Patents by Inventor Andrew Cornwall

Andrew Cornwall 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).

  • Method to provide a secure virtual machine launcher
    Patent number: 8341747
    Abstract: A method of operating a virtual machine includes determining a virtual machine signature, receiving an execution request from an application, and determining an application signature based on the request. The method further includes validating the application signature to the virtual machine signature and executing the application based on the validation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Cornwall, Jimmie E. Dewitt, Jr., David P. Dutcher, Frederick J. Gnuechtel
  • METHOD TO PROVIDE A SECURE VIRTUAL MACHINE LAUNCHER
    Publication number: 20080047015
    Abstract: A method of operating a virtual machine includes determining a virtual machine signature, receiving an execution request from an application, and determining an application signature based on the request. The method further includes validating the application signature to the virtual machine signature and executing the application based on the validation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Andrew Cornwall, Jimmie E. Dewitt, David P. Dutcher, Frederick J. Gnuechtel