Patents
US 11436317 B2: Systems and methods for assuring integrity of operating system and software components at runtime
- Granted
- 2022-09-06
- Filed
- 2018-02-20 application 15899460
- Type
- Utility · 9 claims
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Abstract
Examples of the present disclosure are related to systems and methods for assuring integrity of operating system and software components at runtime. More specifically, embodiments are directed towards a hardware module configured to monitor a kernel start and drivers being loaded into the kernel, and to continually scan the kernel and drivers for undesired modification after load. Further embodiments extend the monitoring capability to userspace processes.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg220906.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raptor Engineering, LLC 4 patents | US company or organization | Poplar Grove, IL | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Raymond Pearson | Belvidere, IL | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F21/52 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-10 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | PEARSON, TIMOTHY RAYMOND signed 2023-04-07 | RAPTOR IP HOLDINGS, LLC POPLAR GROVE, IL | 63273/543 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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