Patents by Inventor David Brian Jackson

David Brian Jackson 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: 9959140
    Abstract: Co-allocating resources within a compute environment includes. Receiving a request for a reservation for a first type of resource, analyzing constraints and guarantees associated with the first type of resource, identifying a first group of resources that meet the request for the first type of resource and storing in a first list, receiving a request for a reservation for a second type of resource, analyzing constraints and guarantees associated with the second type of resource, identifying a second group of resources that meet the request for the second type of resource and storing in a second list, calculating a co-allocation parameter between the first group of resources and the second group of resources and reserving resources according to the calculated co-allocation parameter of the first group of resources and the second group of resources. The request may also request exclusivity of the reservation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: III Holdings 12, LLC
    Inventor: David Brian Jackson
  • Patent number: 9959141
    Abstract: A system and method of dynamically controlling a reservation of compute resources within a compute environment is disclosed. The method aspect of the invention comprises receiving a request from a requestor for a reservation of resources within the compute environment, reserving a first group of resources, evaluating resources within the compute environment to determine if a more efficient use of the compute environment is available and if a more efficient use of the compute environment is available, then canceling the reservation for the first group of resources and reserving a second group of resources of the compute environment according to the evaluation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: III Holdings 12, LLC
    Inventor: David Brian Jackson
  • Patent number: 9961013
    Abstract: Disclosed are a system and method of integrating an on-demand compute environment into a local compute environment. The method includes receiving a request from an administrator to integrate an on-demand compute environment into a local compute environment and, in response to the request, automatically integrating local compute environment information with on-demand compute environment information to make available resources from the on-demand compute environment to requestors of resources in the local compute environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: III Holdings 12, LLC
    Inventor: David Brian Jackson
  • Patent number: 9886322
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for dynamically reserving resources within a cluster environment. The method embodiment of the invention comprises receiving a request for resources in the cluster environment, monitoring events after receiving the request for resources and based on the monitored events, dynamically modifying at least one of the request for resources and the cluster environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: III HOLDINGS 12, LLC
    Inventor: David Brian Jackson
  • Publication number: 20180032380
    Abstract: A system and method of reserving resources in a compute environment are disclosed. The method embodiment comprises receiving a request for resources within a computer environment, determining at least one completion time associated with at least one resource type required by the request, and reserving resources within the computer environment based on the determine of at least the completion time. A scaled wall clock time on a per resource basis may also be used to determine what resources to reserve. The system may determine whether to perform a start time analysis or a completion time analysis or a hybrid analysis in the process of generating a co-allocation map between a first type of resource and a second type of resource in preparation for reserving resources according to the generated co-allocation map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventor: David Brian Jackson
  • Patent number: 9785479
    Abstract: A system and method of reserving resources in a compute environment are disclosed. The method embodiment comprises receiving a request for resources within a computer environment, determining at least one completion time associated with at least one resource type required by the request, and reserving resources within the computer environment based on the determine of at least the completion time. A scaled wall clock time on a per resource basis may also be used to determine what resources to reserve. The system may determine whether to perform a start time analysis or a completion time analysis or a hybrid analysis in the process of generating a co-allocation map between a first type of resource and a second type of resource in preparation for reserving resources according to the generated co-allocation map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: III Holdings 12, LLC
    Inventor: David Brian Jackson
  • Publication number: 20170204948
    Abstract: Inventive embodiments are directed to components, subassemblies, systems, and/or methods for infinitely variable transmissions (IVT). In one embodiment, a control system is adapted to facilitate a change in operating mode of an IVT. In another embodiment, a control system includes a drive clutch coupled to a source of rotational power; the drive clutch is configured to selectively engage a traction ring and a carrier of the IVT. The control system includes a one-way clutch assembly configured to selectively engage the traction ring and the carrier. In some embodiments, the control system governs the actuation of the one-way clutch to selectively lock and unlock components of the IVT. In some embodiments, the control system implements an IVT mode wherein the carrier selectively couples to a source of rotational power. In other embodiments, the control system implements a CVT mode wherein the traction ring selectively couples to a source of rotational power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Fernand A. Thomassy, Robert Smithson, David Brian Jackson, Charles B. Lohr, III
  • Publication number: 20170204969
    Abstract: A continuously variable transmission capable of operating in a forward direction or reverse direction maybe controlled in the reverse direction by providing an initial skew angle in a first skew direction, followed by a set or sequence of skew angle adjustments in an opposite direction to prevent runaway or other unintended consequences. A continuously variable transmission may include a timing plate to maintain all planets at an angle or within a range of an angle in forward and reverse operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Fernand A. Thomassy, Charles B. Lohr, Brad P. Pohl, David Brian Jackson
  • Publication number: 20170206117
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, hybrid compute environments, methods and computer-readable media for dynamically provisioning nodes for a workload. In the hybrid compute environment, each node communicates with a first resource manager associated with the first operating system and a second resource manager associated with a second operating system. The method includes receiving an instruction to provision at least one node in the hybrid compute environment from the first operating system to the second operating system, after provisioning the second operating system, pooling at least one signal from the resource manager associated with the at least one node, processing at least one signal from the second resource manager associated with the at least one node and consuming resources associated with the at least one node having the second operating system provisioned thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventor: David Brian Jackson
  • Patent number: 9619296
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, hybrid compute environments, methods and computer-readable media for dynamically provisioning nodes for a workload. In the hybrid compute environment, each node communicates with a first resource manager associated with the first operating system and a second resource manager associated with a second operating system. The method includes receiving an instruction to provision at least one node in the hybrid compute environment from the first operating system to the second operating system, after provisioning the second operating system, pooling at least one signal from the resource manager associated with the at least one node, processing at least one signal from the second resource manager associated with the at least one node and consuming resources associated with the at least one node having the second operating system provisioned thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: III Holdings 12, LLC
    Inventor: David Brian Jackson
  • Patent number: 9611921
    Abstract: Inventive embodiments are directed to components, subassemblies, systems, and/or methods for infinitely variable transmissions (IVT). In one embodiment, a control system is adapted to facilitate a change in operating mode of an IVT. In another embodiment, a control system includes a drive clutch coupled to a source of rotational power; the drive clutch is configured to selectively engage a traction ring and a carrier of the IVT. The control system includes a one-way clutch assembly configured to selectively engage the traction ring and the carrier. In some embodiments, the control system governs the actuation of the one-way clutch to selectively lock and unlock components of the IVT. In some embodiments, the control system implements an IVT mode wherein the carrier selectively couples to a source of rotational power. In other embodiments, the control system implements a CVT mode wherein the traction ring selectively couples to a source of rotational power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Fallbrook Intellectual Property Company LLC
    Inventors: Fernand A. Thomassy, Robert Smithson, David Brian Jackson, Charles B. Lohr, III
  • Patent number: 9537726
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems, methods and computer-readable media for controlling access to compute resources in a compute environment such as a cluster or a grid. The method of providing conditional access to a compute environment comprises associating a required service level threshold with a compute environment, associating a service level with a requestor, receiving a request for access to the compute environment from the requestor; and, if the service level of the requestor meets the specified service level threshold, then allowing access to the compute resources. The threshold-based access may be enforced by reservations, policies or some other method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Adaptive Computing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: David Brian Jackson
  • Patent number: 9417926
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, computer readable media, and compute environments for establishing a schedule for processing a job in a distributed compute environment. The method embodiment comprises converting a topology of a compute environment to a plurality of endpoint-to-endpoint paths, based on the plurality of endpoint-to-endpoint paths, mapping each replica resource of a plurality of resources to one or more endpoints where each respective resource is available, iteratively identifying schedule costs associated with a relationship between endpoints and resources, and committing a selected schedule cost from the identified schedule costs for processing a job in the compute environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Adaptive Computing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: David Brian Jackson
  • Patent number: 9411393
    Abstract: A system, method and non-transitory computer readable storage medium are disclosed for managing workload in a data center. The method includes receiving data related to at least one of a current state of workload in the compute environment at a current time and future workload scheduled to consume resources in the compute environment at a future time relative to the current time, wherein the compute environment comprises a plurality of nodes in which compute resources are reserved by a workload manager for consumption, and controlling a cooling system to selectively modify a temperature of at least one node in the compute environment based on the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Adaptive Computing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: David Brian Jackson
  • Publication number: 20160170806
    Abstract: A system and method of dynamically controlling a reservation of compute resources within a compute environment is disclosed. The method aspect of the invention comprises receiving a request from a requestor for a reservation of resources within the compute environment, reserving a first group of resources, evaluating resources within the compute environment to determine if a more efficient use of the compute environment is available and if a more efficient use of the compute environment is available, then canceling the reservation for the first group of resources and reserving a second group of resources of the compute environment according to the evaluation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventor: David Brian JACKSON
  • Publication number: 20160119245
    Abstract: Disclosed are a system and method of integrating an on-demand compute environment into a local compute environment. The method includes receiving a request from an administrator to integrate an on-demand compute environment into a local compute environment and, in response to the request, automatically integrating local compute environment information with on-demand compute environment information to make available resources from the on-demand compute environment to requestors of resources in the local compute environment such that policies of the local environment are maintained for workload that consumes on-demand compute resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventor: David Brian JACKSON
  • Patent number: 9298514
    Abstract: A disclosed system receives a request for resources, generates a credential map for each credential associated with the request, the credential map including a first type of resource mapping and a second type of resource mapping. The system generates a resource availability map, generates a first composite intersecting map that intersects the resource availability map with a first type of resource mapping of all the generated credential maps and generates a second composite intersecting map that intersects the resource availability map and a second type of resource mapping of all the generated credential maps. With the first and second composite intersecting maps, the system can allocate resources within the compute environment for the request based on at least one of the first composite intersecting map and the second composite intersecting map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Adaptive Computing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: David Brian Jackson
  • Patent number: 9268607
    Abstract: A system and method of dynamically controlling a reservation of compute resources within a compute environment is disclosed. The method aspect of the invention comprises receiving a request from a requestor for a reservation of resources within the compute environment, reserving a first group of resources, evaluating resources within the compute environment to determine if a more efficient use of the compute environment is available and if a more efficient use of the compute environment is available, then canceling the reservation for the first group of resources and reserving a second group of resources of the compute environment according to the evaluation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Adaptive Computing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: David Brian Jackson
  • Patent number: 9239736
    Abstract: Disclosed are a system, method and computer-readable medium relating to managing resources within a compute environment having a group of nodes or computing devices. The method comprises, for each node in the compute environment: traversing a list jobs having a fixed time relationship, wherein for each job in the list, the following steps occur: obtaining a range list of available timeframes for each job, converting each availability timeframe to a start range, shifting the resulting start range in time by a job offset, for a first job, copying the resulting start range into a node range, and for all subsequent jobs, logically AND'ing the start range with the node range. Next, the method comprises logically OR'ing the node range with a global range, generating a list of acceptable resources on which to start and the timeframe at which to start and creating reservations according to the list of acceptable resources for the resources in the group of computing devices and associated job offsets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Adaptive Computing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: David Brian Jackson
  • Patent number: 9231886
    Abstract: Disclosed are a system and method of integrating an on-demand compute environment into a local compute environment. The method includes receiving a request from an administrator to integrate an on-demand compute environment into a local compute environment and, in response to the request, automatically integrating local compute environment information with on-demand compute environment information to make available resources from the on-demand compute environment to requestors of resources in the local compute environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Adaptive Computing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: David Brian Jackson