Patents by Inventor Kenneth Wolf

Kenneth Wolf 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).

  • Episodic coordination model for distributed applications
    Patent number: 9553929
    Abstract: An episodic execution of program instances and a coordinated message exchange protocol are combined to achieve eventual consistency in the communication between nodes of a distributed system. Program instances run in episodic loops that are triggered by defined input events and that generate checkpoints. The checkpoints indicate when messages are to be sent from the one instance to another instance or other device. The coordinated message exchange protocol allows the instance to send a message to a receiver, to acknowledge that the message has been received, and to confirm the acknowledgement to the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: John Taylor, Justin Brown, Kenneth Wolf, Edmund Pinto, Stefan Batres, Nathan Talbert
  • System for scalable configuration and context
    Patent number: 9256478
    Abstract: Instance properties are defined for instances of an application. During episodes of the instances, the values of the instance properties are populated. Other instances read the values of the instance properties without requiring the instance to run. If the value of an instance property is not populated, then a new episode of the instance is executed to populate the missing values. Instance properties may be grouped into property bags. An instance may populate the values of instance properties in a property bag atomically during one episode using a multi-set message. Other instances may read the values of the property bag instance properties using a multi-get request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Justin Brown, John Taylor, Grzegorz Gogolowicz, Kenneth Wolf
  • Support apparatus, system and method
    Patent number: 9216122
    Abstract: A therapeutic support device includes a bladder having one or more independently inflatable compartments, each including a plurality of inflatable cells. When inflated, each inflatable cell forms a contact node that may support a user or another object disposed thereon. The inflatable compartments can be alternately inflated and deflated such that contact pressure can be applied to and relieved from corresponding portions of the user's body in an alternating manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: TOUCHSENSOR TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: David A. Dzioba, Kenneth A. Wolf, Timothy Wyrick
  • Episodic Coordination Model for Distributed Applications
    Publication number: 20150189016
    Abstract: An episodic execution of program instances and a coordinated message exchange protocol are combined to achieve eventual consistency in the communication between nodes of a distributed system. Program instances run in episodic loops that are triggered by defined input events and that generate checkpoints. The checkpoints indicate when messages are to be sent from the one instance to another instance or other device. The coordinated message exchange protocol allows the instance to send a message to a receiver, to acknowledge that the message has been received, and to confirm the acknowledgement to the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: John Taylor, Justin Brown, Kenneth Wolf, Edmund Pinto, Stefan Batres, Nathan Talbert
  • Model for managing hosted resources using logical scopes
    Patent number: 9003477
    Abstract: A hosted resource management system is described herein that provides systems and methods whereby a cloud-based tenant can define a logical model that allows the tenant to work with cloud-based entities in a manner that aligns with the tenant's own purpose and thinking. The system then reflects this model in a set of management tools and access paradigms that are provided to the cloud-based tenant. Each division in the logical model is termed a scope, and can include various types of cloud-based entities. Each of these scopes may contain similar cloud-based entity types, but because of the organization provided by scopes the tenant can manage these cloud-based entities according to the view and model that the tenant defines. Thus, the hosted resource management system provides a way of managing cloud-based entities that is intuitive for cloud-based tenants and facilities easier management of large-scale applications with many cloud-based entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Gillum, Grzegorz Gogolowicz, Nathan Talbert, Kenneth Wolf, Kevin Lam
  • Episodic coordination model for distributed applications
    Patent number: 8984531
    Abstract: An episodic execution of program instances and a coordinated message exchange protocol are combined to achieve eventual consistency in the communication between nodes of a distributed system. Program instances run in episodic loops that are triggered by defined input events and that generate checkpoints. The checkpoints indicate when messages are to be sent from the one instance to another instance or other device. The coordinated message exchange protocol allows the instance to send a message to a receiver, to acknowledge that the message has been received, and to confirm the acknowledgement to the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: John Taylor, Justin Brown, Kenneth Wolf, Edmund Pinto, Stefan Batres, Nathan Talbert
  • Managing and simplifying distributed applications
    Patent number: 8910182
    Abstract: A distributed instance system manages instances and communications between the instances. The distributed instance system provides a restricted set of communication methods to the instances. Based on the type of communication method used, the distributed instance system has knowledge of the messages sent by instances and can make decisions on how to handle the messages. When one of the instances involved in a message exchange ends, the host uses its knowledge of the message exchange type to determine whether to drop the message, drop a reply to the message, and/or send an error message to the surviving instance. An instance may create one or more child instances in a tree-like configuration. Status data is passed up the tree from children instances and aggregated in the parent instances. Monitoring data may be generated from the aggregated status data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Nathan Talbert, John Taylor, Stefan Batres, Justin Brown, Kenneth Wolf, Edmund Pinto
  • Therapeutic support device allowing capillary blood flow
    Patent number: 8863338
    Abstract: A therapeutic device that reduces localized subcutaneous pressure while allowing capillary flow in a medical setting is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: TouchSensor Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: David A. Dzioba, Kenneth A. Wolf, Timthoy Wyrick
  • MODEL FOR MANAGING HOSTED RESOURCES USING LOGICAL SCOPES
    Publication number: 20140007178
    Abstract: A hosted resource management system is described herein that provides systems and methods whereby a cloud-based tenant can define a logical model that allows the tenant to work with cloud-based entities in a manner that aligns with the tenant's own purpose and thinking. The system then reflects this model in a set of management tools and access paradigms that are provided to the cloud-based tenant. Each division in the logical model is termed a scope, and can include various types of cloud-based entities. Each of these scopes may contain similar cloud-based entity types, but because of the organization provided by scopes the tenant can manage these cloud-based entities according to the view and model that the tenant defines. Thus, the hosted resource management system provides a way of managing cloud-based entities that is intuitive for cloud-based tenants and facilities easier management of large-scale applications with many cloud-based entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher Gillum, Grzegorz Gogolowicz, Nathan Talbert, Kenneth Wolf, Kevin Lam
  • SYSTEM FOR SCALABLE CONFIGURATION AND CONTEXT
    Publication number: 20130074074
    Abstract: Instance properties are defined for instances of an application. During episodes of the instances, the values of the instance properties are populated. Other instances read the values of the instance properties without requiring the instance to run. If the value of an instance property is not populated, then a new episode of the instance is executed to populate the missing values. Instance properties may be grouped into property bags. An instance may populate the values of instance properties in a property bag atomically during one episode using a multi-set message. Other instances may read the values of the property bag instance properties using a multi-get request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Justin Brown, John Taylor, Grzegorz Gogolowicz, Kenneth Wolf
  • Episodic Coordination Model for Distributed Applications
    Publication number: 20120311609
    Abstract: An episodic execution of program instances and a coordinated message exchange protocol are combined to achieve eventual consistency in the communication between nodes of a distributed system. Program instances run in episodic loops that are triggered by defined input events and that generate checkpoints. The checkpoints indicate when messages are to be sent from the one instance to another instance or other device. The coordinated message exchange protocol allows the instance to send a message to a receiver, to acknowledge that the message has been received, and to confirm the acknowledgement to the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Taylor, Justin Brown, Kenneth Wolf, Edmund Pinto, Stefan Batres, Nathan Talbert
  • Managing and Simplifying Distributed Applications
    Publication number: 20120304197
    Abstract: A distributed instance system manages instances and communications between the instances. The distributed instance system provides a restricted set of communication methods to the instances. Based on the type of communication method used, the distributed instance system has knowledge of the messages sent by instances and can make decisions on how to handle the messages. When one of the instances involved in a message exchange ends, the host uses its knowledge of the message exchange type to determine whether to drop the message, drop a reply to the message, and/or send an error message to the surviving instance. An instance may create one or more child instances in a tree-like configuration. Status data is passed up the tree from children instances and aggregated in the parent instances. Monitoring data may be generated from the aggregated status data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nathan Talbert, John Taylor, Stefan Batres, Justin Brown, Kenneth Wolf, Edmund Pinto
  • SUPPORT APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20120079662
    Abstract: A therapeutic support device includes a bladder having one or more independently inflatable compartments, each including a plurality of inflatable cells. When inflated, each inflatable cell forms a contact node that may support a user or another object disposed thereon. The inflatable compartments can be alternately inflated and deflated such that contact pressure can be applied to and relieved from corresponding portions of the user's body in an alternating manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: TOUCHSENSOR TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: David A. Dzioba, Kenneth A. Wolf, Timothy Wyrick
  • THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT DEVICE ALLOWING CAPILLARY BLOOD FLOW
    Publication number: 20120060294
    Abstract: A therapeutic device that reduces localized subcutaneous pressure while allowing capillary flow in a medical setting is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: TOUCHSENSOR TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: David A. Dzioba, Kenneth A. Wolf, Timthoy Wyrick
  • Friction welded rack and pinion steering apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20070057479
    Abstract: A steering rack is provided wherein the various components can be friction welded together. The various components can be of various shapes that can include a tube portion friction welded to another tube portion having gear racks thereon. The tubes may have various shapes and may include slots therein. The components may also be welded together using inertia welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Kenneth Wolf, Kenneth Helman, Anthony Bartalone
  • Querying for services using soap over UDP
    Publication number: 20060215571
    Abstract: A sending computer system can identify one or more available network resources at one or more network computers by sending a request for services using SOAP over UDP. In particular, the sending computer system prepares a SOAP message that includes a request for available resources. The sending computer system then encapsulates the SOAP message into a user datagram, and sends the user datagram to one or more identifiable computer systems on the network. In one implementation, the sending computer system sends the user datagram to a multi-cast URI. The receiving computer system receives the message through UDP, unpacks the message, and responds to the SOAP message request. Accordingly, the sending computer system can query multiple computer systems in an efficient manner without necessarily incurring the overhead otherwise associated with connection-oriented communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Vernal, Erik Christensen, Martin Gudgin, John Justice, Gopal Kakivaya, David Langworthy, Yaniv Pessach, Jeffrey Schlimmer, Elliot Waingold, Kenneth Wolf
  • Communication channel model
    Publication number: 20060178152
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a channel model capable of generating a runtime communication channel with pluggable modular channel components. These channel components implement one of a set of standard interfaces that allow processing details of communication semantics between components to be represented in a polymorphic way. A message and corresponding communication semantics are recursively passed through the channel components using the standard interface, thereby abstracting other modules and components from specific implementation details of how the communication semantics are performed. The message may then be sent to the next appropriate module for further processing, or the processing may be completed at that particular component or module. Note also that the message can also be de-multiplexed on the service side in a similar fashion as that described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Bradford Lovering, David Wortendyke, Elliot Waingold, Erik Christensen, Kenneth Wolf, Michael Vernal, Shy Cohen, Stefan Pharies
  • System and method for building and using communication binding objects
    Publication number: 20060174016
    Abstract: The present invention provides for an automated, user friendly way of constructing and using a binding object. A developer is presenting and selects binding elements that will ultimately be used to create a runtime communication channel for transporting a message between a client and service endpoint. After receiving the user input, metadata, a channel factory and listener factory are created. The metadata describes binding elements and provides an abstract representation of a protocol stack that implements communication aspects at runtime. The channel factory is configured to use the collection of metadata at runtime to generate the runtime communication channel. Further, the listener factory is configured to accept the runtime communication channel for de-multiplex the communication aspects in order to process the message at a service endpoint. The present invention also provides for groupings of binding elements and standardized binging objects organized based on industry need.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2005
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Craig Critchley, David Wortendyke, Elliot Waingold, Eric Zinda, Erik Christensen, Giovanni Della-Libera, Kenneth Wolf, Michael Vernal, Shy Cohen, Stefan Pharies, Stephen Millet, Stephen Swartz, Tomasz Janczuk, Uday Hegde, Yaniv Pessach
  • Interface infrastructure for creating and interacting with web services
    Publication number: 20060150200
    Abstract: A web services namespace pertains to an infrastructure for enabling creation of a wide variety of applications. The infrastructure provides a foundation for building message-based applications of various scale and complexity. The infrastructure or framework provides APIs for basic messaging, secure messaging, reliable messaging and transacted messaging. In some embodiments, the associated APIs are factored into a hierarchy of namespaces in a manner that balances utility, usability, extensibility and versionability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Shy Cohen, Geary Eppley, Douglas Purdy, James Johnson, Stephen Millet, Stephen Swartz, Vijay Gajjala, Aaron Stern, Alexander DeJarnatt, Alfred Lee, Anand Rjagopalan, Anastasios Kasiolas, Chaitanya Upadhyay, Christopher Kaler, Craig Critchley, David Levin, David Driver, David Wortendyke, Douglas Walter, Elliot Waingold, Erik Christensen, Erin Honeycutt, Eugene Shvets, Evgeny Osovetsky, Giovanni Della-Libera, Jesus Ruiz-Scougall, John Doty, Jonathan Wheeler, Kapil Gupta, Kenneth Wolf, Krishnan Srinivasan, Lance Olson, Matthew Tavis, Mauro Ottaviani, Max Feingold, Michael Coulson, Michael Marucheck, Michael Vernal, Michael Dice, Mohamed-Hany Ramadan, Mohammad Makarechian, Natasha Jethanandani, Richard Dievendorff, Richard Hill, Ryan Sturgell, Saurab Nog, Scott Seely, Serge Sverdlov, Siddhartha Puri, Sowmyanarayanan Srinivasan, Stefan Batres, Stefan Pharies, Tirunelveli Vishwanath, Tomasz Janczuk, Uday Hegde, Umesh Madan, Vaithialingam Balayogan, Vipul Modi, Yaniv Pessach, Yasser Shohoud
  • Mechanism for binding a structured data protocol to a protocol offering up byte streams
    Publication number: 20060133427
    Abstract: A mechanism for sending structured data using a corresponding byte stream. Upon accessing structured data such as a Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) envelope, a byte stream is generated. The byte stream includes bytes that represent the structured data, as well as a collection of bytes that represents properties about the byte stream such as, for example, a mode of communication. The byte stream may then be passed to a communication module (e.g., a TCP or Named Pipes module) capable of receiving and transmitting the byte stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth Wolf, Michael Vernal, Christopher Kaler, Elliot Waingold, Eric Christensen, Jeffrey Schlimmer, Martin Gudgin, Siddhartha Puri