Patents by Inventor Michael W. Little

Michael W. Little 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: 10003547
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to improving resource usage on a computer system. In one embodiment, a computer system identifies a plurality of processes running on the computer system and determines an importance value and a resource consumption value. In such an embodiment, the importance value is indicative of an importance of an identified process, and the resource consumption value is indicative of a resource consumption of the identified process. The computer system evaluates the importance value and the resource consumption value relative to a usage policy, and takes a corrective action with respect to the identified process based on the evaluating to reconcile resource consumption with process importance value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Ziften Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark E. Obrecht, Robert P. Myers, Alfred C. Hartmann, Nick F. Alagna, Kevin N. Pyle, Scott D. Sullivan, Michael W. Little
  • Publication number: 20160036722
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to improving resource usage on a computer system. In one embodiment, a computer system identifies a plurality of processes running on the computer system and determines an importance value and a resource consumption value. In such an embodiment, the importance value is indicative of an importance of an identified process, and the resource consumption value is indicative of a resource consumption of the identified process. The computer system evaluates the importance value and the resource consumption value relative to a usage policy, and takes a corrective action with respect to the identified process based on the evaluating to reconcile resource consumption with process importance value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Mark E. Obrecht, Robert P. Myers, Alfred C. Hartmann, Nick F. Alagna, Kevin N. Pyle, Scott D. Sullivan, Michael W. Little
  • Patent number: 9098333
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to improving resource usage on a computer system. In one embodiment, a computer system identifies a plurality of processes running on the computer system and determines an importance value and a resource consumption value. In such an embodiment, the importance value is indicative of an importance of an identified process, and the resource consumption value is indicative of a resource consumption of the identified process. The computer system evaluates the importance value and the resource consumption value relative to a usage policy, and takes a corrective action with respect to the identified process based on the evaluating to reconcile resource consumption with process importance value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Ziften Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark E. Obrecht, Robert P. Myers, Alfred C. Hartmann, Nick F. Alagna, Kevin N. Pyle, Scott D. Sullivan, Michael W. Little
  • Patent number: 8689201
    Abstract: A method of automatically creating functionally and structurally diverse equivalent copies of software executables using return oriented programming for the purpose of passing through a filter and other purposes includes starting with a program and a target runtime environment, creating a return oriented instruction library having a plurality of code fragments which end in a ‘return’ instruction from the program and chaining fragments together to automatically form diverse equivalent copies of software executables using return oriented programming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Telcordia Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric van den Berg, Michael W Little
  • Publication number: 20120030758
    Abstract: A method of automatically creating functionally and structurally diverse equivalent copies of software executables using return oriented programming for the purpose of passing through a filter and other purposes includes starting with a program and a target runtime environment, creating a return oriented instruction library having a plurality of code fragments which end in a ‘return’ instruction from the program and chaining fragments together to automatically form diverse equivalent copies of software executables using return oriented programming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Eric van den Berg, Michael W. Little
  • Patent number: 7837525
    Abstract: An easily deployable data relay buoy, in some embodiments, has a diesel powered alternator and storage battery, providing long service life. The data relay buoy has mechanical characteristics that allow it to maintain antenna stability in the presence of seas states from at least zero through four and to survive in sea states up to sea state six.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Domenic F. Napolitano, Craig W. Bradford, William E. Komm, Marc A. Brown, Frank H. Hitzke, David A. Sharp, Michael W. Little, Douglas L. Veilleux, II
  • Publication number: 20090279383
    Abstract: An easily deployable data relay buoy, in some embodiments, has a diesel powered alternator and storage battery, providing long service life. The data relay buoy has mechanical characteristics that allow it to maintain antenna stability in the presence of seas states from at least zero through four and to survive in sea states up to sea state six.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventors: Domenic F. Napolitano, Craig W. Bradford, William E. Komm, Marc A. Brown, Frank H. Hitzke, David A. Sharp, Michael W. Little, Douglas L. Veilleux, II