Patents by Inventor Ryan J. Farley

Ryan J. Farley 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).

  • Method, systems, and computer program products for implementing function-parallel network firewall
    Patent number: 8037517
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing function-parallel firewalls are disclosed. According to one aspect, a function-parallel firewall includes a first firewall node for filtering received packets using a first portion of a rule set including a plurality of rules. The first portion includes less than all of the rules in the rule set. At least one second firewall node filters packets using a second portion of the rule set. The second portion includes at least one rule in the rule set that is not present in the first portion. The first and second portions together include all of the rules in the rule set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Wake Forest University
    Inventors: Errin W. Fulp, Ryan J. Farley