Patents by Inventor Mark Burton Anderson

Mark Burton Anderson 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: 10862902
    Abstract: Automation security in a networked-based industrial controller environment is implemented. Various components, systems and methodologies are provided to facilitate varying levels of automation security in accordance with security analysis tools, security validation tools and/or security learning systems. The security analysis tool receives abstract factory models or descriptions for input and generates an output that can include security guidelines, components, topologies, procedures, rules, policies, and the like for deployment in an automation security network. The validation tools are operative in the automation security network, wherein the tools perform security checking and/or auditing functions, for example, to determine if security components are in place and/or in suitable working order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: David D. Brandt, Kenwood Hall, Mark Burton Anderson, Craig D. Anderson, George Bradford Collins
  • Publication number: 20160330222
    Abstract: Automation security in a networked-based industrial controller environment is implemented. Various components, systems and methodologies are provided to facilitate varying levels of automation security in accordance with security analysis tools, security validation tools and/or security learning systems. The security analysis tool receives abstract factory models or descriptions for input and generates an output that can include security guidelines, components, topologies, procedures, rules, policies, and the like for deployment in an automation security network. The validation tools are operative in the automation security network, wherein the tools perform security checking and/or auditing functions, for example, to determine if security components are in place and/or in suitable working order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: David D. Brandt, Kenwood Hall, Mark Burton Anderson, Craig D. Anderson, George Bradford Collins
  • Patent number: 9412073
    Abstract: Automation security in a networked-based industrial controller environment is implemented. Various components, systems and methodologies are provided to facilitate varying levels of automation security in accordance with security analysis tools, security validation tools and/or security learning systems. The security analysis tool receives abstract factory models or descriptions for input and generates an output that can include security guidelines, components, topologies, procedures, rules, policies, and the like for deployment in an automation security network. The validation tools are operative in the automation security network, wherein the tools perform security checking and/or auditing functions, for example, to determine if security components are in place and/or in suitable working order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: David D. Brandt, Kenwood Hall, Mark Burton Anderson, Craig D. Anderson, George Bradford Collins
  • Publication number: 20150213369
    Abstract: Automation security in a networked-based industrial controller environment is implemented. Various components, systems and methodologies are provided to facilitate varying levels of automation security in accordance with security analysis tools, security validation tools and/or security learning systems. The security analysis tool receives abstract factory models or descriptions for input and generates an output that can include security guidelines, components, topologies, procedures, rules, policies, and the like for deployment in an automation security network. The validation tools are operative in the automation security network, wherein the tools perform security checking and/or auditing functions, for example, to determine if security components are in place and/or in suitable working order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: David D. Brandt, Kenwood Hall, Mark Burton Anderson, Craig D. Anderson, George Bradford Collins
  • Patent number: 9009084
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and methodology facilitating automation security in a networked-based industrial controller environment. Various components, systems and methodologies are provided to facilitate varying levels of automation security in accordance with security analysis tools, security validation tools and/or security learning systems. The security analysis tool receives abstract factory models or descriptions for input and generates an output that can include security guidelines, components, topologies, procedures, rules, policies, and the like for deployment in an automation security network. The validation tools are operative in the automation security network, wherein the tools perform security checking and/or auditing functions, for example, to determine if security components are in place and/or in suitable working order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David D. Brandt, Kenwood Hall, Mark Burton Anderson, Craig D. Anderson, George Bradford Collins
  • Publication number: 20150067844
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and methodology facilitating automation security in a networked-based industrial controller environment. Various components, systems and methodologies are provided to facilitate varying levels of automation security in accordance with security analysis tools, security validation tools and/or security learning systems. The security analysis tool receives abstract factory models or descriptions for input and generates an output that can include security guidelines, components, topologies, procedures, rules, policies, and the like for deployment in an automation security network. The validation tools are operative in the automation security network, wherein the tools perform security checking and/or auditing functions, for example, to determine if security components are in place and/or in suitable working order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: David D. Brandt, Kenwood Hall, Mark Burton Anderson, Craig D. Anderson, George Bradford Collins
  • Patent number: 8909926
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and methodology facilitating automation security in a networked-based industrial controller environment. Various components, systems and methodologies are provided to facilitate varying levels of automation security in accordance with security analysis tools, security validation tools and/or security learning systems. The security analysis tool receives abstract factory models or descriptions for input and generates an output that can include security guidelines, components, topologies, procedures, rules, policies, and the like for deployment in an automation security network. The validation tools are operative in the automation security network, wherein the tools perform security checking and/or auditing functions, for example, to determine if security components are in place and/or in suitable working order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David D. Brandt, Kenwood Hall, Mark Burton Anderson, Craig D. Anderson, George Bradford Collins
  • Publication number: 20130031037
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and methodology facilitating automation security in a networked-based industrial controller environment. Various components, systems and methodologies are provided to facilitate varying levels of automation security in accordance with security analysis tools, security validation tools and/or security learning systems. The security analysis tool receives abstract factory models or descriptions for input and generates an output that can include security guidelines, components, topologies, procedures, rules, policies, and the like for deployment in an automation security network. The validation tools are operative in the automation security network, wherein the tools perform security checking and/or auditing functions, for example, to determine if security components are in place and/or in suitable working order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: David D. Brandt, Kenwood Hall, Mark Burton Anderson, Craig D. Anderson, George Bradford Collins
  • Publication number: 20040117624
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and methodology facilitating automation security in a networked-based industrial controller environment. Various components, systems and methodologies are provided to facilitate varying levels of automation security in accordance with security analysis tools, security validation tools and/or security learning systems. The security analysis tool receives abstract factory models or descriptions for input and generates an output that can include security guidelines, components, topologies, procedures, rules, policies, and the like for deployment in an automation security network. The validation tools are operative in the automation security network, wherein the tools perform security checking and/or auditing functions, for example, to determine if security components are in place and/or in suitable working order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: David D. Brandt, Kenwood Hall, Mark Burton Anderson, Craig D. Anderson, George Bradford Collins