Patents by Inventor Matthew Rixon

Matthew Rixon 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: 20180113071
    Abstract: A test kit is provided. The test kit includes a case including a plurality of reagent containers storing reagents, each reagent indicating the presence of a substance when the reagent comes into contact with that substance. The test kit further includes a collector including a collector body, and a plurality of swabs coupled to the collector body and configured to collect substances. The test kit is configured to test for a plurality of collected substances by causing the reagents stored in the plurality of reagent containers to contact at least one of the plurality of swabs, and the test kit is further configured to display results of the test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Deborah Foy, Edward Locke, Julian Parker, Anthony Pomozzi, Matthew Rixon
  • Publication number: 20060143709
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, a system for preventing a network attack is provided. The system includes a computer having a processor and a computer-readable medium. The system also includes a shield program stored in the computer-readable medium. The shield program is operable, when executed by the processor, to transmit an agent to each of one or more nodes in a network in response to an attack directed to the network. The agent is operable to initiate a reduction of the effect of the attack on the node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2004
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Randall Brooks, Matthew Rixon, Jonathan Goding