Christopher O Dixon

US Patent:

6752791, Jun 22, 2004

Filed:

Nov 1, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/285889

Inventors:

Kieran P. J. Murphy - Baltimore MD
Christopher G. Dixon - Bloomington IN

Assignee:

Cook Incorporated - Bloomington IN

International Classification:

A61M 532

US Classification:

604272, 604173, 604177, 604264

Abstract:

An apparatus for holding a needle such as a medical needle, during exposure to radiation, such as X-ray radiation. The apparatus includes a needle collar and a control bar. The needle collar attaches to the needle shaft and has a first attachment point while the control bar has a second attachment point, where the first and second attachment points cooperate to releasably engage the needle collar and the control bar. In use, when the needle collar and the control bar are engaged, the user grasps the control bar to control the needle while releasing the needle and maintaining the hands of the user outside of a field of the radiation, e. g. , outside of a field of the X-ray radiation. The control bar is dimensioned such that its proximal end (i. e. , the end to be grasped by the user) is outside the field of radiation.

US Patent:

7562304, Jul 14, 2009

Filed:

Jan 26, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/342320

Inventors:

Christopher John Dixon - New York NY, US
Thomas Pinckney - Cambridge MA, US

Assignee:

McAfee, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/00
G06F 15/173

US Classification:

715738, 715733, 715835, 715765, 707 10, 705 35, 709217

Abstract:

An aspect of the present invention relates to methods and systems involving receiving an indicator of an attempted interaction of a client computing facility with an item of content associated with a website and presenting an indicator of reputation to a client computing facility attempting to interact with the web content. The indicator of reputation may be based at least in part upon whether an entity associated with the web content seeks to manipulate a user in order to obtain information from the user.

US Patent:

7765481, Jul 27, 2010

Filed:

Jan 26, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/342318

Inventors:

Christopher John Dixon - New York NY, US
Thomas Pinckney - Cambridge MA, US

Assignee:

McAfee, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/00
G06F 15/173

US Classification:

715738, 715733, 715765, 715835, 705 26, 705 35, 707 10, 709217

Abstract:

An aspect of the present invention relates to the methods and systems involved in receiving an indicator of an attempt by a user to execute an electronic commerce transaction and, upon receiving the indicator of the attempted transaction, presenting indicia of the reputation of another entity involved in the electronic commerce transaction.

US Patent:

7822620, Oct 26, 2010

Filed:

Jan 26, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/342297

Inventors:

Christopher John Dixon - New York NY, US
Thomas Pinckney - Cambridge MA, US

Assignee:

McAfee, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06Q 99/00

US Classification:

705 11, 713166

Abstract:

An aspect of the present invention relates to methods and systems involving automatically generating a third party assessment of a website's reputation, and storing an indicia of the assessment in a format and location that may be accessible by a client computing facility attempting to interact with the website.

US Patent:

8296664, Oct 23, 2012

Filed:

Aug 10, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/837067

Inventors:

Christopher John Dixon - New York NY, US
Thomas Pinckney - Cambridge MA, US

Assignee:

McAfee, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/00

US Classification:

715760

Abstract:

A system, method, and computer program product comprise presenting a plurality of search results within a graphical user interface. Further, an indicia of risk associated with the search results is presented, in real-time, within the graphical user interface.

US Patent:

8321791, Nov 27, 2012

Filed:

Jul 13, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/502158

Inventors:

Christopher John Dixon - New York NY, US
Thomas Pinckney - Cambridge MA, US

Assignee:

McAfee, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/00
G06F 15/173

US Classification:

715738, 715733, 715835, 707781, 705 35, 709217

Abstract:

An aspect of the present invention relates to methods and systems involving receiving an indicator of an attempted interaction of a client computing facility with an item of content associated with a website and presenting an indicator of reputation to a client computing facility attempting to interact with the web content. The indicator of reputation may be based at least in part upon whether an entity associated with the web content seeks to manipulate a user in order to obtain information from the user.

US Patent:

8429545, Apr 23, 2013

Filed:

Aug 10, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/837050

Inventors:

Christopher John Dixon - New York NY, US
Thomas Pinckney - Cambridge MA, US

Assignee:

McAfee, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/00

US Classification:

715760, 715741, 707706, 707708, 707722, 707726, 726 22, 726 25

Abstract:

A system, method, and computer program product comprise presenting a plurality of search results within a graphical user interface. Further, an indicia of risk is presented that reflects an analysis in association with at least one of the plurality of search results within the graphical user interface.

US Patent:

8438499, May 7, 2013

Filed:

Jan 26, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/342250

Inventors:

Christopher John Dixon - New York NY, US
Thomas Pinckney - Cambridge MA, US

Assignee:

McAfee, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715809, 715760, 715764

Abstract:

An aspect of the present invention relates to methods and systems involving receiving an indicator of an attempted interaction of a user with an item of website content and presenting one or more indicia of a website's reputation to the user attempting to interact with the website content. The act of presenting the indicia may be in response to the user's attempted interaction with the website.