Patents by Inventor Steven Childers

Steven Childers 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: 9275172
    Abstract: Intelligent monitoring systems and methods for virtual environments are disclosed that understand various components of a virtual infrastructure and how the components interact to provide improved performance analysis to users. In certain examples, a monitoring system assesses the performance of virtual machine(s) in the context of the overall performance of the physical server(s) and the environment in which the virtual machine(s) are running. For instance, the monitoring system can track performance metrics over a determined period of time to view changes to the allocation of resources to virtual machines and their location(s) on physical platforms. Moreover, monitoring systems can utilize past performance information from separate virtual environments to project a performance impact resulting from the migration of a virtual machine from one physical platform to another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Dell Software Inc.
    Inventors: John Andrew Ostermeyer, James Michael Hofer, Mark Steven Childers, Michael Hugh Condy
  • Patent number: 8364460
    Abstract: Intelligent monitoring systems and methods for virtual environments are disclosed that understand various components of a virtual infrastructure and how the components interact to provide improved performance analysis to users. In certain examples, a monitoring system assesses the performance of virtual machine(s) in the context of the overall performance of the physical server(s) and the environment in which the virtual machine(s) are running. For instance, the monitoring system can track performance metrics over a determined period of time to view changes to the allocation of resources to virtual machines and their location(s) on physical platforms. Moreover, monitoring systems can utilize past performance information from separate virtual environments to project a performance impact resulting from the migration of a virtual machine from one physical platform to another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Quest Software, Inc.
    Inventors: John Andrew Ostermeyer, James Michael Hofer, Mark Steven Childers, Michael Hugh Condy
  • Publication number: 20120284713
    Abstract: Intelligent monitoring systems and methods for virtual environments are disclosed that understand various components of a virtual infrastructure and how the components interact to provide improved performance analysis to users. In certain examples, a monitoring system assesses the performance of virtual machine(s) in the context of the overall performance of the physical server(s) and the environment in which the virtual machine(s) are running. For instance, the monitoring system can track performance metrics over a determined period of time to view changes to the allocation of resources to virtual machines and their location(s) on physical platforms. Moreover, monitoring systems can utilize past performance information from separate virtual environments to project a performance impact resulting from the migration of a virtual machine from one physical platform to another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: QUEST SOFTWARE, INC.
    Inventors: John Andrew Ostermeyer, James Michael Hofer, Mark Steven Childers, Michael Hugh Condy
  • Patent number: 8175863
    Abstract: Intelligent monitoring systems and methods for virtual environments are disclosed that understand various components of a virtual infrastructure and how the components interact to provide improved performance analysis to users. In certain examples, a monitoring system assesses the performance of virtual machine(s) in the context of the overall performance of the physical server(s) and the environment in which the virtual machine(s) are running. For instance, the monitoring system can track performance metrics over a determined period of time to view changes to the allocation of resources to virtual machines and their location(s) on physical platforms. Moreover, monitoring systems can utilize past performance information from separate virtual environments to project a performance impact resulting from the migration of a virtual machine from one physical platform to another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Quest Software, Inc.
    Inventors: John Andrew Ostermeyer, James Michael Hofer, Mark Steven Childers, Michael Hugh Condy
  • Patent number: 7049425
    Abstract: A new variant of the sigma-1 (?1)receptor is useful in screening compounds useful in the imaging and treatment of proliferative masses (i.e., tumors). This new variant, named sigma—1? (?1?) finds particular use in the non-invasive diagnosis of cancer and more particularly in the diagnosis of proliferative cancer cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Wake Forest University
    Inventors: Kenneth T. Wheeler, Robert H. Mach, Steven Childers, Gregory Shelness, Li-Ming Wang
  • Publication number: 20020061847
    Abstract: A new variant of the sigma-1 (&sgr;1)receptor is useful in screening compounds useful in the imaging and treatment of proliferative masses (i.e., tumors). This new variant, named sigma—1&bgr; (&sgr;1&bgr;) finds particular use in the non-invasive diagnosis of cancer and more particularly in the diagnosis of proliferative cancer cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Inventors: Kenneth T. Wheeler, Robert H. Mach, Steven Childers, Gregory Shelness, Li-Ming Wang