Patents by Inventor Susan Ruth Peterson

Susan Ruth Peterson 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 and system for use in facilitating patch change management of industrial control systems
    Patent number: 8869133
    Abstract: An offline patch change management system for an industrial facility includes at least one reader device configured to read patch update information stored on computer-readable storage media inserted therein. The industrial facility includes an industrial control system that includes at least cyber asset. The system also includes a memory device coupled to the reader device. The memory device is configured to store the patch update information. The system further includes a processor coupled to the memory device. The processor is programmed to scan the at least one cyber asset. The processor is also programmed to generate a scan report including a patch status for at least one patch not operatively resident on the at least one cyber asset. The scan report includes a deployment temporal period value for deployment of the patch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Lindy Lawrence Alls, Susan Ruth Peterson, Eric Fiedler Taylor
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USE IN FACILITATING PATCH CHANGE MANAGEMENT OF INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20140130033
    Abstract: An offline patch change management system for an industrial facility includes at least one reader device configured to read patch update information stored on computer-readable storage media inserted therein. The industrial facility includes an industrial control system that includes at least cyber asset. The system also includes a memory device coupled to the reader device. The memory device is configured to store the patch update information. The system further includes a processor coupled to the memory device. The processor is programmed to scan the at least one cyber asset. The processor is also programmed to generate a scan report including a patch status for at least one patch not operatively resident on the at least one cyber asset. The scan report includes a deployment temporal period value for deployment of the patch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Lindy Lawrence Alls, Susan Ruth Peterson, Eric Fiedler Taylor