Patents by Inventor John Christopher Shaw
John Christopher Shaw 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).
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Patent number: 8812896Abstract: Method/system is disclosed for recovering computing capacity and critical applications after a catastrophic failure. The method/system involves distributing the computing capacity over multiple computing clusters, each computing cluster having concurrent access to shared data and software applications of other computing clusters. Sufficient backup computing capacity is reserved on each computing cluster to recover some or all active computing capacity on the other computing clusters. Message traffic throughout the computing clusters is monitored for indications of a catastrophic failure. Upon confirmation of a catastrophic failure at one computing cluster, the workloads of that computing cluster are transferred to the backup computing capacity of the other computing clusters. Software applications that have been designated for recovery are then brought up on the backup computing capacity of the other computing clusters.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2013Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: United Services Automobile AssociationInventors: John Christopher Shaw, Patrick Wayne Price
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Patent number: 8402304Abstract: Method/system is disclosed for recovering computing capacity and critical applications after a catastrophic failure. The method/system involves distributing the computing capacity over multiple computing clusters, each computing cluster having concurrent access to shared data and software applications of other computing clusters. Sufficient backup computing capacity is reserved on each computing cluster to recover some or all active computing capacity on the other computing clusters. Message traffic throughout the computing clusters is monitored for indications of a catastrophic failure. Upon confirmation of a catastrophic failure at one computing cluster, the workloads of that computing cluster are transferred to the backup computing capacity of the other computing clusters. Software applications that have been designated for recovery are then brought up on the backup computing capacity of the other computing clusters.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2011Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: John Christopher Shaw, Patrick Wayne Price
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Patent number: 8010831Abstract: Method/system is disclosed for recovering computing capacity and critical applications after a catastrophic failure. The method/system involves distributing the computing capacity over multiple computing clusters, each computing cluster having concurrent access to shared data and software applications of other computing clusters. Sufficient backup computing capacity is reserved on each computing cluster to recover some or all active computing capacity on the other computing clusters. Message traffic throughout the computing clusters is monitored for indications of a catastrophic failure. Upon confirmation of a catastrophic failure at one computing cluster, the workloads of that computing cluster are transferred to the backup computing capacity of the other computing clusters. Software applications that have been designated for recovery are then brought up on the backup computing capacity of the other computing clusters.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2010Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: John Christopher Shaw, Patrick Wayne Price
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Patent number: 7747898Abstract: Method/system is disclosed for recovering computing capacity and critical applications after a catastrophic failure. The method/system involves distributing the computing capacity over multiple computing clusters, each computing cluster having concurrent access to shared data and software applications of other computing clusters. Sufficient backup computing capacity is reserved on each computing cluster to recover some or all active computing capacity on the other computing clusters. Message traffic throughout the computing clusters is monitored for indications of a catastrophic failure. Upon confirmation of a catastrophic failure at one computing cluster, the workloads of that computing cluster are transferred to the backup computing capacity of the other computing clusters. Software applications that have been designated for recovery are then brought up on the backup computing capacity of the other computing clusters.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2006Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: John Christopher Shaw, Patrick Wayne Price
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Patent number: 7685465Abstract: Method/system is disclosed for recovering computing capacity and critical applications after a catastrophic failure. The method/system involves distributing the computing capacity over multiple computing clusters, each computing cluster having concurrent access to shared data and software applications of other computing clusters. Sufficient backup computing capacity is reserved on each computing cluster to recover some or all active computing capacity on the other computing clusters. Message traffic throughout the computing clusters is monitored for indications of a catastrophic failure. Upon confirmation of a catastrophic failure at one computing cluster, the workloads of that computing cluster are transferred to the backup computing capacity of the other computing clusters. Software applications that have been designated for recovery are then brought up on the backup computing capacity of the other computing clusters.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2006Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: John Christopher Shaw, Patrick Wayne Price
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Patent number: 7600148Abstract: Method/system is disclosed for recovering computing capacity and critical applications after a catastrophic failure. The method/system involves distributing the computing capacity over multiple computing clusters, each computing cluster having concurrent access to shared data and software applications of other computing clusters. Sufficient backup computing capacity is reserved on each computing cluster to recover some or all active computing capacity on the other computing clusters. Message traffic throughout the computing clusters is monitored for indications of a catastrophic failure. Upon confirmation of a catastrophic failure at one computing cluster, the workloads of that computing cluster are transferred to the backup computing capacity of the other computing clusters. Software applications that have been designated for recovery are then brought up on the backup computing capacity of the other computing clusters.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2006Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: John Christopher Shaw, Patrick Wayne Price
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Publication number: 20040039352Abstract: Disclosed is an end treatment, end structure, or end portion for a nasal dosing device. More particularly, the invention comprises a nasal insert tube for a nasal dosing device. The nasal insert tube is constructed having an outer surface with at least two levels thereby forming a hub. The nasal insert tube has a blunt dispensing end with at least one ejection port that is positioned substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the nasal insert tube. Further, the distance from the at least one ejection port to the hub substantially matches a preferred distance from the outer opening of the nasal passage (i.e. the nares) to a location inside the nasal passage shown to augment the effectiveness of nasally administered medicine. For infants, the preferred distance is approximately 1 cm. The invention may be incorporated within in several alternate embodiments.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2002Publication date: February 26, 2004Inventors: Paul Bergeson, John Christopher Shaw, Haven E. Bergeson