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Kenneth B. Wells

Examiner (ID: 4478, Phone: (571)272-1757 , Office: P/2842 )

Most Active Art Unit
2842
Art Unit(s)
3621, 2816, 2842, 2504
Total Applications
3120
Issued Applications
2667
Pending Applications
160
Abandoned Applications
337

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/717741
Cybersecurity vulnerability management program evaluation system Apr 10, 2022 Issued
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17/715472
Image encryption Apr 6, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19063986 [patent_doc_number] => 11943251 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-03-26 [patent_title] => Systems and methods for malware detection [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/658149 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-04-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 46777 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 149 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17658149 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/658149
Systems and methods for malware detection Apr 5, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19766741 [patent_doc_number] => 12225050 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-02-11 [patent_title] => Distribution and management of services in virtual environments [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/706567 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-03-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 18590 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 164 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17706567 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/706567
Distribution and management of services in virtual environments Mar 27, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19445623 [patent_doc_number] => 12095926 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-09-17 [patent_title] => Retroactively adding encryption and/or authentication levels to a blockchain [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/704877 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-03-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 8411 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 245 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17704877 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/704877
Retroactively adding encryption and/or authentication levels to a blockchain Mar 24, 2022 Issued
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17/655851
Providing access to a private resource in an enterprise social networking system Mar 21, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17710015 [patent_doc_number] => 20220210023 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-06-30 [patent_title] => CYBERSECURITY INCIDENT RESPONSE AND SECURITY OPERATION SYSTEM EMPLOYING PLAYBOOK GENERATION THROUGH CUSTOM MACHINE LEARNING [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/653762 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-03-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 6507 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 135 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17653762 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/653762
Cybersecurity incident response and security operation system employing playbook generation through custom machine learning Mar 6, 2022 Issued
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17/676116
Methods and apparatus for providing biometric authentication and authorization services Feb 17, 2022 Issued
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18/020512
Method for anonymizing movement data Feb 9, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17794469 [patent_doc_number] => 20220253561 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-08-11 [patent_title] => SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCTION OF PRIVACY RISK IN DATA [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/592714 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-02-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 5673 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -16 [patent_words_short_claim] => 126 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17592714 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/592714
Systems and methods for reduction of privacy risk in data Feb 3, 2022 Issued
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17/577755
Automated message routing changes based on completion rate Jan 17, 2022 Issued
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17/647997
Memory test method Jan 13, 2022 Issued
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17/568096
Systems, methods, and storage media for calculating the frequency of cyber risk loss within computing systems Jan 3, 2022 Issued
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18/270362
Computing Platform for the Secure Execution of Penetration Tests and for the Secure Validation of Cybersecurity of Computer Resources of Embedded Systems Dec 29, 2021 Pending
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17/548274
Automated virtualized storage snapshotting responsive to ransomware detection Dec 9, 2021 Issued
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17/535916
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING DEVICE SECURITY Nov 25, 2021 Abandoned
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17/529435
Access control system and method Nov 17, 2021 Issued
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17/462755
NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Aug 30, 2021 Abandoned
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17/396751
Methods and apparatus for allowing users to control use and/or sharing of images and/or biometric data Aug 7, 2021 Issued
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17/394798
Electronic system for generating and tracking linked electronic digital certificates Aug 4, 2021 Issued
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