with a target device through an access point, the access point providing network access to the target device, providing a series of ping messages to the target device via the access point to determine a delay signature of an application running on the target device, comparing the delay signature of the application to a plurality of malware traffic signatures stored in a malware traffic signature library, and determining a matching score between the delay signature of the application and at least some of the malware traffic signatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventor: Lanier A. Watkins
  • Publication number: 20150127698
    Abstract: A method executable via operation of configured processing circuitry to identify applications by remote monitoring may include initiating remote communication with a target device through an access point, the access point providing network access to the target device, providing a series of ping messages to the target device via the access point to determine a delay signature of an application running on the target device, and generating application identification information based on the delay signature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventor: Lanier A. Watkins