Patents by Inventor William Bird

William Bird 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).

  • Publication number: 20240340288
    Abstract: A network-accessible service provides an enterprise with a view of identity and data activity in the enterprise's cloud accounts. The service enables cloud provider management models to be normalized with centralized analytics and views across cloud accounts. Based on identity and audit data received from a set of cloud deployments, and according to a cloud intelligence model, a set of permissions associated with each of a set of identities are determined. For each identity, and based on a set of identity chains extracted from the cloud intelligence model, a set of identity account action paths (IAAPs) are then determined. An IAAP defines how the identity obtains an ability to perform a given action in a given account. Using the identity account action paths together with context information, one or more roles, groups and accounts in the enterprise that are propagating permissions within the public cloud environment are then identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventors: Veranika Hadun, William Bird, Ben Wuest
  • Publication number: 20240187474
    Abstract: A network-accessible service provides an enterprise with a view of identity and data activity in the enterprise's cloud accounts. The service enables distinct cloud provider management models to be normalized with centralized analytics and views across large numbers of cloud accounts. The service enables an enterprise to model all activity and relationships across cloud vendors, accounts and third party stores. Using a domain-specific query language, the system enables rapid interrogation of a complete and centralized data model of all data and identity relationships. User reports may be generated showing all privileges and data to which a particular identity has access. Using the display views, a user can pivot all functions across teams, applications and data, geography, provider and compliance mandates, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Ben Wuest, William Bird, Brad Peters, Albert Lockett
  • Patent number: 11930017
    Abstract: A network-accessible service provides an enterprise with a view of identity and data activity in the enterprise's cloud accounts. The service enables distinct cloud provider management models to be normalized with centralized analytics and views across large numbers of cloud accounts. Based on identity and audit data received from a set of cloud deployments, and according to a cloud intelligence model, a set of permissions associated with each of a set of identities are determined. For each identity, and based on a set of identity chains extracted from the cloud intelligence model, a set of identity account action paths (IAAPs) are then determined. An IAAP defines how the identity obtains an ability to perform a given action in a given account. Using the identity account action paths together with context information, one or more roles, groups and accounts in the enterprise that are propagating permissions within the public cloud environment are then identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Sonrai Security Inc.
    Inventors: Veranika Hadun, William Bird, Ben Wuest
  • Patent number: 11902354
    Abstract: A network-accessible service provides an enterprise with a view of all identity and data activity in the enterprise's cloud accounts. The service enables distinct cloud provider management models to be normalized with centralized analytics and views across large numbers of cloud accounts. The service enables an enterprise to model all activity and relationships across cloud vendors, accounts and third party stores. Display views of this information preferably can pivot on cloud provider, country, cloud accounts, application or data store. Using a domain-specific query language, the system enables rapid interrogation of a complete and centralized data model of all data and identity relationships. User reports may be generated showing all privileges and data to which a particular identity has access. Similarly, data reports shown all entities having access to an asset can be generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Sonrai Security Inc.
    Inventors: Ben Wuest, William Bird, Brad Peters, Albert Lockett
  • Publication number: 20230179649
    Abstract: A network-accessible service provides an enterprise with a view of all identity and data activity in the enterprise's cloud accounts. The service enables distinct cloud provider management models to be normalized with centralized analytics and views across large numbers of cloud accounts. The service enables an enterprise to model all activity and relationships across cloud vendors, accounts and third party stores. Display views of this information preferably can pivot on cloud provider, country, cloud accounts, application or data store. Using a domain-specific query language, the system enables rapid interrogation of a complete and centralized data model of all data and identity relationships. User reports may be generated showing all privileges and data to which a particular identity has access. Similarly, data reports shown all entities having access to an asset can be generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: Sonrai Security Inc.
    Inventors: Ben Wuest, William Bird, Brad Peters, Albert Lockett
  • Patent number: 11570231
    Abstract: A network-accessible service provides an enterprise with a view of all identity and data activity in the enterprise's cloud accounts. The service enables distinct cloud provider management models to be normalized with centralized analytics and views across large numbers of cloud accounts. The service enables an enterprise to model all activity and relationships across cloud vendors, accounts and third party stores. Display views of this information preferably can pivot on cloud provider, country, cloud accounts, application or data store. Using a domain-specific query language, the system enables rapid interrogation of a complete and centralized data model of all data and identity relationships. User reports may be generated showing all privileges and data to which a particular identity has access. Similarly, data reports shown all entities having access to an asset can be generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Sonrai Security Inc.
    Inventors: Ben Wuest, William Bird, Brad Peters, Albert Lockett
  • Patent number: 11434136
    Abstract: Diamond bodies and methods of manufacture are disclosed. Diamond bodies are formed from at least a bimodal, alternatively a tri-modal or higher modal, feedstock having at least one fraction of modified diamond particles with a fine particle size (0.5-3.0 ?m) and at least one fraction of diamond particles with coarse particle size (15.0 to 30 ?m). During high pressure-high temperature processing, fine particle sized, modified diamond particles in the first fraction preferentially fracture to smaller sizes while preserving the morphology of coarse particle sized diamond particles in the second fraction. Diamond bodies incorporating the two fractions have a microstructure including second fraction diamond particles dispersed in a continuous matrix of first fraction modified diamond particles and exhibit improved wear characteristics, particularly for wear associated with drilling of geological formations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignees: DIAMOND INNOVATIONS, INC., BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Alexanne Johnson, Andrew Dean Gledhill, Danny Eugene Scott, Marc William Bird
  • Publication number: 20200358842
    Abstract: A network-accessible service provides an enterprise with a view of all identity and data activity in the enterprise's cloud accounts. The service enables distinct cloud provider management models to be normalized with centralized analytics and views across large numbers of cloud accounts. The service enables an enterprise to model all activity and relationships across cloud vendors, accounts and third party stores. Display views of this information preferably can pivot on cloud provider, country, cloud accounts, application or data store. Using a domain-specific query language, the system enables rapid interrogation of a complete and centralized data model of all data and identity relationships. User reports may be generated showing all privileges and data to which a particular identity has access. Similarly, data reports shown all entities having access to an asset can be generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Sonrai Security Inc.
    Inventors: Ben Wuest, William Bird, Brad Peters, Albert Lockett
  • Patent number: 10829999
    Abstract: Polycrystalline diamond compacts having interstitial diamonds and methods of forming polycrystalline diamond compact shaving interstitial diamonds with a quench cycle are described herein. In one embodiment, a polycrystalline diamond compact includes a substrate and a polycrystalline diamond body attached to the substrate. The polycrystalline diamond body includes a plurality of inter-bonded diamond grains that are attached to one another in an interconnected network of diamond grains and interstitial pockets between the inter-bonded diamond grains, and a plurality of interstitial diamond grains that are positioned in the interstitial pockets. Each of the plurality of interstitial diamond grains are attached to a single diamond grain of the interconnected network of diamond grains or other interstitial diamond grains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignees: DIAMOND INNOVATIONS, INC., BAKER HUGHES, a GE Company LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Gledhill, Danny Eugene Scott, Marc William Bird
  • Patent number: 10728307
    Abstract: A network-accessible service provides an enterprise with a view of all identity and data activity in the enterprise's cloud accounts. The service enables distinct cloud provider management models to be normalized with centralized analytics and views across large numbers of cloud accounts. The service enables an enterprise to model all activity and relationships across cloud vendors, accounts and third party stores. Display views of this information preferably can pivot on cloud provider, country, cloud accounts, application or data store. Using a domain-specific query language, the system enables rapid interrogation of a complete and centralized data model of all data and identity relationships. User reports may be generated showing all privileges and data to which a particular identity has access. Similarly, data reports shown all entities having access to an asset can be generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Sonrai Security Inc.
    Inventors: Ben Wuest, William Bird, Brad Peters, Albert Lockett
  • Publication number: 20200198978
    Abstract: Diamond bodies and methods of manufacture are disclosed. Diamond bodies are formed from at least a bimodal, alternatively a tri-modal or higher modal, feedstock having at least one fraction of modified diamond particles with a fine particle size (0.5-3.0 ?m) and at least one fraction of diamond particles with coarse particle size (15.0 to 30 ?m). During high pressure-high temperature processing, fine particle sized, modified diamond particles in the first fraction preferentially fracture to smaller sizes while preserving the morphology of coarse particle sized diamond particles in the second fraction. Diamond bodies incorporating the two fractions have a microstructure including second fraction diamond particles dispersed in a continuous matrix of first fraction modified diamond particles and exhibit improved wear characteristics, particularly for wear associated with drilling of geological formations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Alexanne Johnson, Andrew Dean GLEDHILL, Danny Eugene SCOTT, Marc William BIRD
  • Patent number: 10618814
    Abstract: Diamond bodies and methods of manufacture are disclosed. Diamond bodies are formed from at least a bimodal, alternatively a tri-modal or higher modal, feedstock having at least one fraction of modified diamond particles with a fine particle size (0.5-3.0 ?m) and at least one fraction of diamond particles with coarse particle size (15.0 to 30 ?m). During high pressure—high temperature processing, fine particle sized, modified diamond particles in the first fraction preferentially fracture to smaller sizes while preserving the morphology of coarse particle sized diamond particles in the second fraction. Diamond bodies incorporating the two fractions have a microstructure including second fraction diamond particles dispersed in a continuous matrix of first fraction modified diamond particles and exhibit improved wear characteristics, particularly for wear associated with drilling of geological formations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignees: DIAMOND INNOVATIONS, INC., BAKER HUGHES, a GE Company, LLC
    Inventors: Alexanne Johnson, Andrew Dean Gledhill, Danny Eugene Scott, Marc William Bird
  • Publication number: 20200112602
    Abstract: A network-accessible service provides an enterprise with a view of all identity and data activity in the enterprise's cloud accounts. The service enables distinct cloud provider management models to be normalized with centralized analytics and views across large numbers of cloud accounts. The service enables an enterprise to model all activity and relationships across cloud vendors, accounts and third party stores. Display views of this information preferably can pivot on cloud provider, country, cloud accounts, application or data store. Using a domain-specific query language, the system enables rapid interrogation of a complete and centralized data model of all data and identity relationships. User reports may be generated showing all privileges and data to which a particular identity has access. Similarly, data reports shown all entities having access to an asset can be generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: Sonrai Security Inc.
    Inventors: Ben Wuest, William Bird, Brad Peters, Albert Lockett
  • Publication number: 20190106327
    Abstract: Diamond bodies and methods of manufacture are disclosed. Diamond bodies are formed from at least a bimodal, alternatively a tri-modal or higher modal, feedstock having at least one fraction of modified diamond particles with a fine particle size (0.5-3.0 ?m) and at least one fraction of diamond particles with coarse particle size (15.0 to 30 ?m). During high pressure—high temperature processing, fine particle sized, modified diamond particles in the first fraction preferentially fracture to smaller sizes while preserving the morphology of coarse particle sized diamond particles in the second fraction. Diamond bodies incorporating the two fractions have a microstructure including second fraction diamond particles dispersed in a continuous matrix of first fraction modified diamond particles and exhibit improved wear characteristics, particularly for wear associated with drilling of geological formations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Alexanne JOHNSON, Andrew Dean GLEDHILL, Danny Eugene SCOTT, Marc William BIRD
  • Patent number: 10017390
    Abstract: Diamond bodies and methods of manufacture are disclosed. Diamond bodies are formed from at least a bimodal, alternatively a tri-modal or higher modal, feedstock having at least one fraction of modified diamond particles with a fine particle size (0.5-3.0 ?m) and at least one fraction of diamond particles with coarse particle size (15.0 to 30 ?m). During high pressure—high temperature processing, fine particle sized, modified diamond particles in the first fraction preferentially fracture to smaller sizes while preserving the morphology of coarse particle sized diamond particles in the second fraction. Diamond bodies incorporating the two fractions have a microstructure including second fraction diamond particles dispersed in a continuous matrix of first fraction modified diamond particles and exhibit improved wear characteristics, particularly for wear associated with drilling of geological formations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignees: DIAMOND INNOVATIONS, INC., BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Alexanne Johnson, Andrew Dean Gledhill, Danny Eugene Scott, Marc William Bird
  • Publication number: 20170278354
    Abstract: A method of operating a card game, comprising the steps of providing a betting surface, comprising: a first marked area for placing one or more bets that 15 cards will appear before 5 cards of a same suit are drawn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventor: Scott William Bird
  • Publication number: 20170234077
    Abstract: Polycrystalline diamond compacts having interstitial diamonds and methods of forming polycrystalline diamond compact shaving interstitial diamonds with a quench cycle are described herein. In one embodiment, a polycrystalline diamond compact includes a substrate and a polycrystalline diamond body attached to the substrate. The polycrystalline diamond body includes a plurality of inter-bonded diamond grains that are attached to one another in an interconnected network of diamond grains and interstitial pockets between the inter-bonded diamond grains, and a plurality of interstitial diamond grains that are positioned in the interstitial pockets. Each of the plurality of interstitial diamond grains are attached to a single diamond grain of the interconnected network of diamond grains or other interstitial diamond grains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew GLEDHILL, Danny Eugene SCOTT, Marc William BIRD
  • Publication number: 20160289078
    Abstract: Diamond bodies and methods of manufacture are disclosed. Diamond bodies are formed from at least a bimodal, alternatively a tri-modal or higher modal, feedstock having at least one fraction of modified diamond particles with a fine particle size (0.5-3.0 ?m) and at least one fraction of diamond particles with coarse particle size (15.0 to 30 ?m). During high pressure—high temperature processing, fine particle sized, modified diamond particles in the first fraction preferentially fracture to smaller sizes while preserving the morphology of coarse particle sized diamond particles in the second fraction. Diamond bodies incorporating the two fractions have a microstructure including second fraction diamond particles dispersed in a continuous matrix of first fraction modified diamond particles and exhibit improved wear characteristics, particularly for wear associated with drilling of geological formations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Alexanne JOHNSON, Andrew Dean GLEDHILL, Danny Eugene SCOTT, Marc William BIRD
  • Patent number: 9413598
    Abstract: A system for matching a system event to a rule is disclosed. The system includes a computer-readable data structure comprising a plurality of system event rules organizable as a partially ordered set. The system also includes a processor configured to analyze the computer-readable data structure to determine whether an event matches a description set of at least one rule from the plurality of system event rules. Methods and machine-readable mediums are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Natalia Stakhanova, Ali-akbar Ghorbani, William Bird
  • Patent number: D877838
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Inventor: Thomas William Bird