Patents by Inventor Amy Bishop

Amy Bishop has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240126580
    Abstract: Transparently providing a virtualization feature to an unenlightened guest operating system (OS). A guest partition, corresponding to a virtual machine, is divided into a first guest privilege context and a second guest privilege context. A compatibility component executes within the first guest privilege context, while a guest OS executes within the second guest privilege context. The compatibility component is configured to intercept input/output (I/O) operations associated with the guest operating OS. Based on the compatibility component intercepting an I/O operation associated with the guest OS, the compatibility component processes the I/O operation using a virtualization feature that is unsupported by the guest OS. Examples of the virtualization feature include accelerated access to a hardware device and virtual machine guest confidentiality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Jin LIN, David Alan HEPKIN, Michael Bishop EBERSOL, Matthew David KURJANOWICZ, Aditya BHANDARI, Attilio MAINETTI, Amy Anthony PARISH
  • Publication number: 20110129915
    Abstract: A portable, self-contained incubation apparatus has a cell container in which a cell culture can grow. The cell container resides on a base along with other components that maintain the environmental conditions inside of the container within a desired range. The self-contained incubation apparatus is portable allowing the conditions within the cell container to be precisely controlled even as it is being moved from one location to another. Further, at least one transparent surface of the cell container enables observation of the cell culture. Thus, the culture can be observed while the environmental conditions within the container are being controlled by components of the incubation apparatus. Since the cells can be observed without breaking the air-tight seal of the container, observation of the cells can be performed as often as is desired without introducing contaminants to the culture or otherwise significantly affecting the growth environment within the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: James Anderson, Amy Bishop
  • Patent number: 7906324
    Abstract: A portable, self-contained incubation apparatus has a cell container in which a cell culture can grow. The cell container resides on a base along with other components that maintain the environmental conditions inside of the container within a desired range. The self-contained incubation apparatus is portable allowing the conditions within the cell container to be precisely controlled even as it is being moved from one location to another. Further, at least one transparent surface of the cell container enables observation of the cell culture. Thus, the culture can be observed while the environmental conditions within the container are being controlled by components of the incubation apparatus. Since the cells can be observed without breaking the air-tight seal of the container, observation of the cells can be performed as often as is desired without introducing contaminants to the culture or otherwise significantly affecting the growth environment within the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama
    Inventors: James Anderson, Amy Bishop
  • Publication number: 20060275896
    Abstract: A portable, self-contained incubation apparatus has a cell container in which a cell culture can grow. The cell container resides on a base along with other components that maintain the environmental conditions inside of the container within a desired range. The self-contained incubation apparatus is portable allowing the conditions within the cell container to be precisely controlled even as it is being moved from one location to another. Further, at least one transparent surface of the cell container enables observation of the cell culture. Thus, the culture can be observed while the environmental conditions within the container are being controlled by components of the incubation apparatus. Since the cells can be observed without breaking the air-tight seal of the container, observation of the cells can be performed as often as is desired without introducing contaminants to the culture or otherwise significantly affecting the growth environment within the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: James Anderson, Amy Bishop