Patents by Inventor James Rollie Johnson

James Rollie Johnson 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).

  • Storage rack management system and method
    Patent number: 7542285
    Abstract: An equipment storage rack includes a housing defining an interior region. The housing has an exterior. At least one piece of electronic equipment is supported by the housing within the interior region. A management system is adapted to monitor and display conditions of the equipment storage rack. In a certain configuration, the management system includes a controller unit mounted within the interior region of the housing, a display unit coupled to the controller unit and mounted on the exterior of the housing, and at least one monitoring device, coupled with the controller unit, to monitor at least one parameter of the equipment storage rack. Methods of controlling an equipment storage rack are further disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: American Power Conversion Cooporation
    Inventors: David A. Colucci, James Rollie Johnson, Michael Falcinelli, Gary Ware
  • Storage rack management system and method
    Publication number: 20070187343
    Abstract: An equipment storage rack includes a housing defining an interior region. The housing has an exterior. At least one piece of electronic equipment is supported by the housing within the interior region. A management system is adapted to monitor and display conditions of the equipment storage rack. In a certain configuration, the management system includes a controller unit mounted within the interior region of the housing, a display unit coupled to the controller unit and mounted on the exterior of the housing, and at least one monitoring device, coupled with the controller unit, to monitor at least one parameter of the equipment storage rack. Methods of controlling an equipment storage rack are further disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicant: American Power Conversion Corporation
    Inventors: David A. Colucci, James Rollie Johnson, Michael Falcinelli, Gary Ware