Patents by Inventor Patrick Hufford

Patrick Hufford 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).

  • Securing an access provider
    Patent number: 8850046
    Abstract: To secure an access provider, communications to/from the access provider are monitored for a partially-completed connection transaction. Detected partially-completed connection transactions are terminated when they remain in existence for a period of time that exceeds a threshold period of time. The monitoring may include detecting partially-completed connection transactions initiated by an access requestor, measuring the period of time that a partially-completed connection transaction remains in existence, comparing the period of time with the threshold period of time, and resetting a communication port located on the access provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignees: Foundry Networks LLC, AOL Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Wright, Patrick Hufford, Terry Rolon, Jonathan K. Robertson, Thomas Stehnach, Rajkumar Jalan
  • Securing An Access Provider
    Publication number: 20120131671
    Abstract: To secure an access provider, communications to/from the access provider are monitored for a partially-completed connection transaction. Detected partially-completed connection transactions are terminated when they remain in existence for a period of time that exceeds a threshold period of time. The monitoring may include detecting partially-completed connection transactions initiated by an access requestor, measuring the period of time that a partially-completed connection transaction remains in existence, comparing the period of time with the threshold period of time, and resetting a communication port located on the access provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicants: AOL INC., FOUNDRY NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Wright, Patrick Hufford, Terry Rolon, Jonathan K. Robertson, Thomas Stehnach, Rajkumar Jalan
  • Securing an access provider
    Patent number: 8108531
    Abstract: To secure an access provider, communications to/from the access provider are monitored for a partially-completed connection transaction. Detected partially-completed connection transactions are terminated when they remain in existence for a period of time that exceeds a threshold period of time. The monitoring may include detecting partially-completed connection transactions initiated by an access requestor, measuring the period of time that a partially-completed connection transaction remains in existence, comparing the period of time with the threshold period of time, and resetting a communication port located on the access provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignees: Foundry Networks, Inc., AOL Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Wright, Patrick Hufford, Terry Rolon, Jonathan K. Robertson, Thomas Stehnach, Rajkumar Jalan
  • Securing An Access Provider
    Publication number: 20100217863
    Abstract: To secure an access provider, communications to/from the access provider are monitored for a partially-completed connection transaction. Detected partially-completed connection transactions are terminated when they remain in existence for a period of time that exceeds a threshold period of time. The monitoring may include detecting partially-completed connection transactions initiated by an access requestor, measuring the period of time that a partially-completed connection transaction remains in existence, comparing the period of time with the threshold period of time, and resetting a communication port located on the access provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicants: FOUNDRY NETWORKS, INC., AOL INC.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Wright, Patrick Hufford, Terry Rolon, Jonathan K. Robertson, Thomas Stehnach, Rajkumar Jalan
  • Securing an access provider
    Patent number: 7743144
    Abstract: To secure an access provider, communications to/from the access provider are monitored for a partially-completed connection transaction. Detected partially-completed connection transactions are terminated when they remain in existence for a period of time that exceeds a threshold period of time. The monitoring may include detecting partially-completed connection transactions initiated by an access requestor, measuring the period of time that a partially-completed connection transaction remains in existence, comparing the period of time with the threshold period of time, and resetting a communication port located on the access provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignees: Foundry Networks, Inc., AOL Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Wright, Patrick Hufford, Terry Rolon, Jonathan K. Robertson, Thomas Stehnach, Rajkumar Jalan