Patents by Inventor Stephen B. Milner

Stephen B. Milner 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).

  • Using OSTree native containers to customize virtual machines for lightweight application deployment
    Patent number: 12561160
    Abstract: A system and method of customizing virtual machines for lightweight application deployment. The method includes executing a first operating system (OS) within a virtual machine (VM) environment and a second OS outside of the VM environment. The method includes receiving, by a server application executing on the first OS, a request to perform a task for a client application executing on the second OS. The method includes detecting, by the server application based on the request, an incompatibility between the server application and the client application. The method includes resolving, by a processing device, the incompatibility using a plurality of container images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashley Cui, Leigh Griffin, Stephen B. Milner, Colin G. Walters, Brent J. Baude
  • USING OSTREE NATIVE CONTAINERS TO CUSTOMIZE VIRTUAL MACHINES FOR LIGHTWEIGHT APPLICATION DEPLOYMENT
    Publication number: 20240330030
    Abstract: A system and method of customizing virtual machines for lightweight application deployment. The method includes executing a first operating system (OS) within a virtual machine (VM) environment and a second OS outside of the VM environment. The method includes receiving, by a server application executing on the first OS, a request to perform a task for a client application executing on the second OS. The method includes detecting, by the server application based on the request, an incompatibility between the server application and the client application. The method includes resolving, by a processing device, the incompatibility using a plurality of container images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Ashley Cui, Leigh Griffin, Stephen B. Milner, Colin G. Walters, Brent J. Baude