Patents by Inventor Cathleen A. Quick

Cathleen A. Quick 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: 6932696
    Abstract: A cooling system including redundant fan controllers. The cooling system includes a first fan controller coupled to control a first plurality of fans and a second fan controller coupled to control a second plurality of fans. During operation, the first plurality of fans and the second plurality of fans operate concurrently. The first fan controller and the second fan controller are each configured to monitor the first and the second plurality of fans and to detect a failure in any of the first and the second plurality of fans. Further, in response to detecting a failure of a fan of the first plurality of fans, the second fan controller is configured to increase an operating speed of a corresponding fan of the second plurality of fans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: William H. Schwartz, Anthony N. Eberhardt, Cathleen A. Quick
  • Patent number: 6901531
    Abstract: A method, device, and system for automatic fail over of system controllers. A system controller includes a processor, a memory, and a plurality of I/O controllers. Each I/O controller is configurable with a plurality of I/O connections to another system controller. Each of the plurality of I/O controllers is further configurable with an I/O connection to each of one or more monitored devices. The method includes booting a plurality of system controllers configured as a primary system controller and at least one secondary system controller and booting one or more domains in the computer system from the primary system controller. The method also includes updating a system configuration on the primary system controller and updating the system configuration on the secondary system controller from the primary system controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary L. Gilbert, Cathleen Quick
  • Publication number: 20040130868
    Abstract: A cooling system including redundant fan controllers. The cooling system includes a first fan controller coupled to control a first plurality of fans and a second fan controller coupled to control a second plurality of fans. During operation, the first plurality of fans and the second plurality of fans operate concurrently. The first fan controller and the second fan controller are each configured to monitor the first and the second plurality of fans and to detect a failure in any of the first and the second plurality of fans. Further, in response to detecting a failure of a fan of the first plurality of fans, the second fan controller is configured to increase an operating speed of a corresponding fan of the second plurality of fans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: William H. Schwartz, Anthony N. Eberhardt, Cathleen A. Quick
  • Publication number: 20030105987
    Abstract: A method, device, and system for automatic fail over of system controllers. A system controller includes a processor, a memory, and a plurality of I/O controllers. Each I/O controller is configurable with a plurality of I/O connections to another system controller. Each of the plurality of I/O controllers is further configurable with an I/O connection to each of one or more monitored devices. The method includes booting a plurality of system controllers configured as a primary system controller and at least one secondary system controller and booting one or more domains in the computer system from the primary system controller. The method also includes updating a system configuration on the primary system controller and updating the system configuration on the secondary system controller from the primary system controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: Gary L. Gilbert, Cathleen Quick
  • Publication number: 20030061326
    Abstract: The present invention provides management of one or more domains in processor-based system. An apparatus is provided that comprises a storage unit and a first control unit communicatively coupled to the storage unit, wherein the first control unit is capable of managing the one or more domains in the processor-based system over a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: Gary L. Gilbert, Ricki D. Willams, Cathleen A. Quick, William Schwartz