Patents by Inventor Mark McLoughlin

Mark McLoughlin 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: 8949312
    Abstract: An embodiment generally relates to a method of updating clients from a server. The method includes maintaining a master copy of a software on a server and capturing changes to the master copy of the software on an update disk image, where the changes are contained in at least one chunk. The method also includes merging the update disk image with one of two client disk images of the client copy of the software.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark McLoughlin, William Nottingham, Timothy Burke
  • Patent number: 7882204
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide electronic mail that is easy to automatically setup. Embodiments of the invention provide a mail server appliance that is designed to operate with a support service. Each mail server appliance is pre-configured to use the support service as part of an integrated product. The mail server appliance is configured for ease of installation and maintenance and comprises the hardware bundled with the software applications pre-installed. The mail server appliance is also coupled to the support service and may begin operations almost immediately. The support service serves as the primary relay point for sending/receiving mail for the mail server appliance and provides various supporting features. First, it provides pre-installation services for the mail server appliance. Second, the support service provides flexible operations support. For example, the support service allows the mail server appliance to have a dynamically assigned IP address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark McLoughlin
  • Publication number: 20080114833
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide electronic mail that is easy to automatically setup. Embodiments of the invention provide a mail server appliance that is designed to operate with a support service. Each mail server appliance is pre-configured to use the support service as part of an integrated product. The mail server appliance is configured for ease of installation and maintenance and comprises the hardware bundled with the software applications pre-installed. The mail server appliance is also coupled to the support service and may begin operations almost immediately. The support service serves as the primary relay point for sending/receiving mail for the mail server appliance and provides various supporting features. First, it provides pre-installation services for the mail server appliance. Second, the support service provides flexible operations support. For example, the support service allows the mail server appliance to have a dynamically assigned IP address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2006
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventor: Mark McLoughlin
  • Publication number: 20070276916
    Abstract: An embodiment generally relates to a method of updating clients from a server. The method includes maintaining a master copy of a software on a server and capturing changes to the master copy of the software on an update disk image, where the changes are contained in at least one chunk. The method also includes merging the update disk image with one of two client disk images of the client copy of the software.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Mark McLoughlin, William Nottingham, Timothy Burke
  • Patent number: 7286258
    Abstract: A system for creating a decorative edible item from a selected image. The system includes at least one image source, such as a scanner and/or a library of stored images, a controller unit and a printer. An edible media is inserted into the printer. The user then selects the image source, such as the scanner for scanning in a photograph reminiscence of a person or event being honored. The size of the printed image is then selected as well as the number of copies to be printed from the image. The print sequence is then activated. The controller unit applies color correction to the digital image and converts the digital image into printer control signals to operate the printer. The printer then prints a rendition of the image with edible inks as the edible media travels through the printer. A high-quality pictorial rendition of the image is thus created. The printed edible media can then be applied onto a product, shipped to a separate location or eaten as is.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: DecoPac, Inc.
    Inventors: Andy Schnoebelen, Marc Schnoebelen, Jeff Barkhimer, Matt Bullen, Mark McLoughlin, Mary Sandquist, Stephen L. Spurgeon, Ronald B. Kammerer, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20060080385
    Abstract: A computer system comprises a server. The server, in turn, comprises one or more master instances of an operating system (OS). The OS comprises a set of computer program files to operate a computer. The server also includes a version-managing program maintaining the one or more master operating systems. The computer system also includes a number of client computers each of which is configured to operate using one of the one or more master operating systems as read-only files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2004
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Applicant: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Blandford, John Dennis, Alexander Larsson, David Malcolm, Mark McLoughlin, Seth Nickell, Havoc Pennington, Brian Stevens, Owen Taylor
  • Publication number: 20050088693
    Abstract: A system for creating a decorative edible item from a selected image. The system includes at least one image source, such as a scanner and/or a library of stored images, a controller unit and a printer. An edible media is inserted into the printer. The user then selects the image source, such as the scanner for scanning in a photograph reminiscence of a person or event being honored. The size of the printed image is then selected as well as the number of copies to be printed from the image. The print sequence is then activated. The controller unit applies color correction to the digital image and converts the digital image into printer control signals to operate the printer. The printer then prints a rendition of the image with edible inks as the edible media travels through the printer. A high-quality pictorial rendition of the image is thus created. The printed edible media can then be applied onto a product, shipped to a separate location or eaten as is.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventors: Andy Schnoebelen, Marc Schnoebelen, Jeff Barkhimer, Matt Bullen, Mark McLoughlin, Mary Sandquist, Stephen Spurgeon, Ronald Kammerer