Patents by Inventor Christopher G. Lewis

Christopher G. Lewis 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).

  • Patent number: 9038086
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for providing an information technology build service for building a platform in response to a service request. The invention receives a service request for the platform build from a requester, receives a plurality of platform parameters from the requester, determines whether the service request requires one or more physical machines or one or more virtual machines, and if the service request requires one or more virtual machines, initiates build of the one or more virtual machines. The invention also provisions physical and virtual storage based on received parameters, provisions physical and virtual processing power based on received parameters, and manages power of resources during the build, the managing comprising managing power ups, power downs, standbys, idles and reboots of one or more physical components being used for the build.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Prentice O. Dees, Jr., Christopher Mills, Timothy Golden, William Rouse, Thomas H. Davies, John Becsi, Darren Sanders, Ron Engle, Christopher G. Lewis, Michael Shackelford, Eric Tykeson, Mingkui Song, Wayne Enseki, Charles Ebanks, Tauseef Khan, Schorschi Decker, John Van Ommen, Matthew Nolan
  • Patent number: 8978032
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for providing a unique naming framework for a plurality of virtual machines attached to a network. The invention may include receiving a service request for a platform build from a requester and receiving a plurality of build parameters associated with the platform build from the requester. Then, the invention may apply a set of naming rules to one or more attributes (that may be based on the received build parameters) associated with one or more virtual machines, assign a unique name to each individual virtual machine based on the set of naming rules and publish at least one of the assigned unique names over the network, thereby providing access to the virtual machine associated with the unique assigned name in response to an internet protocol network request or request to resolve a host name.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Prentice O. Dees, Jr., Thomas H. Davies, Christopher G. Lewis
  • Publication number: 20140137073
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for providing an information technology build service for building a platform in response to a service request. The invention receives a service request for the platform build from a requester, receives a plurality of platform parameters from the requester, determines whether the service request requires one or more physical machines or one or more virtual machines, and if the service request requires one or more virtual machines, initiates build of the one or more virtual machines. The invention also provisions physical and virtual storage based on received parameters, provisions physical and virtual processing power based on received parameters, and manages power of resources during the build, the managing comprising managing power ups, power downs, standbys, idles and reboots of one or more physical components being used for the build.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Prentice O. Dees, JR., Christopher Mills, Timothy Golden, William Rouse, Thomas H. Davies, John Becsi, Darren Sanders, Ron Engle, Christopher G. Lewis, Michael Shackelford, Eric Tykeson, Mingkui Song, Wayne Enseki, Charles Ebanks, Tauseef Khan, Schorschi Decker, John Van Ommen, Matthew Nolan
  • Publication number: 20140137111
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for providing a unique naming framework for a plurality of virtual machines attached to a network. The invention may include receiving a service request for a platform build from a requester and receiving a plurality of build parameters associated with the platform build from the requester. Then, the invention may apply a set of naming rules to one or more attributes (that may be based on the received build parameters) associated with one or more virtual machines, assign a unique name to each individual virtual machine based on the set of naming rules and publish at least one of the assigned unique names over the network, thereby providing access to the virtual machine associated with the unique assigned name in response to an internet protocol network request or request to resolve a host name.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Prentice O. Dees, JR., Thomas H. Davies, Christopher G. Lewis
  • Patent number: 4534795
    Abstract: A long shelf life cementitious anchoring capsule having a separate compartment with interactive base and catalyst components. The base component comprises cement and water, and the catalyst component comprises a catalyst and water. The base component also includes cement particles coated with a water insoluble coating and an additive to complex any calcium ion released from the cement into solution. The catalyst component also includes a material which will interact with the insoluble coating to release cement particles to allow self-setting to take place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1985
    Inventors: Christopher G. Lewis, Patrick Martin