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John Mears
Also filed as: MEARS JOHN · MEARS JOHN C · MEARS JOHN CLEON · MEARS JOHN WILLIAM
13 granted patents·10 pending applications·771 citations·filing 1999–2025
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23 records- 0193US7092509B1Contact center system capable of handling multiple media types of contacts and method for using the sameMICROLOG CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 15, 2006·470 cites·21 claims
- 0291US8839350B1Sending out-of-band notificationsMCNAIR D TRENT·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 16, 2014·248 cites·16 claims
- 0389US9934436B2System and method for 3D iris recognitionLEIDOS INNOVATIONS TECH INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 3, 2018·8 cites·8 claims
- 0486US8407789B1Method and system for dynamically optimizing multiple filter/stage security systemsMEARS JOHN·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 26, 2013·20 cites·20 claims
- 0584US11044148B2Optimistic and failsafe network configurationNETAPP INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 22, 2021·4 cites·18 claims
- 0683US8751568B1Systems and methods for data loss preventionMEARS JOHN·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 10, 2014·10 cites·20 claims
- 0782US12238121B2Assessing behavior patterns and reputation scores related to email messagesSOPHOS LTD·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 25, 2025·1 cites·20 claims
- 0881US11916858B1Method and system for outbound spam mitigationSOPHOS LTD·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 27, 2024·2 cites·14 claims
- 0979US2025343775A1Stateful Email Detection Using Schemaless Data FragmentsSOPHOS LTD·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1076US9794258B1Techniques for managing authorizationSYMANTEC CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 17, 2017·4 cites·20 claims
- 1170US12381838B2Stateful email detection using schemaless data fragmentsSOPHOS LTD·Filed 2023·Granted Aug 5, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1267US8887291B1Systems and methods for data loss prevention for text fieldsSYMANTEC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 11, 2014·4 cites·17 claims
- 1367US2024291839A1Detecting tampering with hosted servicesSOPHOS LTD·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1467US2024291789A1Remote management of hosted servicesSOPHOS LTD·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1557US2025310288A1Determining Events that Prevent Processing of Email MessagesSOPHOS LTD·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1655US2025148074A1Multistage Quarantine of EmailsSOPHOS LTD·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1754US2025240258A1Configuring a Monitor Mode for Suspicious Content in EmailsSOPHOS LTD·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1853US2025071124A1Systems and methods for processing electronic communicationsSOPHOS LTD·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1952US9294511B2Sending out-of-band notificationsSYMANTEC CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 22, 2016·0 cites·20 claims
- 2044US2009019121A1Message processingMESSAGELABS LTD·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2143US11356494B2Managing network isolated services from a publicly hosted web application via CORSNETAPP INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 7, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 2240US2003137544A1Information serviceFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 2331US2015225783A1Nondestructive collection of evidenceLOCKHEED CORP·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
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