Patents by Inventor Donald P. Provencher

Donald P. Provencher 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).

  • Secure network cloud architecture
    Patent number: 9209979
    Abstract: Apparatuses, computer readable media, methods, and systems are described for requesting creation of virtual machine (VM) in a cloud environment comprising a virtual private cloud. Through various communications between a cloud DMZ, cloud provider, and/or company's network, a VM instance may be securely created, initialized, booted, unlocked, and/or monitored through a series of interactions building, in some examples, upon a root of trust.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Bradford Thomas Spiers, Miroslav Halas, Richard A. Schimmel, Donald P. Provencher
  • Secure network cloud architecture
    Patent number: 8984610
    Abstract: Apparatuses, computer readable media, methods, and systems are described for requesting creation of virtual machine (VM) in a cloud environment comprising a virtual private cloud. Through various communications between a cloud DMZ, cloud provider, and/or company's network, a VM instance may be securely created, initialized, booted, unlocked, and/or monitored through a series of interactions building, in some examples, upon a root of trust.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Bradford T. Spiers, Miroslav Halas, Richard A. Schimmel, Donald P. Provencher
  • Secure Network Cloud Architecture
    Publication number: 20140331309
    Abstract: Apparatuses, computer readable media, methods, and systems are described for requesting creation of virtual machine (VM) in a cloud environment comprising a virtual private cloud. Through various communications between a cloud DMZ, cloud provider, and/or company's network, a VM instance may be securely created, initialized, booted, unlocked, and/or monitored through a series of interactions building, in some examples, upon a root of trust.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Bradford Thomas Spiers, Miroslav Halas, Richard A. Schimmel, Donald P. Provencher
  • Secure network cloud architecture
    Patent number: 8799997
    Abstract: Apparatuses, computer readable media, methods, and systems are described for requesting creation of virtual machine (VM) in a cloud environment comprising a virtual private cloud. Through various communications between a cloud DMZ, cloud provider, and/or company's network, a VM instance may be securely created, initialized, booted, unlocked, and/or monitored through a series of interactions building, in some examples, upon a root of trust.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Bradford T. Spiers, Miroslav Halas, Richard A. Schimmel, Donald P. Provencher
  • Secure Network Cloud Architecture
    Publication number: 20120266231
    Abstract: Apparatuses, computer readable media, methods, and systems are described for requesting creation of virtual machine (VM) in a cloud environment comprising a virtual private cloud. Through various communications between a cloud DMZ, cloud provider, and/or company's network, a VM instance may be securely created, initialized, booted, unlocked, and/or monitored through a series of interactions building, in some examples, upon a root of trust.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bradford T. Spiers, Miroslav Halas, Richard A. Schimmel, Donald P. Provencher
  • Secure Network Cloud Architecture
    Publication number: 20120265976
    Abstract: Apparatuses, computer readable media, methods, and systems are described for requesting creation of virtual machine (VM) in a cloud environment comprising a virtual private cloud. Through various communications between a cloud DMZ, cloud provider, and/or company's network, a VM instance may be securely created, initialized, booted, unlocked, and/or monitored through a series of interactions building, in some examples, upon a root of trust.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bradford T. Spiers, Miroslav Halas, Richard A. Schimmel, Donald P. Provencher