Patents by Inventor Ross Kirk

Ross Kirk 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).

  • Using cached network data on a device to discover unscannable devices
    Patent number: 12634319
    Abstract: A software agent executing on a computing device receives a request from a client to provide data associated with neighboring devices to the computing device. The client includes a scan engine to perform a network scan of a network that includes the computing device. The software agent accesses device data in a cache of an operating system command, determines, based on the device data, an identifier associated with each device that is neighboring the computing device, converts the device data into a standardized format to create neighboring device data, and sends the neighboring device data to the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Rapid7, Inc.
    Inventors: Emmett Kelly, Ross Kirk
  • Using discovered uniform resource identifier information to perform exploitation testing
    Patent number: 12554783
    Abstract: A Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) discovery system is implemented that evaluates web configuration servers obtained from web servers to determine the existence and configuration of URIs hosted by the web servers. To discover URIs, the URI discovery system may obtain web server configuration files, and other metadata, from collection agents executing on web servers. The web server configuration files may then be parsed to evaluate the combinations of hosts, paths, and ports for the web server that may correspond to respective URIs. A URI discovery result may then be generated that describes the discovered URIs and includes configurations of the different URIs. The URI discovery result may be stored in an entry for the web server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: Rapid7, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Smith, Ross Kirk, Jack Pincombe
  • USING DISCOVERED UNIFORM RESOURCE IDENTIFIER INFORMATION TO PERFORM EXPLOITATION TESTING
    Publication number: 20250053601
    Abstract: A Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) discovery system is implemented that evaluates web configuration servers obtained from web servers to determine the existence and configuration of URIs hosted by the web servers. To discover URIs, the URI discovery system may obtain web server configuration files, and other metadata, from collection agents executing on web servers. The web server configuration files may then be parsed to evaluate the combinations of hosts, paths, and ports for the web server that may correspond to respective URIs. A URI discovery result may then be generated that describes the discovered URIs and includes configurations of the different URIs. The URI discovery result may be stored in an entry for the web server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: Rapid7, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Smith, Ross Kirk, Jack Pincombe
  • USING CACHED NETWORK DATA ON A DEVICE TO DISCOVER UNSCANNABLE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20250007939
    Abstract: A software agent executing on a computing device receives a request from a client to provide data associated with neighboring devices to the computing device. The client includes a scan engine to perform a network scan of a network that includes the computing device. The software agent accesses device data in a cache of an operating system command, determines, based on the device data, an identifier associated with each device that is neighboring the computing device, converts the device data into a standardized format to create neighboring device data, and sends the neighboring device data to the client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: Rapid7, Inc.
    Inventors: Emmett Kelly, Ross Kirk
  • Using a remote procedure call (RPC) service to provide data on neighboring devices
    Patent number: 12120138
    Abstract: A software agent executing on a computing device receives a request from a client to provide data associated with neighboring devices to the computing device. The client includes a scan engine to perform a network scan of a network that includes the computing device. The software agent accesses device data in a cache of an operating system command, determines, based on the device data, an identifier associated with each device that is neighboring the computing device, converts the device data into a standardized format to create neighboring device data, and sends the neighboring device data to the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Rapid7, Inc.
    Inventors: Emmett Kelly, Ross Kirk
  • Evaluating configuration files for uniform resource indicator discovery
    Patent number: 11768889
    Abstract: A Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) discovery system is implemented that evaluates web configuration servers obtained from web servers to determine the existence and configuration of URIs hosted by the web servers. To discover URIs, the URI discovery system may obtain web server configuration files, and other metadata, from collection agents executing on web servers. The web server configuration files may then be parsed to evaluate the combinations of hosts, paths, and ports for the web server that may correspond to respective URIs. A URI discovery result may then be generated that describes the discovered URIs and includes configurations of the different URIs. The URI discovery result may be stored in an entry for the web server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Rapid7, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Smith, Ross Kirk, Jack Pincombe