Michael G Kaplan

US Patent:

D538477, Mar 13, 2007

Filed:

Jan 20, 2005

Appl. No.:

29/221769

Inventors:

Michael Kaplan - Brooklyn NY, US

International Classification:

2803

US Classification:

D28 77, D28 83, D28 85

US Patent:

8073912, Dec 6, 2011

Filed:

Jul 13, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/827754

Inventors:

Michael Gregor Kaplan - New York NY, US

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206, 709207

Abstract:

The portion of email traffic that cannot be definitively determined to be spam or definitively determined to be ham (non-spam) is processed by sending a bounceback email to the sender, requiring the sender to reply using a sub-address created by the bounceback generator. The type of bounceback email depends on whether the domain of the received email indicates that the sender is or is not likely to be a spammer. When the sender is not likely to be a spammer, the bounceback email includes a sub-address in computer readable form. When the sender is likely to be a spammer, the bounceback email includes a test that must be solved to yield the sub-address; preferably, the test is very difficult for a computer to solve but reasonably easy for a human to solve. When a reply email to the bounceback email (“reply bounceback”) is received, the presence of the sub-address indicates that the sender is not a spammer, so the reply bounceback is determined to be ham and delivered to the destination mailbox. The bounceback can have the sub-address encoded in such a way that a human must be involved in decoding, which is appropriate for situations where the envelope sender domain of the original email is considered suspicious.

US Patent:

20070282271, Dec 6, 2007

Filed:

May 31, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/443644

Inventors:

Michael D. Kaplan - Franklin Lakes NJ, US
Cornelius McCarthy - Jersey City NJ, US
Steven M. Kaplan - New York NY, US

International Classification:

A61M 5/32
A61M 31/00
A61M 37/00

US Classification:

604174, 60428801

Abstract:

The device protects the proximal extension of an indwelling catheter and its percutaneous puncture site from moisture, fluids and risk of infection and maintains a clean environment and a fluid-impermeable and bacteria growth-inhibiting seal against the patient's skin when bathing, showering or swimming, and also protects others from being exposed to the patient's blood and catheter at that time. A faceplate is adhered to the skin about the catheter exit site with medical adhesive, the proximal end of the catheter is secured to the faceplate to prevent it from moving from within the patient's body, and a water-impermeable housing is sealed to the faceplate, with the proximal end of the catheter extending into a cavity of the housing. An antimicrobial material may be disposed on the backside of the faceplate. The device allows a patient to shower, bathe and swim while preventing the catheter from being dislodged from the patient.

US Patent:

20110040974, Feb 17, 2011

Filed:

Aug 13, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/583055

Inventors:

Michael Gregor Kaplan - New York NY, US

International Classification:

H04L 9/32
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

713176, 709206

Abstract:

An originating email server is authenticated by a destination email server using a public key provided by the originating email server, thereby making it possible to detect an email with a forged origination address with no action required by a domain owner. A personal computer is authenticated using a reputation report associated with a unique number corresponding to the personal computer, enabling, in one embodiment, spam detection, and, in another embodiment, a decision that a valid user is requesting service registration at a website.

US Patent:

D462337, Mar 2, 1999

Filed:

Aug 15, 1997

Appl. No.:

D/075861

Inventors:

Michael Kaplan - New Rochelle NY

Assignee:

Rocket Jewelry Box, Inc. - Bronx NY

International Classification:

0907

US Classification:

D 9423

US Patent:

55947980, Jan 14, 1997

Filed:

Jun 6, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/468168

Inventors:

Richard V. Cox - New Providence NJ
Michael M. Kaplan - Rockport MA

Assignee:

Lucent Technologies Inc. - Murray Hill NJ

International Classification:

H04N 912
H04M 168

US Classification:

380 49

Abstract:

A security node disposed in the telecommunications network connecting calling and called parties transforms information (which can be voice, data, facsimile, video and other types of calls or messages) encrypted in a first format to (a) encrypted information in a different format or to (b) non-encrypted information, and vice-versa. The node is accessible from any location connected to the network. By routing calls or messages originated by the calling party and destined for the called party via the security node, and providing appropriate control signals to the node, the information may be encrypted only over a portion of the transmission path between the parties, and clear over the remainder of the transmission path. Alternatively, the information may be encrypted in different portions of the path using different encryption algorithms. This arrangement enables the parties to obtain relatively secure communications even if only one party has a security device at the originating or terminating end, or if the parties have security devices using different handshaking protocols and encryption algorithms.

US Patent:

D3879828, Dec 23, 1997

Filed:

Mar 4, 1996

Appl. No.:

D/051162

Inventors:

Michael Kaplan - New Rochelle NY

Assignee:

Rocket Jewelry Box, Inc. - Bronx NY

International Classification:

0907

US Classification:

D 9423

US Patent:

54349206, Jul 18, 1995

Filed:

Aug 27, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/113376

Inventors:

Richard V. Cox - New Providence NJ
Michael M. Kaplan - Rockport MA

Assignee:

AT&T Corp. - Murray Hill NJ

International Classification:

H04L 900
H04M 168

US Classification:

380 49

Abstract:

A security node disposed in the telecommunications network connecting calling and called parties transforms information (which can be voice, data, facsimile, video and other types of calls or messages) encrypted in a first format to (a) encrypted information in a different format or to (b) non-encrypted information, and vice-versa. The node is accessible from any location connected to the network. By routing calls or messages originated by the calling party and destined for the called party via the security node, and providing appropriate control signals to the node, the information may be encrypted only over a portion of the transmission path between the parties, and clear over the remainder of the transmission path. Alternatively, the information may be encrypted in different portions of the path using different encryption algorithms. This arrangement enables the parties to obtain relatively secure communications even if only one party has a security device at the originating or terminating end, or if the parties have security devices using different handshaking protocols and encryption algorithms.