Patents by Inventor Dallas Hoffman

Dallas Hoffman 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 and system for performing hyperconvergence using blockchains
    Patent number: 10740139
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and techniques for performing hyperconvergence using blockchains involve running a hypervisor on a computer node, in which the hypervisor runs a host blockchain; and running on the hypervisor an emulated blockchain that emulates the host blockchain. The host blockchain may communicate with other blockchains via the emulated blockchain, thereby receiving actions to perform from those other blockchains and permitting those other blockchains to control the hardware on which the hypervisor and host blockchain run.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: North Peak Resources Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas Thompson, Dallas Hoffman
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VIRTUALIZING BLOCKCHAINS
    Publication number: 20200201681
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and techniques for virtualizing blockchains. A hypervisor is run on a computer node. The hypervisor includes a host controller. At least one guest blockchain is also run on the hypervisor, and the host controller allocates at least some hardware resources of the node in response to requests from the at least one guest blockchain. The host controller may include a host blockchain, and some or all of the at least one guest blockchain may be stored within the host blockchain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Thompson, Dallas Hoffman
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING HYPERCONVERGENCE USING BLOCKCHAINS
    Publication number: 20200150994
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and techniques for performing hyperconvergence using blockchains involve running a hypervisor on a computer node, in which the hypervisor runs a host blockchain; and running on the hypervisor an emulated blockchain that emulates the host blockchain. The host blockchain may communicate with other blockchains via the emulated blockchain, thereby receiving actions to perform from those other blockchains and permitting those other blockchains to control the hardware on which the hypervisor and host blockchain run.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Thompson, Dallas Hoffman