Patents by Inventor Thomas Wiest

Thomas Wiest 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: 11507392
    Abstract: Computing clusters can be automatically configured according to some aspects described herein. For example, a system can receive configuration datasets from instantiated objects in a management cluster. The configuration datasets can be for configuring target objects in managed clusters, where the managed clusters are separate from the management cluster. The system can then configure the target objects within each of the managed clusters based on the configuration datasets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: RED HAT, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Wiest, Andrew Butcher, Cesar Wong, Joel Diaz
  • Publication number: 20210263751
    Abstract: Computing clusters can be automatically configured according to some aspects described herein. For example, a system can receive configuration datasets from instantiated objects in a management cluster. The configuration datasets can be for configuring target objects in managed clusters, where the managed clusters are separate from the management cluster. The system can then configure the target objects within each of the managed clusters based on the configuration datasets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Wiest, Andrew Butcher, Cesar Wong, Joel Diaz
  • Patent number: 10997293
    Abstract: A method of container and image scanning includes receiving, by a processing device initiating a scan process to scan containers executing functionality of multiple applications. The method further includes, for each container of the containers, identifying portions of an application image instance of the container, the portions corresponding to previously-scanned clean layers of the application image instance, scanning, by the processing device in accordance with the scan process, remaining portions of the application image instance not associated with the previously-scanned clean layers, and responsive to a clean result of the scanning of the remaining portions of the application image instance, terminating, by the processing device, the scan process for the container and allowing the container having the application image instance to execute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Wiest, Joel Smith
  • Patent number: 10892752
    Abstract: A sensor system for protecting movable objects, in particular motor-driven doors or flaps, having at least one capacitive sensor and having at least one control unit. The control unit is designed to generate a transmission signal for the capacitive sensor and to evaluate a first reception signal therefrom. At least one further electrode is provided, wherein the capacitive sensor and the further electrode are movable relative to one another. The control unit has an evaluation arrangement which evaluates a second reception signal from the further electrode, and the evaluation arrangement is designed to derive an item of information relating to the distance between the capacitive sensor and the further electrode from the second reception signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: MAYSER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Martin Scheible, Markus Werner, Thomas Wiest
  • Publication number: 20200159921
    Abstract: A method of container and image scanning includes receiving, by a processing device initiating a scan process to scan containers executing functionality of multiple applications. The method further includes, for each container of the containers, identifying portions of an application image instance of the container, the portions corresponding to previously-scanned clean layers of the application image instance, scanning, by the processing device in accordance with the scan process, remaining portions of the application image instance not associated with the previously-scanned clean layers, and responsive to a clean result of the scanning of the remaining portions of the application image instance, terminating, by the processing device, the scan process for the container and allowing the container having the application image instance to execute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Wiest, Joel Smith
  • Patent number: 10546124
    Abstract: A method of container and image scanning includes receiving, by a processing device executing a node of a multi-tenant Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) system, a pluggable scan process to scan containers of the multi-tenant PaaS system to detect patterns indicative of threats to the multi-tenant PaaS system, installing, by the processing device, the pluggable scan process at the node, scanning, by the processing device via the pluggable scan process at the node, a top layer of an application image instance used to launch a container at the node without scanning remaining layers of the application image instance, and in response to the scanning generating a clean result, terminating, by the processing device, the pluggable scan process for the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Wiest, Joel Smith
  • Publication number: 20190108337
    Abstract: A method of container and image scanning includes receiving, by a processing device executing a node of a multi-tenant Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) system, a pluggable scan process to scan containers of the multi-tenant PaaS system to detect patterns indicative of threats to the multi-tenant PaaS system, installing, by the processing device, the pluggable scan process at the node, scanning, by the processing device via the pluggable scan process at the node, a top layer of an application image instance used to launch a container at the node without scanning remaining layers of the application image instance, and in response to the scanning generating a clean result, terminating, by the processing device, the pluggable scan process for the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Wiest, Joel Smith
  • Patent number: 10247580
    Abstract: A circuit for evaluating measurement signals of at least one sensor with a control circuit. A control signal having a first frequency is generated by a control section of the control circuit, and the control signal is applied to the sensor. An electronic evaluation unit is provided for generating an evaluation signal originating from a measurement signal generated by the sensor. The electronic evaluation unit generates an opposing signal having the first frequency and a modifiable phase angle and superposes the opposing signal and the evaluation signal. The signal resulting from the superposition of the opposing signal and the evaluation signal is fed to a synchronous demodulator of the electronic evaluation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: MAYSER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Wiest, Manuel Kelsch
  • Publication number: 20190013808
    Abstract: A sensor system for protecting movable objects, in particular motor-driven doors or flaps, having at least one capacitive sensor and having at least one control unit. The control unit is designed to generate a transmission signal for the capacitive sensor and to evaluate a first reception signal therefrom. At least one further electrode is provided, wherein the capacitive sensor and the further electrode are movable relative to one another. The control unit has an evaluation arrangement which evaluates a second reception signal from the further electrode, and the evaluation arrangement is designed to derive an item of information relating to the distance between the capacitive sensor and the further electrode from the second reception signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Martin SCHEIBLE, Markus WERNER, Thomas WIEST
  • Patent number: 10152595
    Abstract: A method of container and image scanning includes storing at a central scan store of a multi-tenant system, an image scan result for a container image, the container image for executing functionality of applications and comprising layers, wherein the image scan result generated by a scan process comprising scanning a top layer of the container image, the remaining layers of the container image are immutable, verifying a clean status of the remaining layers of the container image with the central scan store, and transmitting the image scan result for the container image, the image scan result being clean in response to a clean result returned for the scanning and successful verification of the clean status of the remaining layers. The method further includes responsive to receiving a container image scan result request for the container image, transmitting the image scan result for the container image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Wiest, Joel Smith
  • Patent number: 9900313
    Abstract: Implementations provide for a secure shell (SSH) proxy for a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) system. A method of the disclosure includes receiving, by a processing device executing a Secure Shell (SSH) proxy server, a request to establish an SSH connection with a component of an application of a multi-tenant Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) system, the component is separate from the SSH proxy server, authenticating credentials provided as part of the request, establishing the SSH connection with a device originating the request, receiving, in view of authenticating the credentials and establishing the SSH connection, routing information for the application, the routing information comprising a location of a node of the multi-tenant PaaS system executing the application, establishing an internal communication session with an executing proxy of the node, and forward information conveyed over the SSH connection to the executing proxy via the internal communication session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Wiest, Clayton Coleman, Andrew Goldstein
  • Publication number: 20170241811
    Abstract: A circuit for evaluating measurement signals of at least one sensor with a control circuit. A control signal having a first frequency is generated by a control section of the control circuit and the control signal is applied to the sensor. An electronic evaluation unit is provided for generating an evaluation signal originating from a measurement signal generated by the sensor. The electronic evaluation unit generates an opposing signal having the first frequency and a modifiable phase angle and superposes the opposing signal and the evaluation signal. The signal resulting from the superposition of the opposing signal and the evaluation signal is fed to a synchronous demodulator of the electronic evaluation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas WIEST, Manuel KELSCH
  • Publication number: 20170219386
    Abstract: A sensor system for the capacitive detection of obstacles, having a capacitive sensor with conductive elements and a control circuit connected thereto. The control circuit has a bridge circuit, and a first end of the bridge branch is connected to a conductive element of the sensor positioned upstream in the direction of detection and a second end of the bridge branch is connected to a conductive element of the sensor positioned downstream in the direction of detection. A control signal is generated by a control section of the control circuit and the sum of impedances of the bridge circuit connected to the first end of the bridge branch is less than the sum of impedances of the bridge circuit connected to the second end of the bridge branch. An electronic evaluation unit is provided to evaluate a voltage difference between the first and second ends of the bridge branch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas WIEST, Martin SCHEIBLE, Gerd REIME, Manuel KELSCH, Dominic CZEMPAS
  • Patent number: 9501330
    Abstract: Implementations of the disclosure provide for controlling capacity in a multi-tenant Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) environment in a cloud computing system. A method includes obtaining, by a resource control module executed by a processing device, an active capacity metric of each node in a multi-tenant Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) system, the active capacity metric determined in view of a number of containers that are currently executing in the node and a maximum number of active containers allowed to execute in the node, comparing, by the resource control module, the active capacity metric of the each node to an active capacity threshold associated with the each node, and when the active capacity metric exceeds the active capacity threshold in all of the nodes in a district of the multi-tenant PaaS system and when a maximum actual capacity of containers in the district is not exceeded, adding a new node to the district.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael P. McGrath, Matthew Hicks, Thomas Wiest, Daniel C. McPherson
  • Publication number: 20160275287
    Abstract: A method of container and image scanning includes storing at a central scan store of a multi-tenant system, an image scan result for a container image, the container image for executing functionality of applications and comprising layers, wherein the image scan result generated by a scan process comprising scanning a top layer of the container image, the remaining layers of the container image are immutable, verifying a clean status of the remaining layers of the container image with the central scan store, and transmitting the image scan result for the container image, the image scan result being clean in response to a clean result returned for the scanning and successful verification of the clean status of the remaining layers. The method further includes responsive to receiving a container image scan result request for the container image, transmitting the image scan result for the container image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas Wiest, Joel Smith
  • Publication number: 20160226874
    Abstract: Implementations provide for a secure shell (SSH) proxy for a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) system. A method of the disclosure includes receiving, by a processing device executing a Secure Shell (SSH) proxy server, a request to establish an SSH connection with a component of an application of a multi-tenant Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) system, the component is separate from the SSH proxy server, authenticating credentials provided as part of the request, establishing the SSH connection with a device originating the request, receiving, in view of authenticating the credentials and establishing the SSH connection, routing information for the application, the routing information comprising a location of a node of the multi-tenant PaaS system executing the application, establishing an internal communication session with an executing proxy of the node, and forward information conveyed over the SSH connection to the executing proxy via the internal communication session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas Wiest, Clayton Coleman, Andrew Goldstein
  • Patent number: 9355248
    Abstract: Implementations provide for container and image scanning for a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) system. A method of the disclosure includes initiating, by a processing device executing a node of a multi-tenant Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) system, a scan process at the node to scan containers executing on the node, the containers executing functionality of multiple applications that are owned by multiple owners. The method further includes, for each container of the containers, scanning, by the processing device in accordance with the scan process, a top layer of application image instance used to launch the container in the node without scanning remaining layers of the application image instance, and terminating, by the processing device, the scan process for the container when the scanning generates a clean result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Wiest, Joel Smith
  • Patent number: 9009704
    Abstract: A mechanism for application partitioning in a multi-tenant PaaS environment in a cloud computing system is disclosed. A method of embodiments includes receiving, by a virtual machine (VM), a request to initialize a container on the VM, the container comprising a resource-constrained space of the VM to execute functionality of an application of a multi-tenant PaaS system. The method also includes assigning a user identification (UID) and non-volatile resources to the container, wherein the UID and non-volatile resources are part of a subset of UIDs and a subset of non-volatile resources allotted to the VM from a range of UIDs and a range of non-volatile resources associated with a district of the VM, and wherein other VMs in the district are not allotted the same subset of UIDs from the range of UIDs or the same subset of non-volatile resources from the range of non-volatile resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael P. McGrath, Matthew Hicks, Thomas Wiest, Daniel C. McPherson
  • Publication number: 20150081916
    Abstract: Implementations of the disclosure provide for controlling capacity in a multi-tenant Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) environment in a cloud computing system. A method includes obtaining, by a resource control module executed by a processing device, an active capacity metric of each node in a multi-tenant Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) system, the active capacity metric determined in view of a number of containers that are currently executing in the node and a maximum number of active containers allowed to execute in the node, comparing, by the resource control module, the active capacity metric of the each node to an active capacity threshold associated with the each node, and when the active capacity metric exceeds the active capacity threshold in all of the nodes in a district of the multi-tenant PaaS system and when a maximum actual capacity of containers in the district is not exceeded, adding a new node to the district.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Michael P. McGrath, Matthew Hicks, Thomas Wiest, Daniel C. McPherson
  • Patent number: 8904402
    Abstract: A mechanism for controlling capacity in a multi-tenant Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) environment in a cloud computing system is disclosed. A method includes detecting, by a resource control module, an occurrence of a trigger event for capacity analysis of virtual machines (VMs) in a multi-tenant PaaS system, obtaining an active capacity metric of each of the VMs, the active capacity metric comprising a result of dividing a number of containers that are currently executing in the VM by a maximum number of active containers allowed to execute in the VM, comparing the active capacity metric of each VM to an active capacity threshold of each VM, when the active capacity metric exceeds the active capacity threshold in all of the VMs in a district of the multi-tenant PaaS system and when a maximum actual capacity of containers in the district is not exceeded, adding a new VM to the district.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael P. McGrath, Matthew Hicks, Thomas Wiest, Daniel C. McPherson