Patents by Inventor Robert W. Shaw, Jr.

Robert W. Shaw, Jr. 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).

  • Techniques for deploying virtual machines using a DHCP server to assign reserved IP addresses
    Patent number: 7984125
    Abstract: An improved technique involves providing a set of reserved address assignments to a DHCP server, each reserved address assignment including a unique MAC address and a reserved IP address which are associated with each other via that reserved address assignment. The technique further involves providing a base virtual machine image and a set of unique MAC addresses, and generating multiple virtual machines from the base virtual machine image and the set of unique MAC addresses. Each virtual machine (i) provides a particular unique MAC address of the set of unique MAC addresses to the DHCP server and obtains a particular reserved IP address from the DHCP server via an exchange of DHCP messages between that virtual machine and the DHCP server, and (ii) operates as a networked standalone computer using the particular unique MAC address and the particular reserved IP address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Iron Mountain Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert W. Shaw, Jr., Kevin R. Whitney
  • TECHNIQUES FOR DEPLOYING VIRTUAL MACHINES USING A DHCP SERVER TO ASSIGN RESERVED IP ADDRESSES
    Publication number: 20110119382
    Abstract: An improved technique involves providing a set of reserved address assignments to a DHCP server, each reserved address assignment including a unique MAC address and a reserved IP address which are associated with each other via that reserved address assignment. The technique further involves providing a base virtual machine image and a set of unique MAC addresses, and generating multiple virtual machines from the base virtual machine image and the set of unique MAC addresses. Each virtual machine (i) provides a particular unique MAC address of the set of unique MAC addresses to the DHCP server and obtains a particular reserved IP address from the DHCP server via an exchange of DHCP messages between that virtual machine and the DHCP server, and (ii) operates as a networked standalone computer using the particular unique MAC address and the particular reserved IP address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: IRON MOUNTAIN, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Robert W. Shaw, JR., Kevin R. Whitney
  • Apparatus and method for marking bulk loaded containers to indicate the presence of metallic contaminants
    Patent number: 4887475
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for use with a flow packing machine for detecting and identifying the presence of metallic contaminants in bulk material loaded into a container is disclosed. The apparatus according to the invention includes a filler conduit for conducting the bulk material from the flow packing machine into the container. A metal detector senses the presence of metallic contaminants in the material being loaded into the container through the filter conduit and provides a detection signal indicative thereof. A spray gun or other marking device is supplied with an indelible fluid. The spray gun marks the exterior surface of the container in response to the detection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 19, 1989
    Assignee: Gill & Duffus Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. Austin, Frank L. Donadio, Jr., David F. Rudolph, Robert W. Shaw, Jr.