Patents by Inventor Shawn Michael Bracken

Shawn Michael Bracken 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).

  • Inoculator and antibody for computer security
    Patent number: 9792444
    Abstract: In an embodiment of the invention, a method includes: determining, in a computer, an area where an undesired computer program will reside; and providing a data object in the area, so that the data object is an antibody that provides security to the computer and immunity against the undesired program. Another embodiment of the invention also provides an apparatus (or system) that can be configured to perform at least some of the above functionalities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: CounterTack, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Gregory Hoglund, Shawn Michael Bracken
  • Inoculator and Antibody for Computer Security
    Publication number: 20160292424
    Abstract: In an embodiment of the invention, a method includes: determining, in a computer, an area where an undesired computer program will reside; and providing a data object in the area, so that the data object is an antibody that provides security to the computer and immunity against the undesired program. Another embodiment of the invention also provides an apparatus (or system) that can be configured to perform at least some of the above functionalities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Gregory Hoglund, Shawn Michael Bracken
  • Inoculator and antibody for computer security
    Patent number: 9311482
    Abstract: In an embodiment of the invention, a method includes: determining, in a computer, an area where an undesired computer program will reside; and providing a data object in the area, so that the data object is an antibody that provides security to the computer and immunity against the undesired program. Another embodiment of the invention also provides an apparatus (or system) that can be configured to perform at least some of the above functionalities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: COUNTERTACK, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Gregory Hoglund, Shawn Michael Bracken