Patents by Inventor Robert G. Hook

Robert G. Hook 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).

  • Computer virus protection
    Patent number: 9906550
    Abstract: A network is protected from e-mail viruses through the use of a sacrificial server. Any executable programs or other suspicious parts of incoming e-mail messages are forwarded to a sacrificial server, where they are converted to non-executable format such as Adobe Acrobat PDF and sent to the recipient. The sacrificial server is then checked for virus activity. After the execution is completed, the sacrificial server is rebooted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Intellectual Ventures I LLC
    Inventors: Walter Mason Stewart, Marcelo Carrera, Robert G. Hook
  • COMPUTER VIRUS PROTECTION
    Publication number: 20140289857
    Abstract: A network is protected from e-mail viruses through the use of a sacrificial server. Any executable programs or other suspicious parts of incoming e-mail messages are forwarded to a sacrificial server, where they are converted to non-executable format such as Adobe Acrobat PDF and sent to the recipient. The sacrificial server is then checked for virus activity. After the execution is completed, the sacrificial server is rebooted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Walter Mason Stewart, Marcelo Carrera, Robert G. Hook
  • Computer virus protection
    Patent number: 8769258
    Abstract: A network is protected from e-mail viruses through the use of a sacrificial server. Any executable programs or other suspicious parts of incoming e-mail messages are forwarded to a sacrificial server, where they are converted to non-executable format such as Adobe Acrobat PDF and sent to the recipient. The sacrificial server is then checked for virus activity. After the execution is completed, the sacrificial server is rebooted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Intellectual Ventures I LLC
    Inventors: Walter Mason Stewart, Marcelo Carrera, Robert G. Hook
  • Computer Virus Protection
    Publication number: 20110231669
    Abstract: A network is protected from e-mail viruses through the use of a sacrificial server. Any executable programs or other suspicious parts of incoming e-mail messages are forwarded to a sacrificial server, where they are converted to non-executable format such as Adobe Acrobat PDF and sent to the recipient. The sacrificial server is then checked for virus activity. After the execution is completed, the sacrificial server is rebooted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: Intellectual Ventures I LLC
    Inventors: Walter Mason Stewart, Marcelo Carrera, Robert G. Hook
  • Computer virus protection
    Patent number: 7979691
    Abstract: A network is protected from e-mail viruses through the use of a sacrificial server. Any executable program or other suspicious parts of incoming e-mail messages are forwarded to a sacrificial server, where they are converted to non-executable format such as Adobe Acrobat PDF and sent to the recipient. The sacrificial server is then checked for virus activity. After the execution is completed, the sacrificial server is rebooted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Intellectual Ventures I LLC
    Inventors: Walter Mason Stewart, Marcelo Carrera, Robert G. Hook
  • Computer network virus protection system and method
    Patent number: 7913078
    Abstract: A network is protected from viruses through the use of a sacrificial server, which may be physical or virtual. Any executable programs or other suspicious parts of incoming e-mail messages are forwarded to a sacrificial server, where they are converted to non-executable format such as Adobe Acrobat PDF and sent to the recipient. The sacrificial server is then checked for virus activity. After the execution is completed, the sacrificial server is rebooted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Inventors: Walter Mason Stewart, Marcelo Carrera, Robert G. Hook, Ronald Rust, Charles Shotton
  • Computer Virus Protection
    Publication number: 20090165138
    Abstract: A network is protected from e-mail viruses through the use of a sacrificial server. Any executable programs or other suspicious parts of incoming e-mail messages are forwarded to a sacrificial server, where they are converted to non-executable format such as Adobe Acrobat PDF and sent to the recipient. The sacrificial server is then checked for virus activity. After the execution is completed, the sacrificial server is rebooted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: G.K. Webb Services LLC
    Inventors: Walter Mason STEWART, Marcelo CARRERA, Robert G. HOOK
  • E-mail virus protection system and method
    Patent number: 7506155
    Abstract: A network is protected from e-mail viruses through the use of a sacrificial server. Any executable programs or other suspicious parts of incoming e-mail messages are forwarded to a sacrificial server, where they are converted to non-executable format such as Adobe Acrobat PDF and sent to the recipient. The sacrificial server is then checked for virus activity. After the execution is completed, the sacrificial server is rebooted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Gatekeeper LLC
    Inventors: Walter Mason Stewart, Marcelo Carrera, Robert G. Hook
  • Computer Network Virus Protection System and Method
    Publication number: 20080229416
    Abstract: A network is protected from viruses through the use of a sacrificial server, which may be physical or virtual. Any executable programs or other suspicious parts of incoming e-mail messages are forwarded to a sacrificial server, where they are converted to non-executable format such as Adobe Acrobat PDF and sent to the recipient. The sacrificial server is then checked for virus activity. After the execution is completed, the sacrificial server is rebooted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: G. K. Webb Services LLC
    Inventors: Walter Mason Stewart, Marcelo Carrera, Robert G. Hook, Ronald Rust, Charles Shotton
  • E-mail virus protection system and method
    Patent number: 6901519
    Abstract: A network is protected from e-mail viruses through the use of a sacrificial server. Any executable programs or other suspicious parts of incoming e-mail messages are forwarded to a sacrificial server, where they are converted to non-executable format such as Adobe Acrobat PDF and sent to the recipient. The sacrificial server is then checked for virus activity. After the execution is completed, the sacrificial server is rebooted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Infobahn, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter Mason Stewart, Marcelo Carrera, Robert G. Hook